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Crystal Pepsi: The Brilliant Idea That Nobody Actually Wanted | Hustle Case Study

Send us Fan Mail Crystal Pepsi looked like the future. In the early 1990s, consumers were becoming obsessed with products that felt clean, pure and natural. Pepsi saw t

The Rise and Fall of Groupon: How a $12 Billion Giant Lost Its Magic | Business Autopsy

Send us Fan Mail Remember when Groupon was everywhere?  Every morning brought another deal: 50% off a restaurant, cheap massages, brewery tours, teeth whitening, cookin

Are Youth Sports Really Broken? The Truth About Travel Teams, AAU & Pay-to-Play

Send us Fan Mail Are youth sports really broken — or are we blaming the wrong things?  Travel teams. AAU basketball. Club soccer. Travel hockey. Private trainers. Tourn

Domino’s Pizza Turnaround: A Masterclass in Listening to Customers | A Hustle Case Study

Send us Fan Mail What happens when one of the biggest pizza companies in the world publicly admits that customers don’t like its pizza?  Most companies would hide the c

The Rise and Fall of Sears: How an American Retail Icon Lost Everything | The Failure Files

Send us Fan Mail How Sears Became the Amazon Before Amazon - Then Lost EverythingBefore Amazon could deliver almost anything to your house... Sears could deliver you th

College Football Transfer Portal: What It Teaches Us About Leadership and Employee Loyalty

Send us Fan Mail College Football Has a Loyalty Problem — Or Does It?Does college football have a loyalty problem? Or are players simply doing exactly what the rest of

LEGO’s Billion-Dollar Mistake: When Too Much Innovation Goes Wrong | The Failure Files

Send us Fan Mail LEGO Almost Destroyed Itself by Innovating Too MuchHow does one of the most beloved and recognizable brands in the world nearly destroy itself? For LEG

Why Costco Refuses to Raise the Price of Its $1.50 Hot Dog | Hustle Case Study

Send us Fan Mail Why Costco Refuses to Raise the Price of Its $1.50 Hot Dog What can a $1.50 hot dog teach us about business strategy, customer loyalty and building a b

The Failure Files | Nintendo’s Biggest Flop Helped Create the Switch: What the Wii U Failure Teaches About Innovation

Send us Fan Mail What if one of your biggest failures actually contained the blueprint for your next major success? Nintendo experienced exactly that. After the massiv

Walt Disney Went Bankrupt Before Building an Empire: What His First Failure Taught Him | The Failure Files

Send us Fan Mail Before Mickey Mouse. Before Disneyland. Before Disney became one of the most recognizable entertainment brands in the world, Walt Disney had a company t

Michael Jordan Didn’t Make Varsity: What Failure Really Teaches High Performers | The Failure Files

Send us Fan Mail What happens when someone tells you that you’re good—but you’re not good enough yet? Michael Jordan’s high school basketball story has become one of th

The Real Reason Your Team-Building Events Don’t Work

Send us Fan Mail Most people don’t roll their eyes when they hear “team-building” because they hate their coworkers. They do it because, deep down, they know what’s comi

Leadership Starts Before the Title: The Mindset Shift You Need Now

Send us Fan Mail If you think stepping into leadership is just a promotion, think again. Most people have no idea how dramatically the job changes the moment you go from

How to Prepare for Leadership Before You’re a Leader

Send us Fan Mail How do you prepare for leadership before the title, the promotion, or the corner office ever arrives? In this episode of the Hustle Nation Podcast, Chri

The Real Reason Communication Fails at Work (And How Great Leaders Fix It)

Send us Fan Mail Miscommunication is one of the biggest killers of workplace performance, employee morale, team alignment, and leadership credibility. In this episode of

Creating Bandwidth: The Secret to Delegation, Focus, and Growth

Send us Fan Mail Are You Running Out of Bandwidth? In today’s fast-paced business world, the #1 resource you’re running out of isn’t money, it’s time. In this episode o

Cancel Culture or Accountability Culture? Leading with Communication and Trust

Send us Fan Mail Freedom of speech vs. Accountability in leadership and workplace culture. While the headlines focus on cancel culture, Chris flips the script—exploring

Taking Time Off: Why Recharging Is the Secret to Long-Term Success

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of the Hustle Nation Podcast, Chris Burns and Dustin McClone open up about the struggle every entrepreneur and leader faces: ta

Leadership Myths & Mistakes That Hold You Back (And How to Avoid Them)

Send us Fan Mail Think great leaders are born, never fail, and always have the answers? Think again. In this episode of the Hustle Nation Podcast, Chris Burns and Dustin

Could One of These 11 Red Flag Clients Be Holding You Back?

Send us Fan Mail What if the clients draining your energy are revealing more about YOU than them? We’ve all left meetings feeling deflated—frustrated, confused, or just