Hustle Machine

So, how do you stay ahead of the competition? How can you beat out the competition? How can you win jobs, even without a huge level of experience? By staying a chapter ahead.Now, it doesn't have to be literal. You don't have to be reading ahead in some book every day, but this concept is taken from the memoirs of Frank Abagnale Jr. (the inspiration for the main character in Catch Me If You Can), where he was asked how he taught Sociology for a YEAR at BYU without ever having taken sociology p...

https://youtu.be/wZd26nK9H6EWhen it comes to your lunchbreak, it's one of the most important parts of your day. Just remember this phrase: work is for workin' & lunch is for lunchin'In this episode, we discuss the crucial nature of the lunchbreak. In fact, this entire episode was born from an overheard conversation. Two men were discussing whether to bring their laptops with them to lunch, when one replied:Work is for workin' - lunch is for lunchin'Truer words have never been spoken. This...

In this episode, we discuss a section from a book that Jason is reading. It's from "Man's Search for Meaning," by Viktor Frankl. In this part of his book, Frankl writes:“Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person...

This week on Hustle Machine we discuss football. No, we're not a football show, but we take a look at the unhealthy dog eat dog competition often seen in the football world and see how it related to the toxic world of hustle culture. Zack connects this topic with some recent news he's seen with college football coach, Nick Saban, and we briefly discuss Deion Sanders toe.

Today we're talking about being a boss! After a bit of rambling about The Lonely Island, The Office, John C. Reiley, and The Boss, we get started.Being your own boss isn't easy, but it's a lifestyle and professional choice that many folks make. It's not about living on a beach making passive income each day. Rather, there's a lot of work, challenges with time, the ebb & flow of income, finding clients, etc.Working for yourself and running your own business is a dream to strive for. For Ja...

Let get started, shall we?Alternatively, we thought about calling this episode, "Just Do It," but we have reservations about being sued by Nike.So, getting started? Today's show is all about getting you ready to take the next step with your business and just get started. Pick the place and time and jump.Do what you love to do now. Life is unbelievably short, so just do it - erm - just get started!We see too often that people continue to wait for the right time. But, for many the signals for a...

Can we start off by just appreciating how great Zack’s cold open to the episode was? Let’s take a moment. 1… 2… 3…Okay. Moving on.Let’s get back to the roots of our show today: talking about hustle culture and working to redefine the toxic mindset that it’s become. Today’s episode is about hustle culture groups and what they often turn into: a marketing ploy rather than a true community.Instead, toxic hustle culture groups turn into a community focused on a singular mindset: what can I get fr...

This week on Hustle Machine, Zack's got beef. And apparently Jason is ready for him to dish!Zack saw an influencer recently post about being in a gym. They were up early. The gym was empty. Then, the influencer began to shame their followers (unsuccessfully we might add):I'm up doing this. And everyone else who doesn't want it bad enough is still at home in bed.While we have to stretch ourselves and put ourselves in difficult situations, there's a toxic trait in hustle culture that tries to u...

Today’s episode is all about criticism, so try to be gentle in the comments if you don’t like it, OK?There’s a lot to criticize, whether for good or ill, in this episode. We work on breaking the fourth wall of the internet in the early going, while Zack lists his personal pain list as he dwells on the perils of aging.It doesn’t get more comfortable as we jump into the topic at hand, either. Jason admits he doesn’t take criticism well, then confuses Oscar Martinez with Oscar the Grouch (a comm...

Because we know you’re here for our witty banter as much as our extensive business acumen, we once again start off on a lighter note this week, talking about the etiquette of headphone fashion choices and castigating Zack for his debilitating Apple products addiction. Still, he makes up for it this episode with a proper shout-out to our championship Georgia Bulldogs, so we’ll let it slide this time.This week’s topic is on loss leaders: when do you create something for a client just to gain ex...

It took us 17 or 18 takes to get this one in the books because Jason’s computer kept freezing up, including at least once early in this final shoot. Find any more instances of him freezing up to win a prize! Warning: Hustle Machine can make no promises about providing a prize and this previous sentence is not a legally binding clause requiring us to give out a prize. Sorry.As our duo learn revenge is a dish best served cold, Jason begins considering his career viability in case of a zomb...

To start with, a disclaimer: no one at Hustle Machine is a licensed medical practitioner and neither Jason nor Zack are qualified to give medical diagnoses or professional health advice.Yes, it’s that sort of episode this week, the sort that starts with discussions of “shoulder nipples” and “gut bugs” and veers into Zack showing off his basket full of vitamin supplements as he decries the unhealthy habits of modern society and our need for more nutrients. You have been warned.Eventually, howe...

Today’s episode of Hustle Machine is our longest yet, partly because we spend the first half dozen minutes of the episode on our new focus on funny stories about Zack’s bad work habits and unfortunate timing at his old radio station gig.We also find time in the early moments to compare our children to both a cartoon frog from a classic Warner Bros. short and the Peanuts gang dealing with their adult trombone chorus, so pick your poison on that combination of pop culture references.Meanwhile, ...

Sadly, our faithful viewers just miss out this week on our wonderful dancing intro, which Zack cut off right before the cameras went live. Jason, at least, demonstrates his record scratch technique, so look forward to that in the opening minutes of this week’s episode of Hustle Machine.This week, inspired by a text from a friend of Zack’s, we’re talking about what to do when you’re overwhelmed by your to-do list. We talk about making a list of your top three things, followed by a secondary li...

Today’s episode of Hustle Machine is, admittedly, unfinished, or at least only covers part of the topic. We’ll tell you that upfront because, honestly, we could discuss aspects of this week’s topic for hours on end and we try not to strain anyone’s patience in any given episode.Honestly, though, every episode of Hustle Machine is, to some degree, about this issue and we’ll be discussing it again and again as we continue to keep things chugging along over here.That’s right, it’s time to start ...

We considered a lot of names for this episode, from “When It’s Time to Fly” to “When It’s Time to Jump Out of an Airplane.” We apparently had aviation on the mind when we were discussing this week’s theme of choosing the right time to take that big step, whether it’s launching a new business, starting a new side hustle or taking the plunge in whatever enterprise you’re engaging in next. We promise there aren’t any jokes about hatching or shoving you out of the nest, at least.We do spend a bit...

Welcome to episode 2 of the Hustle Machine! “If you want to go to outer space, go to outer space.”That’s the advice we found from a certain 9-year-old to her older sister and we encourage it wholeheartedly here at Hustle Machine. We just hope that little girl doesn’t have her own podcast yet or she might put us out of job in giving peptalks to those of you in need of finding a better mindset.Lo and behold, it’s already time for Episode 2 and the Hustle Machine is up and running again as ...

Welcome to the first episode of Hustle Machine, our new podcast designed for the entrepreneurial community.We’re Jason Marlowe and Zack Tatum, co-founders of Market House, a website design company specializing in branding and automation, but this particular podcast goes far beyond the scope of our small business.No, Hustle Machine is our attempt to build a community and connect with entrepreneurs and solo-preneurs and focus on the various elements of running your own business, operating as a ...