Episodios

  • Jesse Itzler’s Secrets to Building Businesses, Staying Grounded, and Winning at Life

    Jesse Itzler’s Secrets to Building Businesses, Staying Grounded, and Winning at Life
    Jul 29 2025
    What do you get when you mix a rapper, a co-owner of an NBA team, a serial entrepreneur, and a guy who let former Navy SEAL David Goggins run his life for a month? You get Jesse Itzler. In this episode of PodCrash, Jesse invites us into his home in Atlanta and into the mindset that has powered every wild chapter of his life. He shares how he went from cold DMs and handwritten letters to building and selling companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. He opens up about what happens after the big payday, how to stay grounded when success hits, and why caring more than anyone else in the room is still one of the most powerful business strategies. We talk about the connection between obsession and presence, what he learned from his time with the Atlanta Hawks, David Goggins, and Marquis Jet, and how he’s learned to build real relationships in a noisy world. Jesse also breaks down the habits that keep showing up whether things are taking off or falling apart. Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 m
  • The College Ripping Up the Rulebook to Stop Student Debt with Aaron Kuecker

    The College Ripping Up the Rulebook to Stop Student Debt with Aaron Kuecker
    Jul 15 2025
    Dr. Aaron Kuecker, president of Trinity Christian College, admits what most higher-ed leaders won’t: the system profits by saddling students with debt, and it’s broken. But instead of defending the system, he’s rebuilding it. Trinity has slashed tuition by 40%, eliminated Wednesday classes to prioritize paid work experience, and formed partnerships that mix trades, business, and liberal arts. In this episode, Matt talks with Aaron about rewriting the college model, why blue-collar pathways need more respect, why blue-collar pathways need more respect, how AI is reshaping education, and what it takes to build something better. And before we go, Matt’s joined by Danny Briones with a tough question: how sure is he really that A.I. won’t impact trade jobs? Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Spotting Talent and Making Media Legends with Former ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida

    Spotting Talent and Making Media Legends with Former ABC News Exec Barbara Fedida
    Jul 1 2025
    Matt speaks with “talent whisperer” Barbara Fedida on today’s episode of PodCrash. The former ABC News executive shares lessons from a career spent launching media superstars and rebuilding shows like The View. She reflects on her early days working with icons like David Letterman and Ted Koppel, and opens up about risk, reinvention, and the emotional toll of managing talent in high-stakes television. Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 m
  • Fighting Bureaucracy & AI for Small Businesses with Podium CEO Eric Rea

    Fighting Bureaucracy & AI for Small Businesses with Podium CEO Eric Rea
    Jun 17 2025
    Matt sits down with Podium CEO Eric Rea to unpack his journey from pumping gas at his father’s Canadian service station to raising over $400 million for a tech company transforming local business. Eric opens up about his startup’s scrappy beginnings, why bureaucracy kills innovation, and how staying fast and lean gave Podium its edge. He also shares how their AI assistant “Jerry” is changing the way small businesses communicate, and the crazy interactions customers have with him. Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 m
  • From Shop Floor to CEO of Multi-Billion Dollar Company ft. Anthony Amunategui

    From Shop Floor to CEO of Multi-Billion Dollar Company ft. Anthony Amunategui
    Jun 3 2025
    Welcome to PodCrash! In our first episode, we dive into the story of host Matt Ebert, who went from working in a single collision repair shop to becoming the founder and CEO of Crash Champions, now with over 650 locations nationwide. To help tell that story, we invited Anthony Amunategui (founder of CDO Group and host of The Future Factory Podcast) into our brand-new studio to interview Matt. They talk about the tough lessons they learned as young managers, how to spot great hires, and the leadership insights that helped them grow businesses and teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m
  • Daymond John on How to Find a Mentor and the Value of Personal Branding

    Daymond John on How to Find a Mentor and the Value of Personal Branding
    Jun 3 2025
    What better way to kick off PodCrash than with Daymond John, founder of FUBU and Shark Tank star. Host Matt Ebert and Daymond discuss how his entrepreneurial instincts were shaped by his parents and his upbringing in Hollis, Queens, why most successful businesses (even ones like SpaceX) aren’t truly original ideas, and the best way to earn the respect of a mentor. He also shares behind-the-scenes stories about working with the Kardashians in their early seasons, and the bragging rights he now has over fellow Shark Tank investors Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, and Kevin O’Leary after investing in Bombas, the most successful Shark Tank company ever. Want more Matt in your life? Of course you do! https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.facebook.com/MattEbertCC https://twitter.com/mattebertcc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mattebertcc https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-ebert-7169a5180/ Get paid while you learn on the job at Crash Champions: https://step.crashchampions.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 m
  • Welcome to PodCrash with Matt Ebert!

    Welcome to PodCrash with Matt Ebert!
    Apr 14 2025
    Welcome to PodCrash with Crash Champions' CEO and Founder, Matt Ebert. On PodCrash, Matt dives deep with industry leaders and game changers to uncover their secrets to success and how to build a future for the skilled trades by Championing People. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 m