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The Founders Hustle shares real stories of entrepreneurship, business growth, and personal success. Each episode features small business owners and founders reflecting on their biggest wins, toughest challenges, and the lessons they’ve learned on the road to building something meaningful. Because every business has a backstory… and we’re here to tell it. Watch the full video episode on YouTube: @FoundersHustle Join our email community and never miss a show: https://thefoundershustle.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Founders Hustle shares real stories of entrepreneurship, business growth, and personal success. Each episode features small business owners and founders reflecting on their biggest wins, toughest challenges, and the lessons they’ve learned on the road to building something meaningful. Because every business has a backstory… and we’re here to tell it.
The Founders Hustle is hosted by Judy Swafford. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "From $12/hr to Growing a Franchise | How Kyle & Maggie Built Dillas Quesadillas" (5 October 2026, 56 minutes), "How to Protect Your Business Idea or Invention | Amanda Sima" (14 September 2026, 36 minutes), and "From $20 on eBay to a Nationwide E Commerce Brand | Marc Pitts" (10 August 2026, 21 minutes).
The Founders Hustle publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for The Founders Hustle is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Founders Hustle requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Founders Hustle's contact route on record: verified email.
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Judy Swafford hosts The Founders Hustle, a business podcast with 30 episodes published.
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The Founders Hustle
What does it take to turn a college idea into a growing restaurant franchise? In this episode of The Founders Hustle , host Judy Swafford sits down with Kyle and Maggie Gordon, founders of Dillas Quesadillas , to share...
The Founders Hustle
What happens when you create a product you believe is completely original—only to discover a much larger company selling something remarkably similar? In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy Swafford sits down with...
Episode #27
Visit Discount Vape: https://discountvapepen.com/ Pen Marc Pitts didn’t start with investors, a big business plan, or a traditional e-commerce playbook. He started with two products, a $20 eBay listing, and the...
Episode #26
Visit Build Strong Brands: https://www.buildstrongbrands.com/ Most small businesses don’t struggle because they aren’t working hard enough. They struggle because they look and sound like everyone else. In this episode...
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Why do so many self-published books fail, even when the author has great ideas? Book a free marketing analysis: https://tidycal.com/digitalauthorsllc/free-market-analysis In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy...
The Founders Hustle
Can AI really manage Google Ads better than a human marketer? In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy Swafford sits down with David Pourquery, founder of GROAS, an AI-powered platform built to autonomously manage...
The Founders Hustle
In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy Swafford sits down with Michele Mollard, an EOS leadership coach, to talk about one of the most overlooked skills in leadership: setting clear expectations without becoming a...
Episode #22
What do you do when an idea won’t leave you alone? In this episode of The Founders Hustle , Judy Swafford sits down with Jeff Revilla , founder of Poduty Live , a one-of-a-kind live podcast theater just outside of...
Episode #21
What’s one piece of advice Kenny Leonard would give any entrepreneur? Find your opposite. In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Kenny shares how complementary strengths helped him and his business partner build...
Episode #20
Starting a business is hard. Building one while working full-time and raising a family takes another level of determination. In this episode of The Founders Hustle , Judy sits down with Cecily North-Rudow to talk about...
Episode #19
What do you do when your business is growing, your bills are stacking up, and cash gets tight? In this episode of The Founders Hustle , Judy sits down with Cherise Lloyd , author of The Shortfall Solution and founder of...
Episode #18
What does it really take to start a business from scratch — with no prior experience, plenty of uncertainty, and a whole lot of heart? In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy sits down with Denny and Ellen of...
Episode #17
What does it really take to leave corporate America and build a business of your own? In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy sits down with Mark Stern, founder and CEO of Custom Box Agency, to talk about the...
Episode #16
In this episode of The Founders Hustle, host Judy Swafford sits down with Andrew Ackerman, two-time founder, 70+ angel investor, adjunct entrepreneurship professor, and author of The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey—to break down...
Episode #15
What starts as “just messing around in the kitchen” doesn’t always stay small. In this episode of The Founder’s Hustle, Judy sits down with Maria Leggett, founder and head sauce maker of Maria’s Sauce Co, to unpack how...
In this episode of The Founders Hustle, Judy Swafford sits down with Matt Stafford, founder of Build Grow Scale, to unpack the real behind-the-scenes story of how he went from pouring commercial concrete at 19 to...
Episode #13
Dave Gulas went from pharma sales to co-founding EZDC 3PL—and he did it by leaning into one underrated advantage most founders forget: caring more than the big guys. In this episode, Dave breaks down why there’s never...
Episode #12
Order Beth's Book: Selection Process https://tinyurl.com/5e4h522c What happens when you stop trying to do it all alone—and start building the kind of support system that actually makes you stronger? In this episode of...
Episode #11
A lot of founders don’t fail because they’re not good at what they do… they fail because they try to do everything . In this episode, Paul Wirth (Custom Wirth) shares the biggest early mistake he made: taking on too...
Most business owners wait until they’re ready to be done and that’s usually when they realize their business isn’t actually sellable. In this deep divem conversation, Judy sits down with Brad Scoffin (Advanced Business...
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President of Original Programming at Syfy, Rough Streak Digital
CEO and Managing Partner, Vincent James Mentoring
entrepreneur, podcast host, former pharmaceutical executive, Easy DC 3PL
nonprofit consultant, strategist, and former Chief Advancement Officer, Meltrotter Ministries
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