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#podcastmarketing #leadgeneration #contentstrategy Most podcast hosts have no idea if their show is actually bringing in business. Nathalie Dorémieux hit that wall herself, and it's what pushed her to build a whole system around it. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Nathalie, creator of Podcast Lead Flow and Article Lead Flow, to talk about why she shut down her own successful podcast after...

#amazonfba #ecommerceagency #brandgrowth Most agencies say they'll "monitor" a problem on Amazon and let it sit for weeks. Joshua Lee built his whole agency around fixing that. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Joshua, founder and CEO of First Flight Studios, to trace his path from buying and reselling on eBay as a kid, through a risky first private label launch (5,000 units sitting in his a...

#amazonfba #ecommerceagency #brandgrowth Most agencies say they'll "monitor" a problem on Amazon and let it sit for weeks. Joshua Lee built his whole agency around fixing that. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Joshua, founder and CEO of First Flight Studios, to trace his path from buying and reselling on eBay as a kid, through a risky first private label launch (5,000 units sitting in his a...

#3PL #ecommercefulfillment #warehousing Most people think of a 3PL as a pure logistics operation, but Dave Gulas built his around a completely different idea: treat fulfillment like a high-touch pharma sales relationship. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Dave, co-founder of Easy DC 3PL, to talk about leaving a 20-year pharmaceutical sales career after his company abruptly shut down, and tur...

#productinvention #manufacturing #familybusiness A stained silk tie at his daughter's house turned into a full-blown consumer product business. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Bob Labbe, a 55-year engineer and founder of three air pollution control companies, who used his engineering background to invent the Ultimate Drink Coaster after years of frustration with coasters that just don't wo...

Google is now an AI search engine, and most professionals have no idea how that changes whether people can actually find them. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Ashley Smith, founder of Show Your Proof and creator of the PROOF Framework, to talk about her pivot from 18 years in real estate to helping people (especially older, established professionals) become discoverable through AI search....

