HUSTLERS FOR A CAUSE

Prepare to be inspired today! In this episode, we sit down with the remarkable Yasmin Bashirova, an entrepreneur and activist with a diverse background in energy resource engineering, finance, and strategy. Yasmin is an advocate for social justice and human rights, a mentor for emerging professionals navigating uncertainty, and a finance leader in the startup community. Currently, she's transitioning into the AI space as the founder of Wrapt, offering packaging specification management solutions tailored to the CPG industry.
Conversation Highlights
Yasmin's Nomadic Journey: Yasmin shares her background, having lived in various countries like Ukraine and Azerbaijan before settling in California. She draws inspiration from her grandmother, a pioneering entrepreneur in the Soviet Union, who instilled in her a passion for innovation and activism.
From Engineering to Finance to Entrepreneurship: Yasmin discusses her unconventional career path, transitioning from energy resource engineering to finance, and eventually diving into entrepreneurship. She emphasizes the importance of adaptability and seizing opportunities for growth.
Identifying Opportunities in the CPG Industry: Yasmin explains how she recognized a niche in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, particularly in packaging optimization. She highlights the challenges CPG companies face, such as scattered data and complex collaboration processes.
Building Relationships and Gathering Insights: Yasmin shares her strategy for entering unfamiliar industries, emphasizing the value of building genuine relationships with industry experts. She leverages their insights to develop a deep understanding of market needs and pain points.
Scaling Product Development: Yasmin discusses the transition from MVP (Minimum Viable Product) to achieving product-market fit. She stresses the importance of continuous feedback from customers and staying responsive to their evolving needs.
Balancing Customization and Scalability: While Yasmin acknowledges the temptation to customize products for individual customers, she emphasizes the need to find common denominators and maintain scalability in product development.
Keeping Customers Engaged: Yasmin shares her approach to keeping customers excited about the product, likening it to an ongoing narrative where each update builds anticipation for the next. She emphasizes the importance of soliciting feedback to drive innovation.
Yasmin's journey exemplifies the power of adaptability, resilience, and community-building in entrepreneurship. Her insights offer invaluable guidance for aspiring founders navigating unfamiliar industries and scaling their ventures. Join us in embracing the spirit of innovation and pivoting towards success!
 
Connect with Yasmin and Wrapt
Wrapt: https://www.trywrapt.com/
Yasmin Bashirova: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasminbashirova/
 
Disclaimer: The content presented in this podcast episode is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Listeners are encouraged to conduct their own research and seek appropriate guidance for their specific circumstances.

Prepare to be inspired today! 
 
Today we are sitting down with the incredible Chris Field, founder of the Mercy Project, author of two books, career entrepreneur, and Father. 
 
As an individual Chris had the opportunity to visit Ghana on a mission where he encountered children who had been trafficked and sold to fishermen. Leaving those children behind as he returned home became the catalyst for what is now The Mercy Project. 
By introducing a new fishing method that eliminates the need for extra labor, Chris was able to negotiate the release of the trafficked children, returning them home. 
 
Since 2009 Mercy Project has aimed to be fully invested and involved in Ghana. From a fully Ghanian staff to innovating change for those who have been affected. Chris and his team are fully committed to creating positive change in the world. 
 
In addition to changing hundreds of lives, raising kids, Ted Talks, and other motivational events; Chris wrote two incredible books “Disrupting for Good” and “A Billion Hours of Good.”  
 
If you, like us, asked “ How the heck does he do all this?? Are the reason Field’s wrote both of his books. He hands us the keys to creating change and success, makes it simple, and tells us that, even if it is the smallest bit of change- it will have a snowball effect and create even more change. 
 
