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STL Hustle Insider

STL Hustle Insider

著者： H Cortez Springer
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STL Hustle Insider is the podcast spotlighting the people, businesses, creatives, nonprofits, and community builders moving St. Louis forward. Hosted by Cortez Hustle, this show goes behind the scenes with local entrepreneurs, small business owners, community leaders, artists, organizers, and everyday builders who are creating impact across the city. Each episode explores the story behind the work, the St. Louis connection, the lessons learned along the way, and the ways the community can support what is being built. This is more than a podcast. STL Hustle Insider is a local media platform created to document the real hustle, real impact, and real stories shaping St. Louis from the inside out. Subscribe, share, and nominate someone we should feature. STL Hustle Insider The people, businesses, and movements building St. Louis.iHustle Media Group LLC マネジメント・リーダーシップ リーダーシップ 社会科学 経済学
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  • Calvin Dantley on Collaboration, Networking, and Building Better Leaders in St. Louis

    Calvin Dantley on Collaboration, Networking, and Building Better Leaders in St. Louis
    2026/07/16
    St. Louis gets called a “crabs in the barrel” city sometimes, but Calvin Dantley has not experienced it that way.In this episode of STL Hustle Insider, Cortez Hustle sits down with Calvin Dantley, entrepreneur, connector, husband, father, and founder of Master Systems, for a conversation about collaboration, networking, branding, sales, learning and development, and helping first-time managers become stronger leaders.Calvin shares his journey from Pittsburgh to St. Louis, how entrepreneurship runs through his family, what he learned from his father being known as “the picture guy,” and how that shaped his understanding of branding. He also opens up about sales, curiosity, making meaningful connections, and building Master Systems into a learning and development company focused on supporting new and first-time managers.This episode is for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, team leaders, connectors, and anyone who believes St. Louis grows stronger when people stop gatekeeping and start making the right introductions.In This EpisodeCortez and Calvin talk about:Why collaboration and non-gatekeeper culture matters in St. LouisCalvin’s background as an entrepreneur, dad, husband, and connectorMoving from Pittsburgh to St. LouisWhy St. Louis and Pittsburgh feel similarGrowing up as a third-generation operatorHis grandfather’s pharmacy business and his father’s photography companyThe branding lesson Calvin learned from his father being called “the picture guy”Calvin’s journey through Temple University and economicsEarly sales experience, including CutcoMoving through direct sales, business-to-consumer, business-to-business, tobacco, and health and wellnessHow each career stop helped shape the business he is building nowWhy curiosity helps Calvin connect people and solve problemsThe difference between networking and wasting people’s timeThe origin and evolution of Master SystemsMoving from in-person workshops to e-learning after COVIDBuilding animated videos, courses, voiceover work, and a learning libraryWhy Master Systems focuses on first-time managersThe challenges new managers face when leading people they used to work besideCalvin’s Top Five STL recommendationsWhy business owners should seek out local resources and relationshipsKey TakeawaysCollaboration works best when people make thoughtful introductions that actually add value.Branding is not just a logo. It is what people remember you for.Curiosity is a business advantage when it helps you ask better questions, listen carefully, and connect problems to solutions.Every career stop can become part of the toolkit for the business you are building.First-time managers often need support with accountability, one-on-ones, performance conversations, and leading former peers.St. Louis has more business resources than many owners realize, but people have to go out, network, ask questions, and get connected.Growth is not the same as scaling. To scale, business owners and leaders need systems, training, and stronger teams.Featured GuestCalvin DantleyFounder, Master SystemsCalvin Dantley is an entrepreneur, husband, father, connector, and learning and development professional. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calvin moved to St. Louis in 2011 and has built deep roots in the local business community.Through Master Systems, Calvin helps organizations support new and first-time managers with practical training, learning resources, and development tools designed to help leaders grow with more confidence and clarity.Guest LinksMaster Systems: https://mastersystems.us/Calvin Dantley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-dantley/Episode SponsorsThe 89th CollectiveThis episode was recorded at The 89th Collective Studios in East St. Louis, Illinois.If you need a small event space, a business mailing address, memberships, local vendor discounts, or a place to connect with other entrepreneurs, visit: https://the89thcollective.comRelentless Defensive Firearm Academy, helping responsible citizens across St. Louis train safely, legally, and confidently through firearm safety education, Missouri CCW classes, and self-defense training.Learn more at RelentlessSTL.com or call 314-314-8485.Interested in sponsoring STL Hustle Insider?Visit: https://stlhustleinsider.com/become-a-sponsorMusic AttributionBreak music mentioned in this episode:“Halo” by LateefListen at:https://LateefLive.comChaptersNote: Chapter timestamps were not included in the transcript. Please adjust these to match the final edited audio export.00:00 - Welcome to STL Hustle Insider00:45 - Introducing Calvin Dantley02:00 - Who is Calvin Dantley?03:15 - From Pittsburgh to St. Louis05:00 - Entrepreneurship in Calvin’s family07:00 - The branding lesson from “the picture guy”09:00 - Temple University, economics, and sales11:00 - From tobacco to health and wellness13:00 - How each career stop shaped Master Systems15:00 - Break and music from Latif16:00 - Welcome ...
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    32 分
  • Trey L. Scott on Emerging Business Leaders, Cash Mobs, and Meaningful Impact in St. Louis

