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Hacking the Hustle with Benji Sklar
by Benji Sklar
Benji Sklar is a corporate attorney based in NYC and host of the Hacking the Hustle podcast, where he interviews CEOs and industry professionals on navigating the path to going public.
Episodes
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Faith, Fortune, and the Hustle: A Conversation with Mark Gerson - Ep. 120
In this episode of Hacking the Hustle, I sit down with Mark Gerson, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of GLG, Thuzio, United Hatzalah, and African Mission Healthcare. We talk about how he helped build one of the most influential expert networks in the world, why he believes...
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How to Prepare for an Audit with Chase Bush, CPA - Ep. 119
In this episode of Hacking the Hustle, I sit down with Chase Bush, Managing Partner of Bush & Associates CPA LLC, a Nevada-based audit firm specializing in public companies. Chase and I have worked together on numerous public offerings, and today he shares invaluable insights for founders and…
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How to Create Your Investor Deck with Nina Raab | Ep. 118
In this episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benjamin Sklar interviews Nina Raab, CEO of Lionrun Consulting, who specializes in helping startups craft compelling investor presentations. Nina shares her advice on how to communicate your vision, structure your pitch, and stand out to investors. Whether...
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117. The CEO’s Guide to Winning Proxy Battles
In this special episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benjamin Sklar interviews Donna Ackerly and Keith Haynes, the CEO and COO of Lioness Consulting LLC, a leading proxy solicitation firm based in New York. Designed for public company CEOs, this episode delves into the critical role effective...
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116. Breaking Down the ICJ's Landmark Decision: South Africa vs. Israel
Welcome to Hacking the Hustle. In this episode, join us as we unravel the intricacies of the recent decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the dispute between the State of Israel and South Africa. Our guest, Gurney Pearsall III, Esq., brings his expertise to the forefront,...
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115. The Art of Buying a Business with Richard Parker
Welcome to Hacking the Hustle! In this episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Richard Parker, the CEO of Diomo, to unravel the mysteries of buying a business. Richard is a seasoned expert and thought leader in the realm of buying businesses. With a wealth of experience and a proven...
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114. Launching a Two-Sided Marketplace with Cassel Shapiro, CEO of Skillr
On today's episode of HTH, Cassel Shapiro, CEO of Skillr, shares his story from working on Wall Street to launching Skillr, a software platform where you can video chat with an expert instantly.
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113. Why the SEC is Cracking Down on Crypto with Michael Handelsman, Crypto Law Expert
On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benjamin Sklar interviews Michael Handelsman, a securities lawyer who is an expert at crypto law. Michael is a partner at Kelman PLLC, a law firm exclusively focused on the cryptocurrency industry. Michael helps issuers, exchanges and payment processors...
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112. Transforming Illiquid Private Assets with Dave Hendricks, CEO of Vertalo
Dave Hendricks is the CEO of Vertalo, an SEC-registered transfer agent for security token offerings. Vertalo is enabling the digital asset ecosystem, democratizing access to secondary liquidity for private assets. More than 70 clients and partners rely on Vertalo's B2B SaaS platform to support...
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111. How Drones Will Change Everything with Roy Shmuel, CEO of Sightec
Roy Shmuel is the CEO of Sightec, an Israeli company that empowers drones with the ability to analyze and respond in real-time to what they see, enabling them to autonomously perform complex tasks that were previously impossible. https://www.sightec.com/
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110. The Science of Washing Your Hands with Max Simonovsky, CEO of Soapy
Max Simonovsky is the founder and CEO of Soapy Care Ltd., a company that manufactures and sells the world's smartest handwashing stations, which help prevent the spread of infection using smart tech powered by computer vision, artificial intelligence, and cloud analytics. A Russian immigrant to...
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109. Communicating with Investors in Today's Market with Jeff Ramson, CEO of PCG Advisory Group
Jeff Ramson is the CEO of PCG Advisory Group, an investor relations firm helping small-cap public companies to communicate their stories effectively with the goal of maximizing exposure to current and potential stakeholders. Jeff is also a portfolio manager of a private hedge fund utilizing...
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108. Bringing Capital Markets On-Chain with Joe Flanagan, Co-Founder of Maple
Joe Flanagan is the co-founder of Maple, an institutional crypto-capital network built on Ethereum and Solana. Maple is currently bringing the debt capital markets on-chain. https://maple.finance/
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107. Trading Digital Securities with Richard Johnson, CEO of Texture Capital
Richard Johnson is the CEO of Texture Capital, a U.S. broker-dealer revolutionizing issuance and trading of digital securities with blockchain and smart contracts. Texture Capital leverages blockchain technology and smart contracts to streamline the current market structure for private placements...
