Hobby Hustle Podcast

Hobby Hustle Episode 24 - Ezra Levine, CEO Mascot

Hobby Hustle Episode 24 - Ezra Levine, CEO Mascot

OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has combined his love of technology and collecting to establish himself as a leading figure championing collectibles.  He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Barstool, Bloomberg, CNN, Forbes, NY Mag, Sportico, Fox News, and...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 23 - Mat Sposta, Trove and Shoebox

Hobby Hustle Episode 23 - Mat Sposta, Trove and Shoebox

  OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has been a lifelong sports fan and collector who also is an accomplished entrepreneur, operator and tech thought leader.  He has taken his passion for sports, collecting, and tech and created some pretty amazing companies. He is...

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Hobby Hustle - Episode 22: Luke The Cardist

Hobby Hustle - Episode 22: Luke The Cardist

OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has had a lifelong passion for sports and art. Add in a love of collecting to the mix, and I think he has created his own dream job!He started out creating his own custom card artwork using existing...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 21 - Don Caruso, Head of Sales and Service Operations Ricoh Scanners

Hobby Hustle Episode 21 - Don Caruso, Head of Sales and Service Operations Ricoh Scanners

OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has been a lifelong collector who has blended his childhood love of collecting with his passion and skills in technology. Has worked in the document imaging and artificial intelligence space for 25 years. He has held positions with...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 20 - Paul Lesko, "The Hobby Lawyer"

Hobby Hustle Episode 20 - Paul Lesko, "The Hobby Lawyer"

OVERVIEW:Today’s guest is a lifelong collector who is also passionate about practicing law.He became an attorney in 1999 after graduating from Tulane University. He now works as a plaintiffs and Intellectual property litigation lawyer.Over the years, he has combined his...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 19 - Murray Henderson, Exact Abstract Artist

Hobby Hustle Episode 19 - Murray Henderson, Exact Abstract Artist

  OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has blended his childhood love of collecting and his passion for sports and culture with his natural talent as an artist.Over the past 30 years his creative work includes penciling, drawing, inking, airbrush and painting, from realism...

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Hobby Hustle - Episode 18: EJ Ferrer, Fanatics - Director Dealer Relations

Hobby Hustle - Episode 18: EJ Ferrer, Fanatics - Director Dealer Relations

  OVERVIEW:Today’s guest is a lifelong collector who is passionate about cards, toys, and people in the collectibles space.He has evolved from the early days of flipping cards into setting up at shows as a dealer. He then leveraged his...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 17: Steve Iskhakov, The Hobby Source - Denver, Colorado

Hobby Hustle Episode 17: Steve Iskhakov, The Hobby Source - Denver, Colorado

OVERVIEW: Today’s guest is a long-time collector who has taken his passion and turned it into a full-time business. He is a true entrepreneur and is one of the only people in The Hobby I know that can say he...

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Hobby Hustle Episode 16 - Tim McEnery, BCW Supplies / Slab Strong

Hobby Hustle Episode 16 - Tim McEnery, BCW Supplies / Slab Strong

    OVERVIEW:Today’s guest has been a collector his entire life and turned a simple idea into a booming business!In 2020 he felt there was a need to make his slabs look better and protect them from drops & dings....

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