    Trey L. Scott on Emerging Business Leaders, Cash Mobs, and Meaningful Impact in St. Louis
    2026/07/09
    Trey L. Scott on Emerging Business Leaders, Cash Mobs, and Meaningful Impact in St. LouisImpact is not always meaningful. But when it is intentional, organized, and rooted in community, it can change the way people see themselves, their neighborhoods, and their local businesses.In this episode of STL Hustle Insider, Cortez Hustle sits down with Trey L. Scott, founder and co-founder of Emerging Business Leaders, for a conversation about East St. Louis roots, community activation, cash mobs, faith, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and what it means to come back home and pour into the people who shaped you.Trey shares how a promise made with his friends years ago became part of the foundation for Emerging Business Leaders, a collective focused on youth development, economic development, civic engagement, storytelling, business support, and helping overlooked people push their vision forward.This is a conversation for entrepreneurs, organizers, community leaders, small business owners, faith-driven builders, and anyone who knows that local change does not happen by accident. It happens when people decide to get up, show up, and do the work.The conversation covers Trey’s East St. Louis upbringing, his move to Glasgow Village, his time at Riverview Gardens and Lincoln University, his call to ministry, the formation of EBL, the power of cash mobs, the role of civic engagement, and the importance of supporting St. Louis businesses with more than words.Trey also opens up about personal loss, building a business to honor legacy, advocating for Clean Slate legislation, creating a mobile “new-age chamber of commerce,” and encouraging entrepreneurs to take the first step even when they feel burned out, unsupported, or unsure.In This EpisodeCortez and Trey talk about:Why meaningful impact requires intentionTrey’s identity as a son, father, brother, entrepreneur, preacher, citizen, and follower of ChristGrowing up in East St. Louis and seeing the Arch across the riverMoving from East St. Louis to Glasgow VillageWatching neighborhoods change over timeTrey’s time at Riverview Gardens High SchoolThe Wolf Pack promise to come back home and pour into the communityTrey’s call to ministry and the mentors who saw something in him earlyWhat Emerging Business Leaders is and why it existsHow EBL became a collective of entrepreneurs and community activatorsThe origin of the cash mob conceptHow EBL uses cash mobs to support local businesses with customers, content, exposure, and connectionWhy cash mobs are about more than one day of revenueThe upcoming cash mob bus tour conceptWhy EBL is being described as a mobile, new-age chamber of commerceFerguson, B Juice, STL Run Crew, and the connection between health and community workWhy civic engagement is part of business leadershipTrey’s personal loss and how it shaped his workAdvocacy around Clean Slate and second chances for formerly incarcerated individualsThe importance of stepping up as the next generation of community leadersTrey’s Top Five STL recommendationsHis final word to entrepreneurs who are tired, uncertain, or waiting to startKey TakeawaysMeaningful impact happens when people move with intention, not just activity.Local business support should include dollars, visibility, content, relationships, and repeat customers.Community activation requires more than events. It requires systems, people, trust, and follow-through.Civic engagement matters because policies directly affect businesses, neighborhoods, schools, public safety, housing, and opportunity.Emerging Business Leaders is building a model that blends entrepreneurship, community organizing, storytelling, advocacy, and economic development.Small businesses do not always need only money. Sometimes they need structure, bookkeeping help, branding, marketing, relationships, and access.The next generation cannot only admire previous leaders. At some point, it has to step into the gap.Entrepreneurs do not need to have everything figured out before they begin. They need to take the first step.Featured GuestTrey L. ScottFounder and Co-Founder, Emerging Business LeadersAlso known as “The TikTok Preacher”Trey L. Scott is an entrepreneur, preacher, father, community activator, and founder/co-founder of Emerging Business Leaders. Rooted in East St. Louis and shaped by his experiences in Glasgow Village, Riverview Gardens, Lincoln University, ministry, entrepreneurship, and personal loss, Trey is committed to pouring back into the people and communities that helped shape him.Through Emerging Business Leaders, Trey and his team support local businesses, youth development, economic development, civic engagement, storytelling, advocacy, and community-based entrepreneurship.Guest LinksEmerging Business LeadersFacebookInstagramTikTok: [Add link]Episode SponsorsThe 89th CollectiveThis episode was recorded at The 89th Collective Studios in East St. Louis.If you have a business but you are still using your home ...
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    40 分
  • Nancy Jordan on Faith, Purpose, Business, and Building What God Gave You