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106. Investing in Israeli Technology with Yoav Silverstein, Senior Associate at OurCrowd
Yoav Silverstein is a senior associate at OurCrowd, a leading venture capital - crowdfunding platform for investing in Israeli technology companies. OurCrowd enables its global network of accredited investors to access carefully diligenced and curated venture capital investments. As investments…
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105. Community Crowdfunding with Jonny Price, VP of Fundraising at Wefunder
Jonny Price is the Vice President of Fundraising at Wefunder, a leading crowdfunding platform helping founders raise up to $5M in capital. On May 16, 2016, it became legal for everyday people to invest as little as $100 in startups and small businesses. Since then, Wefunder has helped 1,860...
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104. Meeting Politicians Behind the Scenes with Skye Ostreicher, Host of Political Personalities with Skye
Skye Ostreicher's role is elevating the work of our elected officials in a nonpartisan way. Skye says, "We pay taxes for them to help us. Let's get to know them better, behind-the-scenes." Follow Skye on Instagram @thepoliticalpersonality and on Twitter @SkyeStats. Skye is the host of Political...
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103. Hiring Software Developers in India with Abhishek Gupta, CEO of Codebuddy
Abhishek Gupta is the CEO of Codebuddy Pvt. Ltd., a software development company in Kolkotta, India. Codebuddy built Foragenow.com.
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102. Be Authentic with Tom Holahan, Partner at OpenView Venture Partners
Tom Holahan is a partner at OpenView Venture Partners. Based in Boston, Tom focuses on Series A investments in infrastructure, security and application software.
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101. Conserving Israel's Heritage Sites with Matan Zivek, Executive Director of INHFA
The Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of America (INHFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded to support the protection and conservation of Israel’s nature, landscapes and heritage sites. Matan Zivek is the Executive Director. The INHFA partnered with the Israel Nature and Parks...
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100. Fighting Anti-Zionist Conspiracy Theories with Scott Shay, Chairman of Signature Bank
Scott Shay is the Chairman of Signature Bank and author of several books on issues facing the Jewish community. His third book, Conspiracy U: A Case Study, presents a case study of his alma mater, Northwestern University, in order to challenge the proliferation of anti-Zionist conspiracy theories...
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99. The Future of Crypto Markets with Kyle Sonlin, CEO of Security Token Market
Kyle Sonlin is the CEO of Security Token Market (STM), the "Yahoo Finance" for blockchain-based assets with a focus on regulatory compliant digital securities. STM tracks over 200 live trading equities, fractional real estate properties, and debt products across 200 countries. STM is also a media...
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98. Tokenized Asset Pricing with Layne Nadeau, CEO at NVAL
Layne Nadeau is the CEO of NVAL, a Canadian company which delivers tokenized asset pricing and analytics for the NFT markets.
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97. Online Capital Raising with Darren Marble, Executive Producer of Going Public
Darren Marble is the Executive Producer of Going Public, a TV series that follows the stories of founders on their capital-raising journey. For the first time, viewers can Click-to-Invest and buy shares in featured companies while they watch. Season 1 streamed on Entrepreneur.com and was viewed...
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96. Launching a DAO with Monica Rojas, Head of Community at Upstream
Monica Rojas is the Head of Community at Upstream, a no-code, full-stack, DAO-in-a-box, building the community tools of the future starting with the Upstream Collective.
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95. Stewart Cahn: Starting a Boutique Investment Bank in New York City
A pioneer of the investment banking industry in New York City, Stewart Cahn founded Cahn Capital Corp. in 1990 where he advises early stage companies on the private placement of debt and equity. Stewart is an icon of the Jewish philanthropic community.
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94. Jonathan Haber: Judaism and Revenue-Based Financing
Jonathan Haber is a religious Jew and an executive at Capchase in New York. Capchase is a direct lender funding growing companies via non-dilutive revenue-based financing.
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93. Johnnie Yu: DAOs, Web3, and the GenZ Creator Economy
Johnnie Yu is an investor at Listen Ventures focused on consumer, web3, and the creator economy. On his spare time, Jonnie plays the saxophone and writes film reviews.
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92. Entrepreneurship, Education, and Expression with Nick Coetzee, Chief of Staff at Axial
Nick Coetzee is the Chief of Staff at Axial, the largest online platform for buying and selling private companies. Benji and Nick talk about entrepreneurship, the U.S. education system, and expressing yourself in today's world.