So hustlers, with that we will leave you with Chris’s favorite quote in order to become inspired to change the world:
 
“My life was changed forever when my willingness to do great things outgrew my fear of failure”
Connect with Chris Field’s and Mercy Project 
Website: https://mercyproject.net/
 
Instagram: @mercyproject
 
Chris’s Instagram: @distuptionchris
 
Twitter : @mercyproject
 
Chris’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/disruptionchris
 
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/mercyproject
 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2H7R3rH7q35ZxN58OZh6mQ
 
Links to Purchase Chris’s Books
Disrupting for Good- https://meetchrisfield.com/
A Billion Hours of Good- https://www.amazon.com/Billion-Hours-Good-Changing-Minutes/dp/1684263115
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This week we are doing a little soul searching. The CEO of Rhodes Smith Consulting, Dr. Ian Brooks. With a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Dr. Brooks is not one to shy away from uncomfortable truths, glaring facts, and questions that leave your palms sweating but your business and life prosperous. 
 
So what motivates you? What moves you? What is your Purpose? 
 
Some of us have these answers, but most..... could use a little help in finding their path. That's where Dr. Brooks enters the picture. This week we will settle in and learn how to search ourselves, set our intentions, and take practical steps to pursue our dreams. 
 
 
Connect with Dr. Brooks
 
To Purchase Dr. Brooks Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/intention-ian-d-brooks/1139333954?ean=9781735975009
 
Book Website: https://rhodessmith.com/intention-building-capabilities-to-transform-your-story/
 
Rhodes Smith Consulting: https://rhodessmith.com/
 
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/drb_intention/
 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrB_Intention
 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-brooks-phd-ms/
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Hello Hustlers!!! 
 
Welcome back to another Friday of inspiration and determination. This week, we have esteemed guest host Anne- Laure Orosco. 
 
We are rising bright and early today alongside a true Hustler Lynn Yap.
 
It may be shorter to list what Lynn hasn’t done, but we love to brag about our Hustlers. From taking companies public on Wall Street, writing and publishing a book, learning 8 languages, mentoring young women and running a consulting business full time, Lynn has things on lock. 
 
Finding meaning in a multidimensional world is one thing, creating meaning on multiple levels is an accomplishment we all hope to achieve. Lynn has blazed many trails in her lifetime, one of these plays with the question of “what if young women have role models in business and leadership?”
 
Starting at age 13, Lynn’s program opens up worlds to young women that could be totally foreign to them and helps develop leadership skills, familiarity, and enables them to explore in a positive environment. In these three months the work these women do, will help accelerate them in their careers and push them to living authentic lives. 
 
Another incredible achievement is “The Altruistic Capitalist”, a fantastic book written about how we as individuals can change the outcome of the world through how we have conversations. Conversations about business, ethics, and how our choices and actions in business will be the tone set for the future of humanity. 
 
So join us in this week's episode as we jump in deep and start sorting through how to be an incredible human being and change the world. 
 
Connect with Lynn Yap 
Actv8 Website: https://actv8.network/
 
The Altruistic Capitalist: https://www.altruisticcapitalist.com/
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altruisticcapitalist/
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It’s all about business today with famous podcast guru, professional athlete, and entrepreneur Phil Pelucha. 
When we select our guests, we have a rigorous process that ensures we bring the best to you. So when we say we were over the moon that Phil agreed to sit down with us… we are not exaggerating. As we dove into the conversation, we were immediately struck with the assured and calm energy that Phil brought to the table. He is an individual who demonstrates the ability to “roll with the punches” as life throws them his way. 
 
Medically retired early in his sports career, he presumed that staying within the game by coaching and mentoring would be a successful and fulfilling career. It was fun and kept him involved with the soccer community. However, his competitive nature kept rearing its head, and left him with the desire to for more outside his comfort zone. 
 
Cue the opportunity that would eventually launch his career. 
 
His only question- What the hell is a podcast and why would anyone listen to it? He laughs now, recalling the seemingly ridiculous offer. But concedes his friends had a point, he had inside knowledge of a premiere sport. At the time, Instagram insights and TikTok trends hadn't been dreamed up. So he took the opportunity to utilize his knowledge and the rest is history. 
Come with us and learn how YOU could be maximizing your impact with networking, goal setting and achieving a business that will pay off big time. 
 