#homeservices #businesscoaching #entrepreneurship Most 21-year-olds are still figuring out college. Dallin Husso built a pool maintenance company from three clients (his parents, grandma, and in-laws) to over fifteen staff and five hundred accounts, then sold it and pivoted to coaching other home service business owners. In this episode, Matthew talks with him about the organic marketing strategie...

```html #supplementindustry #ecommerce #entrepreneurship Most supplement companies are chasing whatever ingredient is trending on social media. Nature City has spent over 20 years doing the opposite. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Carl Pradelli, co-founder and CEO of Nature City, to talk about leaving a 12-year investment banking career to start a supplement company with his wife, why the...

#copywriting #brandvoice #contentcreation Most businesses think they can replace a copywriter with a chatbot, but customers can usually tell, and it hurts the brand more than it helps. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Sarah Ashley, founder of Portal Copy Co., to trace her path from writing terrible song lyrics as a kid to freelancing on Fiverr for five dollars a gig, through a computer scie...

#businessexit #ownerdependency #scalingabusiness Most business owners think their company is an asset, but for many, it's really just a job they can't leave. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Brandon Moon, co-founder and COO of TD Pine Advisors, to talk about how he went from mechanical engineer to running his family's temperature sensor business to now helping founder-led companies build re...

#neurofeedback #ADHD #brainhealth Most people think ADHD comes from smartphones and social media, but it's more complicated than that. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Ofer Lidsky, a former software and cybersecurity entrepreneur turned founder and CEO of Excellent Brain, to talk about how he pivoted into neuroscience and built a neurofeedback program that helps people with ADHD retrain the...

Most leaders don't burn out because they lack discipline, they burn out because they care too much and never learned how to manage time when there's more work than hours. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss, to unpack his own burnout story (including losing his sense of smell for six months from stress) and the framework he now teaches leaders to reclaim th...

Most founders chase more — more revenue, more growth, more hustle — until they wake up one day not knowing their own family. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Dylan Bost, founder of SunnyHQ and author of Seven Mirrors , to unpack how he built a thriving WordPress hosting company while nearly losing himself in the process. They dig into why "the grind" is a trap, how numbing behaviors (phones...

Dr. Rob Yonover joins Matthew on the Stay Hungry Podcast to tell the wild story behind the Rescue Streamer, the invention now used by the U.S. military, NASA, and SpaceX astronauts. Rob walks through his path from a PhD in submarine volcanoes (yes, he took a submersible two miles down to the ocean floor) to building a one-man PR machine with a fax machine and a press release, all the way to a pitc...

Most people are told to specialize, pick one lane, and go deep. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Danny Carpio — organizational architect, serial founder, and author of The Unfirm — to break down why being a generalist is actually the winning strategy right now, and how he went from an unpaid law grad to building a $15M+ portfolio across law, venture, and crypto. They dig into his "return on...

Most people who quit a job don't leave because of money — they leave because nobody told them what their job actually was. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Kirk McCarley, a 35-year HR veteran turned certified life and career coach (and longtime ESPN college sports statistician), to unpack how coaching really works, why advice-giving is the opposite of good coaching, and the metaphors — hiki...

Most people think musical talent is something you're born with or without. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Patrick Boylan, co-founder of MuseFlow, to break down why that's wrong. Patrick shares how eight years of traditional piano lessons left him burnt out and unable to sight-read, and how ditching rote repetition for pattern-based improvisation is what actually made him a working musicia...

Most business owners think they need a bigger ad budget. Nicky Billou says they need a better story — and the guts to be tough on the people they're coaching. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Nicky Billou, #1 international best-selling author and host of over 1,000 podcast episodes, to unpack how he's helped entrepreneurs scale from $400K to seven figures. Nicky opens up about fleeing Iran'...

Most people who hit rock bottom at 19 don't turn it into two decades of sales success and a coaching career built on helping people rebuild their lives. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Daryl Dittmer — a former top sales rep, business owner, and now life trainer — to unpack how a drug and alcohol rehab program at 19 became the turning point that shaped everything after. They dig into what a...

Most businesses treat SEO like a checkbox instead of a philosophy. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Stephan Bajaio, CEO and Co-Founder of VibeLogic, to trace his 20+ year journey from a dot-com era intern to a Fortune 500 SEO advisor who's worked with FedEx, Uber, Johns Hopkins, AT&T, and WeWork. They dig into the real story behind Conductor (WeWork's buyout of the SEO platform he helpe...

Most founders think their business problem is a strategy problem — but often it's a mindset problem wearing a strategy costume. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Jan Trautwein, a mindset and subconscious-pattern coach who's worked with everyone from early-stage startups to teams at companies like Apple, to unpack how fear, identity, and self-worth quietly shape revenue outcomes. Jan opens up...

Leading Under Pressure with Luisa Hogan Most leaders fake calm on the outside while panicking on the inside. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Luisa Hogan — keynote speaker, founder, and 20-year veteran of COO, CDO, and CEO roles — to unpack how to lead with steadiness when the pressure is on. Luisa shares the story of being tasked with making 75% of an organization redundant on her first da...

```html Most personal growth never reaches the root, so the old patterns keep growing back. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Joel Bein, founder of Human Liberation, to break down why self-doubt, procrastination, and money anxiety persist even after years of therapy, affirmations, and meditation, and how his "uncoaching" process clears a limiting belief in about fifteen minutes. Joel explain...

Most people dream about getting paid to travel. Ralph Velasco actually built a business around it. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Ralph — former Fortune 500 marketing director turned international photo tour organizer — to break down how he walked away from a conventional career at 45, spotted an opportunity nobody else saw, and spent the next 18 years leading 130+ tours across the world'...

Most entrepreneurs wait for the perfect moment to start. Ken Abrahams never had one. In this episode, Matthew sits down with Ken — founder of Fun Enterprises and 35-year veteran of the entertainment industry — to unpack what it actually takes to build a lasting business with no degree, no plan, and no safety net. They cover bad partnerships, reluctant entrepreneurship, the truth about sales, survi...