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91. NFTs are Disrupting Esports with Quez Vazquez, Founder of Quezt Gaming
Christian "Quez" Vazquez is the founder of Quezt Gaming. Son of two Cuban immigrants, Quez is an active member of the NFT community helping build the metaverse. Quez is an engineer by trade, gamer by passion. https://queztgaming.com/
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90. The Censorship in America Today
This episode is about what’s going on in America today regarding censorship and the “marketplace of ideas.”
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89. The Rise of SPVs in Startup Investing with Landon Ainge, Managing Director at Assure Syndicates
Based in Salt Lake City, Landon Ainge helps individuals and family offices gain access to invest alongside VCs utilizing special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Twitter: @Landonainge https://syndicates.assure.co/
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88. Setting the Tone for 2022
How can you set the tone for the new year?
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87. Be Patient With Yourself
This episode is all about patience and how important it is to think long term.
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86. Sharing Your Story with Simone Oliver, Global Editor-in-Chief of Refinery29
Simone Oliver is a digital strategist with 15+ years of demonstrated success in the media industry focused on distributing stories across platforms within the fashion, beauty and lifestyle spaces. Specialized in brand development and social storytelling, Simone Oliver is an editorial and…
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85. Pursuing a Career in Web3 with Moish Peltz, Esq.
Moish Peltz advises companies on blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3 and NFT matters, with a focus on the intersection of IP and cryptocurrency. Moish has been advising cryptocurrency ventures since 2014, and combines his knowledge of the blockchain with a decade of IP and business law experience...
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84. Developing a Growth Mindset with Tom Aliamo, Account Executive at Gong
On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, host Benji Sklar interviews Tom Aliamo, an account executive at Gong, and the host of the Millennial Sales podcast. They discuss the process of becoming a learning and content-creating machine. The Millennial Sales podcast helps young salespeople make the...
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83. The Benefits of Being Polarizing
On today’s episode, host Benji Sklar discusses the benefits of being polarizing.
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82. Legalizing Psilocybin and Microdosing with Aya Allison, CEO of Sunset Biosciences
On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benji Sklar interviews Aya Allison, the CEO of Sunset Biosciences, a wellness lab and education consulting firm focused on enthogenic medicine (psilocybin). Their conversation focuses on the legalization of psilocybin in the U.S., the benefits of...
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81. Building the Metaverse with Hrish Lotlikar, CEO of SuperWorld
On today's episode of Hacking the Hustle, Benji Sklar interviewed Hrish Lotlikar, the co-founder and CEO of SuperWorld, a virtual real estate platform where users can buy virtual plots of land, share in revenue generated by user activity, and personalize the real world by adding anything anywhere...
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80. Flipping Land in the MetaVerse
On today’s show, Benji talks about buying and selling digital land in the Metaverse, as well as a new game idea.
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79. Public Speaking with Cody Norton, Co-Founder of Ignite the Spark
On today's show, Benji Sklar interviews Cody Norton, the co-founder of Ignite the Spark, a fast-growing community of over 1,500 individuals focused on energy tech innovation in Israel. Cody also consults entrepreneurs to help hone their pitching and public speaking skills. Cody has hosted 45+…
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78. Join HTH’s Community on Upstream
On today’s episode, Benji talks about Hacking the Hustle’s community on Upstream.
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77. The Metaverse
Benji talks about what he’s learning regarding the metaverse.
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76. LLC vs. Corporation - Know the Difference
On today’s episode, I talk about the difference between LLCs and Corporations and why you should choose one over the other.
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75. Legalizing Cannabis with Marne Coit, Esq., CEO of Coit Consulting
Benjamin interviews Marne Coit, Esq. about the hemp and cannabis business, specifically about the legal frameworks and current trends in the industry. Benjamin and Marne met on Clubhouse! Quick background on Marne: she is an experienced educator and consultant with an extensive background and...
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74. Insights Learned from NFT.NYC
NFT.NYC is a week-long event happening this week in NYC. Benjamin attended the event in Times Square and this episode is about what he learned from his experience.
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73. NFTs and DAOs are About To EXPLODE
Here’s a hot take on NFTs and DAOs and what the future holds.
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72. Advice for a Good Career and a Good Life from a Power Company CEO
Jacob Worenklein is the CEO of US Grid Company (USGRDCO), which is focused on owning and operating major power plants in US cities and transitioning them to lower carbon. From 2017 to early 2020, he was also Chairman of LS Power’s Ravenswood Power Holdings, which owns the largest power plant in…
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71. Putting in the Work to Pass the Bar Exam
I’m learning that the key to success and happiness is showing up, putting in the work, and being prepared for the daily tests the challenge us.
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Benji Sklar is a corporate attorney based in NYC and host of the Hacking the Hustle podcast, where he interviews CEOs and industry professionals on navigating the path to going public.
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