We hope you enjoy this episode of Hustlers For A Cause! Thanks for listening!
Connect With Phil 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippelucha/?originalSubdomain=uk
BIB LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/billionaires-in-boxers/
Website:https://billionairesinboxers.com/ 
Podcast Links: 
https://open.spotify.com/show/5ABV78Ga38tkUwBW3lGMYm
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/billionaires-in-boxers-global/id1511222082
Television Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14274260/
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She never thought that she would walk to the north pole, never thought she would experience the bite of the icy cold ocean with her mother treading water by her side. Yet Victoria Humphries takes it all in stride. 
This week, we were lucky enough to sit down with an incredible human, Victoria Humphries. Among her accolades are hiking to the north pole, writing a book, running a consulting business and being a motivational speaker when she has free time. 
Casual. 
Whether it’s the thrill of a challenge or the motivation to reach new heights. Victoria Humphries is a phenomenon of resilience. In our conversation you will hear the passion in her voice advocating for failure, for getting beaten and getting back up. It was awe inspiring for us to listen to her speak on the memories of a volatile landscape in her calm and measured tone. To hear the account of an unplanned polar plunge in the Arctic left us panicking while she calmly carried on with her story. Even with the 7 months of hard training Humphries boils it down to what it actually takes: Mental Toughness. 
Mental toughness doesn’t always mean ploughing through life perfectly though. This author and adventurer emphasizes the importance of failure. If you don't fail, if you don't gain the experience of embracing and overcoming the Suck- you're missing out on life. 
Come learn Victoria’s rules for life, business and adventuring in this incredible thing week. So put on your headphones, and join us for the fantastic interview of the Co-Author of Frigid Women and all around badass: Victoria Humphries.
 
Connect and Support Victoria Humpries
https://www.50at50.org.uk/
Speaking Opportunities:
 https://www.scampspeakers.co.uk/speaker/victoria-humphries/
https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/victoria-humphries
https://inspirationalspeakers.co.uk/inspirational-speaker/victoria-humphries/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicriches
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriahumphriesuk
Website: Anythingispossible.co.uk
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Hello and welcome back to Hustlers for a Cause Season 3!!! Starting us off this season is an incredibly inspirational story that will leave you determined to make your own impact. Social innovator, entrepreneur, and advocate for vulnerable children; Nicholas is a champion for future generations. While working in Tijuana, Mexico, Sandoval came to the realization that while the orphanages he was volunteering at provided shelter, safety, and sustenance for the children in its walls. The long term benefits were nonexistent for these children to be set up for healthy lives. Threadbare clothes, old plastic toys- loved one day and broken the next, and three processed meals a day were the reality for these children. 
 
Nicholas wanted more. 
He wanted to give these kids a hand up in life, not just another hand out. 
 
He realized that these children, if given the opportunity, had the potential to flourish into productive individuals as adults. The opportunities though were lacking. Before long, Nicholas left his company to work full time for “Create Purpose.” An organization that focuses on being a positive and formative experience for orphaned children. His model completely breaks the mold of what people expect from a charity that works with orphans in other parts of the world. It starts with basic nutrition, learning how to garden, eat well and make healthier choices. If a child can move through this program successfully ( meeting certain criteria and milestones) they are invited to begin learning how to use computers. 
 
Not just your basic on and off, typing as fast as possible and how to sign into your gmail account. This course also shows you how to program, and work that is commonplace nowadays like excel and outlook. The idea is to open more doors than ever before; and they’re seeing results. Join us this week for an intense adventure into shaping young lives with Nicholas Sandoval!!!
 
