Things That Surprised Us In Season #1

We reflect on the lessons learned from Season One of CV Hustle, shining a light on the diverse journey of local entrepreneurs. Insights range from the surprising value of stability and contentment in business to the many paths that lead people to entrepreneurship. 
• Reflecting on shared stories and experiences from local entrepreneurs 
• Emphasis on the importance of stability over relentless growth 
• Unique backgrounds and surprising talents revealed 
• Plans for including diverse industries in upcoming episodes 
• Invitation for audience participation in future discussions

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:03

Welcome to CV Hustle , the podcast created to educate , inform and inspire entrepreneurship here in our Coachella Valley . Hey everybody , I'm Robert Mraz and I'm Fina Mraz .

Speaker 1 0:21

And this is CV Hustle , the podcast designed to inform , inspire and educate local entrepreneurship here in the Coachella Valley . And I'm Fina Mraz . What have you been up to ? Oh gosh , we've been up to all kinds of shenanigans , don't you think ? It's been a while ?

Speaker 1 0:45

We've had a lot of moving parts in our lives and we'll definitely get into those moving parts , but today I wanted to kind of just sit back and reflect on season one . I think we had a really good response to season one . It was something I was really proud of . Our production team did a great job in making us look better than we actually are . I mean , let's look professional right , that's for sure . And I'm telling you , like , just sitting down with entrepreneurs in this valley is a very educational experience . I mean , the things I learned about people's businesses . I've known some of these people for years and there were some things that I had no idea that they had gone through . So you know , just kind of reflecting on that , what kind of things did you learn that you weren't really quite aware of throughout that whole recording process ?

Speaker 2 1:30

Well , what I think I learned was everybody kind of had the same story where you were almost destined to go down that road of entrepreneurship . There was something that led you down that road , you know no matter what , and you just got there somehow . And it was almost road , you know no matter what , and you just got there somehow and it was almost , like you know , with this door closed and that door closed . So so there you were , you know , you were you kind of found yourself like , all right , I guess I'm opening my business , right , right .

Speaker 2 1:56

And then I think I was pretty impressed with Chris , who was a photographer . I had no idea that he did Coachella and some of the guys that were there . We were like , oh , you know , we know this guy and stuff . Yeah , no idea , and I mean he was just my guy that takes pictures of my you know properties , that I do and things like that , and didn't realize he took pictures of like really famous people and things like that . So I thought that was cool . Um , greg wrangell , I've known him forever . I completely forgot , Like he kind of just skipped school and started his business . So you know , not everybody goes to college and you know , and neither did I so that I felt , I felt kind of good there . You know , I felt like a connection to him not saying that I went necessarily down the same road he did , but I didn't come out of school with , you know , thousands , hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt either . So there was that . I don't know what are some of the ones that stuck out to you .

Speaker 1 2:49

You know one thing , I one thing I learned that kind of shocked me , and even like it wasn't just one person , it was a couple of people we interviewed . Some people are not trying to grow their business . Some people are very content with where they are and how their business is working right now and thriving right now . And to me , being in my business , which is growth , growth , growth you have to grow , otherwise you're dying that was kind of like that was kind of eye-opening to me , like hey , there's another way to be successful at this game . You don't necessarily have to be shooting for the stars all the time , you can just maintain grow slowly and slowly . I think me and you are . It's kind of a foreign concept because we're always trying to grow and explode our businesses onto the next level .

Speaker 1 3:28

But that was a really eyeopening experience for me , hearing people that are just like you know what , like my brother . He was like I don't think I want too many more patients . He's like I'm good with what I got . My book of business is really good right now . So to me that was eyeopening . I'm like , oh , okay , that's a different way to approach it . A couple people yeah , he's happy with what he has and there's . You know , there might be something to that . You know like , instead of just writing what , are we going to learn ?

Speaker 1 3:53

I'm right . I mean , I'm just thinking about our own experiences , like the growth is good , but it's also painful at times .

Speaker 2 3:59

So , yeah , that was something that really is eye-opening , yeah , but I guess it all depends on how you look at it . Right , like growth is for me is you have to evolve . People come in my place , you know , do you take Cash App ? Do you take , you know , zelle , and I'm like I'm a business account ? No , I don't , but that's just the way things are going . Or do you have to pay ? You know Apple Pay , or what ? Yeah , so I , I don't know . I think . I think I learned a ton about everybody . I learned about Chakra , the lady that came .

Speaker 1 4:43

I didn't even know what . I had no idea what that was either . Education right there . Absolutely to do in season two is we're going to try and get different industries in here . So everybody , everybody that you know wants to learn about a certain industry or thinking about opening up a different industry . You know we want to talk to some of the best in the game because in this Valley there's a lot of talent in this Valley People , people sometimes sleep on us , you know they . They hate on us because we're not LA or San Diego , but there's a lot of talent in this Valley and we're , we're out there . We want to hit all of it and try and talk to the best entrepreneurs around . So that's the goal of season two . So if you know anybody that wants to be on the show , definitely send us a message and hit us up . We already have a list and it's continuing to grow and we want to get the most illustrious guests that we can on the show .

Speaker 2 5:27

And if they want to apply to be on the show , where do they go ?

Speaker 1 5:31

You can go to our IG account . There's a JotForm within the IG account . Fill it out . It's a couple questions . We get the email . We're compiling the list right now . So if you have filled it out , look for an email from us and season two on the way . Folks , I'm real excited and we have some other news to share with you guys , but we'll save it for the next bonus episode . A little clip hangar there , so come back for more so thanks for tuning in .

Speaker 2 5:58

We'll see you next time , thank you .