On the newest episode of The Hustle Podcast, we welcome my good friend, entrepreneur YouTuber, and the owner of the FlytPath brand, Aldryn Estacio to the show. Aldryn and I have known each other for 30+ years growing up together in San Diego, CA. Aldryn is an aerial drone artist and an entrepreneur at heart who has been building brands since the 90’s. He was there for both the start of the car culture which caught its global wave through the Fast & Furious franchise. Aldyn was also right in the middle of the dance culture where he helped run the Jabbawockeez site, manufacture their merch, and fulfill their orders back in the late 2000’s when they won the first America’s Best Dance Crew. Aldryn now lives and breathes the FlytPath brand which is a brand that he’s built all by himself as a side hustle.

Aldryn has done a lot in his career without having a manual telling him what he needed to do. He jumps into passion projects and finds ways to turn them into businesses. Watching FlytPath’s ascension as a brand has been amazing as he’s taken a hobby of his with drone photography and become a YouTube influencer for other aspiring aerial drone enthusiasts. Aldryn has inspired me my whole life as well as others around the world.

If you want to build your own side hustle, start your own brand, or become an entrepreneur, this podcast episode will be one of your favorites. Aldryn was never given the keys to the whip but he hacked the system and went from 0-60 real quick. Thanks for listening to this episode all… It’s a banger!

In this episode, we talk with the Ground Floor Murals who have been painting beautiful street murals in San Diego since early 2020. Paul and Signe were laid off from their 9-5 jobs early during the pandemic and decided to take a risk by trusting their craft and pursuing careers in the art field. Now, not only are you seeing their pieces all over the city of San Diego, but they’re also building community and paying homage to the cultures that formed them. They’re also inspiring their neighbors and beautifying the city’s walls with images that instill pride in our communities. Lots of good info in here for anybody looking for ways to build their brand through community. Hope you all enjoy!

In this episode, I talk with a very special guest who has worked in the sports and fitness industry for more than 20 years. Michael Cummings (aka Coach Cummings) has owned and operated gyms, yoga studios and wellness centers and has designed and built the infrastructure for several successful health clubs, wellness centers and hotel wellness programs globally. He's also been a major part of helping brands grow in retail and in e-commerce through all that he's done. Hear more about Michael’s upbringing and how he got to where he is today as an entrepreneur helping many of the industry’s top brands on product development, research, education and programming. Hope you enjoy the episode!

On today's episode we talk with Daniel Tejada who is the co-founder and Chief Learning Officer for Straight Up Growth. Straight Up Growth is an advertising agency in San Diego specializing in one thing and one thing only - growing brands on Amazon. Listen in to hear Daniel's journey from his modest upbringing in New York all the way to becoming a business owner of Straight Up Growth. Daniel is a known leader in the Amazon advertising space and he stays ahead of the curve on trends and changes in the constantly evolving eCommerce space. Daniel's story of becoming an entrepreneur is a great one for any aspiring business owner out there in the digital space who is looking to follow in his footsteps. We had a lot of fun recording this podcast and I think you'll enjoy the listen whether you're in the eCommerce space or are interested in hearing the trials and tribulations of starting your own business. Hope you enjoy!

Today we have David Ring of DR Player Development on the podcast. David is a baseball hitting instructor who has built Canyonside Cages in San Diego to consult and train youth athletes all the way up to Collegiate and MLB athletes year round. David has owned his batting cages since 2009 and in this episode we talk about his journey from taking his love of baseball as a child and turning it into his career. Like every entrepreneur, David has had his ups and downs but through all of this he has learn and adapted to shape who he is today. Listen in to hear about our history together, David's path to becoming a trusted hitting coach for pro players, and tips he has for others who look to follow in his footsteps. We had a lot of fun recording the episode and hope you enjoy the listen!