Connect With: Nicholas Sandoval 
 
Website: Create Purpose 
Create Purpose 1,000 Computers Initiative: Here
Create Purpose General Donations: Here
 
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This week's episode is a fantastic story of pure grit and dedication. Monique Idemudia, creator of Dragon Digital Marketing, pursued her dreams and what started as a side hustle is now her full time job. This company- with a name inspired by Idemudia’s bearded dragon Horatio- aids small businesses in growing. Growing her clients dream companies is an inspiring and incredibly rewarding opportunity for Monique as she personally knows how it is to hustle for something she believes in.  
Idemudia worked a full time job, and full time on her side hustle- which would become Dragon Digital Marketing - resulting in over a year of 80 hour work weeks. This hard work has not gone unnoticed and Monique has received several awards including the “Best Agency in St. Petersburg” within her first few years of operation. 
 
Monique’s advice for those looking to pursue their passion? 
Be strategic 
Be mindful of your choices and actions - it can save you a lot of time down the road
Look at your circle and keep it positive, have people challenge you but don’t allow others to tear you down.
Learn from others mistakes- you don't have to make them yourself
No “lone wolf” Mentality 
 
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Connect With Monique:
 
Website: https://www.dragon-digital-marketing.com/
 
Podcast: https://www.dragon-digital-marketing.com/podcast/podcast.html
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonDigitalMarketingOfficial
 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DragonDigitalM1
 
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8YcwKAYqqQdEWNQttmiUBw
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This week's episode of “Hustlers for a Cause” has an incredible conversation with activist, PR mogul, and entrepreneur Tracy Lamourie. Join us as we delve into the causes that drive her to create a better world, and just what she thinks others should be doing in order to achieve it. 
 
Everyone has something they are passionate about. A topic that energizes you to go out and change the world. For Tracy Lamourie it was a death penalty case regarding a young man named Jimmy Dennis. At 28 years old she and her husband fell into the spotlight thanks to their passion for abolishing the death penalty. Which they broadcasted on their radio show in Toronto Canada. Through the journey fighting to abolish the death penalty, save an innocent mans life, and give voices to those silenced. The Lamouries were led into the world of Public Relations and set off a career that would eventually span the globe. Lamourie Media, recently coined, has won accolades, awards, and attention all because of the solid foundation Lamourie laid when getting involved with the death penalty conversation. A foundation based on the strong sense that justice, fairness, and equality are basic rights to which everyone is entitled to have. Her senses most certainly have a track record for being correct, as Mr. Dennis was exonerated in 2017 after serving 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit. He is now back to recording and producing music thanks to the attention and dedication of people's passion for justice. 
 
So join us today with an exclusive look into what can happen when you chose to follow your passion and where it can lead you too. 
 
Connect with Tracy Lamourie- 
Website- http://www.lamouriemedia.com/
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/tracylamourieprmedia/  
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracylamourie
Twitter- @LamourieMedia
 
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Headphones in and Volume up! This week on Hustlers for a Cause we have a legendary Radio host Kris Gunn, showing us what it means to truly dive into your passions. This Boston native has always taken life by the horns and truly embodied the entrepreneurial spirit. Moving out on his own at 19 to pursue a career in radio or television- Gunn is no stranger to a lot of hustling. The host of the wildly popular “Afterglow” radio show on iHeartRadio, has seen his fair share of struggles, failures and successes along the way. 
 
From a segment that ran at maximum 15 mins in the afternoon, to a 3 hour morning must have; Gunn and his partners Nataly, and Eileen are in high demand every weekday morning. The glamor and success of Afterglow, hasn’t isolated Kris and his team from reality though. These individuals are incredibly conscientious of their success, and are constantly giving back in their communities. Due to Covid19, many Afterglow listeners across the nation were negatively impacted, causing the hosts to question how they could truly help their audience. This radio program stepped up and directly helped their listeners for months, connecting individuals who wrote in with programs and funds that could help alleviate the financial burdens many faced. All of this was done under the radar, and done only to help others. Join us this week and see how Kris Gunn is a champion for the underdogs and hustles for his dreams. 
 
Connect With Kris Gunn and Afterglow:
Website:
https://www.afterglowonair.com/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/afterglowonair/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/onairwithkris?lang=en
 
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