Main Street Hustle

In this episode of Main Street Hustle we visit the Florida Keys to meet Captain Dale aboard “Sirius” his 36 foot sailing catamaran. Dale started working a second job as a Captain for a local tour company to help pay for his daughter's college education. But when an opening in the market appeared, Captain Dale was able to turn his side hustle into a thriving small business.

In this episode of Main Street Hustle we meet Jonathan Spinner whose company Spinn Construction specializes in luxury high-end renovations and design builds in New York City.

In todays episode of Main Street Hustle we sit down with Massimo Felici, an Executive Chef and Restauranteur who has owned and built restaurants in Italy and in New York City. Today you’ll find him at the helm of Vinum and The Richmond. Two eateries in the burgeoning restaurant row along Bay Street in New Yorks Staten Island.

In this episode of Main Street Hustle we meet Don Saladino, fitness coach and entrepreneur. From the looks of Don’s instagram account he has become an overnight sensation in the fitness industry. But you’ve heard the old adage that it takes many years to create an overnight success? That’s Don. It only took him 15 years to become an overnight success.

When Bruce Piefke took over a monthly Atlanta car show from Autotrader magazine it was generating more in expenses than revenue. In three years Bruce grew Caffeine & Octane from 3,000 to a record 20,000 attendees in a month. He signed on some big sponsors and spun off a hit tv show.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle

Entrepreneurs naturally want things to go fast. In this episode of Main Street Hustle we meet an entrepreneur who really knows how to go fast. Elaine Larsen - a two-time Jet Dragster World Champion tells us that in racing and in business the faster you go, the safer and smarter you have to be. For Elaine and her co-owner husband Chris, this means setting strict workplace rules and putting each employee through a rigorous training program. Everyone at Larsen Motor Sports knows everything there is to know about the race car, about safety, and about being a brand ambassador.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle

For years, Chris Coyle was brewing beer at home for friends and family. In 2013 he stepped out of the garage to open his own brewery and taproom. With no experience in business, no experience running a bar, and no experience brewing beer on a larger scale, Chris and his wife sold off what they could and got to work opening the New Smyrna Beach Brewing Company. What they didn’t know is that a Federal Government shutdown would keep them closed with no money coming in for two months.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle

In this episode of Main Street Hustle, we sit down for coffee with Kristan Serafino, a celebrity hairstylist and men's grooming expert, whose client list reads like a who's who of entertainment A-Listers. Now Kristan won't divulge her client names, but a simple search of her Instagram feed, or a review of her online portfolio, shows her work with Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Craig, Matthew McConaughey, Shawn Mendes, Norman Reedus, Kelsey Grammar, and Michael J. Fox, just to name a few.

Her work has appeared on the covers of just about every fashion magazine including GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan. She's been an on-air guest at QVC and a brand spokesperson for a lot of beauty products. Kristan is a hard-working businesswoman, and she's completely independent, working a never-ending schedule of photo shoots, press junkets, morning shows, and once in a while back at a salon, all while building her brand and networking to find new clients.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle

After finishing a half marathon, avid runner Nick Zivolich wondered if he could produce an endurance race that would be just as big and professional as the corporate races without the exorbitant entry fees. His races would be accessible to all levels of athletes. At the time, this former high school track competitor wasn’t concerned with building a business so much as playing big with a hobby he’d had for years. So he followed his gut on how to best reach his audience, killing just about every rule in the book. It worked out pretty DAMN well and The Best Damn Race had runners scrambling for tickets on Day 1.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle

Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo met when they both answered a Craigslist advertisement in 2007 for an open jam session and bonded over their love for such jazz greats as Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. In 2014, their self-titled debut album, The Hot Sardines, was named by iTunes as one of the best jazz albums of the year. Since then, the band has performed at renowned music festivals in Montreal and Newport. They have performed with an 80-piece orchestra at the Boston Pops, headlined on the Turner Classic Movie Cruise, and sold out more than 25 shows at the iconic Joe's Pub at the public theater in New York City.

Their 2016 album, French Fries and Champagne, featured a duet with Tony Award-winning actor, Alan Cumming. Jazz may be their passion, but it's also their business. For Evan and Elizabeth, going to work almost always means leaving their families to board an airplane for an extended trip. Not only do they have to put on a great performance each and every time they go on stage, they're also responsible for employees, promotion, logistics, profit, and loss.

In this conversation, we learn how the band jumps from playing small jazz gigs in New York to touring performing art centers around the world, and what you can learn from an airline pilot about being a good band leader. We pick up the conversation backstage at The Lyric Theater in Stuart, Florida.

We’re just getting started with this podcast, so your support is super important. Subscribe to Main Street Hustle on Apple Podcasts and leave a nice rating and review. Follow us on Facebook as we build a community of like-minded small business owners. And if you jump over to mainstreethustle.biz, you’ll find extensive show notes, and as time goes by, we’ll provide follow-ups on your favorite entrepreneurs from the podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy Main Street Hustle