    Nancy Jordan on Faith, Purpose, Business, and Building What God Gave You
    2026/07/02
    Nancy Jordan joins STL Hustle Insider to talk about building a life and business around purpose. She opens up about growing up with faith, pursuing law, realizing the legal system was not fully aligned with her deeper mission, and discovering her purpose through helping people start businesses. What if the thing you keep doing to help people is not just a gift, but part of your assignment?In this episode of STL Hustle Insider, Cortez Hustle sits down with Nancy Jordan, CEO of Grow Business Development LLC, for a conversation about faith, purpose, entrepreneurship, marriage, community economics, and mission-driven alignment.Nancy shares how her journey took her from childhood faith to law school, to working in difficult areas of the legal system, to discovering that helping people build what God placed inside them was not just something she enjoyed. It was the work she was called to do.This episode is for entrepreneurs, leaders, believers, nonprofit builders, corporate professionals considering entrepreneurship, and anyone trying to move from scattered ideas to clear, purpose-driven action.The conversation also covers her book, Six Success Goals for Business: Six Elements for Godly Success, her work with entrepreneurs around the world, the power of community economics, her upcoming From Employee to Entrepreneur workshop, marriage lessons after 23 years, and her favorite St. Louis recommendations.In This EpisodeCortez and Nancy talk about:Who Nancy Jordan is and why purpose has always shaped her lifeHer early faith journey and coming to know the Lord at six years oldMoving through different Midwest cities before settling in St. LouisWanting to become a judge before fully understanding the legal pathWhat working around divorce, custody, domestic violence, and orders of protection taught herThe difference between what the law can do and where grace and faith step inHow volunteering at church helped her discover her real assignmentTurning helping people into a business without losing the heart of the workLearning not to take a God-given vision and try to build it without GodMeeting her husband Will and lessons from 23 years of marriageHer book, Six Success Goals for Business: Six Elements for Godly SuccessWhy SMART goals did not fully resonate with her and how her own system was developedCoaching and supporting entrepreneurs in other countriesInvest Change and the power of savings groups, trust, and community economicsThe upcoming From Employee to Entrepreneur workshopNancy’s Top Five STL recommendationsHer final encouragement for anyone carrying a God-given visionKey TakeawaysPurpose may already be showing up in the work you naturally do to help others.A successful career path can still feel disconnected from the deeper work you are called to do.The law may be designed to resolve and separate certain matters, but Nancy’s mission has been rooted in building, restoring, and supporting relationships.Entrepreneurs often receive the vision from God, then make the mistake of trying to build it in their own strength.Goals should not just sound impressive. They should honor God, become practical, and be built into daily action.Community economics works when people establish trust, shared rules, and a commitment to building together.Marriage requires keeping God first, even above the needs and expectations placed on a spouse.If God gave you the vision, He did not make a mistake, but you may still need people to walk with you as you build it.Featured GuestNancy Jordan - CEO, Grow Business Development LLCAuthor, Six Success Goals for Business: Six Elements for Godly SuccessNancy Jordan is a faith-driven entrepreneur, attorney by training, wife, mother, business development leader, author, and purpose advocate. She has been connected to St. Louis for more than 30 years and has helped entrepreneurs, organizations, churches, communities, and leaders move from vision to execution.Through Grow Business Development LLC, Nancy helps people clarify what they are called to build, create goals that are grounded in faith and action, and move forward with structure, strategy, and support.Guest LinksSix Success Goals for Business: Six Elements for Godly Success: https://sixcessgoals.com/From Employee to Entrepreneur Workshop: https://claritystartsnow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancymjordan/Resources MentionedGrow Business Development LLCSix Success Goals for Business: Six Elements for Godly SuccessInvest ChangeFrom Employee to Entrepreneur WorkshopThe 89th CollectiveTruman State University, formerly Northeast Missouri State UniversitySIU School of LawJoyce Meyer’s Dream CenterTower Grove ParkSt. Louis toasted ravioliSaint Louis ZooSt. Louis-style Chinese foodJazz venue in the Central West End: [Confirm venue name]LatifLive.comEpisode SponsorsThe 89th CollectiveThis episode was recorded at The 89th Collective Studios in East St. Louis, Illinois.If you have a business but do not have a business address, ...
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    40 分
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