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Hometown Founder

by Kyle Rawson: Entrepreneurship and Marketing from a Small Town

I'm Kyle. I started my business the day I graduated college from the small town of Rexburg, Idaho. I'm now working on a second business, a creative marketing agency. This podcast is basically an audio journal while I build my companies. Type of content to expect: Interviews with other entrepreneurs, my thoughts on entrepreneurship and marketing, and random stories. It's a loose structure...

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Episodes

  1. Ask For Advice But Don't Listen

    Brad THE MAN Forbush joins us to talk about the pros and cons of asking people for advice.

  2. Finding your Passion

    Some barely thought out ideas on how to find what you're passionate about

  3. Why Taking the First Step in Entrepreneurship is So Hard - A Chat with Rob Call

    Rob and I talk about the challenges of taking the first step in starting a new business, the difference between big ideas and small ones, and getting personal fulfillment out of what you do for a living.

  4. Garett "The Trash Man" Larson - Building a Massive Trash Company

    I interview Garett Larson, CEO of Larson Waste, on the Home Grown Hustlers Podcast. We talk about playing college football, taking over the family business, leaping into the unknown, and work ethic.

  5. Troy the Barber

    Troy was a teenager on the fast track to life in prison before he turned his life around and became the most well known barber on this side of the state. "Do what you're passionate about and the money will come." -Troy the Barber

  6. Strategy vs Media - Chatting with Sam Stephenson - Darci Media Account Manager

    I told myself I'd upload a podcast this week - and then the podcast episode we were supposed to record fell through, but dangit when I make a commitment and follow through! Here's an episode with one of my employees, who's an all around good dude.

  7. Taking Over Dad's Business - JC Weber and The Circle of Love

    Taking over the family business is a common entreprenurial path, which presets it's unique set of opportunities and challenges. In this week's episode I chat with JC Weber who is in the process of buying the company his parents started when he was a child.

  8. Clayton Christensen's "Jobs to be Done" Theory

    On the massive white board in my office in big letters reads "You don't sell drills...you sell holes." A constant reminder to my team and me that we don't sell products and services we sell what those products and services DO. In today's mini-podcast episode I talk about the origins of this theory.

  9. Shiny Object Syndrome - every entrepreneur has it.

    Coming in September we'll start the show up again with interviews with entrepreneurs. Until then, here's a quick thought about what I believe is one of the top determinites of a sucessful entrepreneur and a failed one - Shiny Object Syndrome.

  10. Is "Plogging" the future of podcasts?

    A new idea... let me know what you think

  11. Turning Your Passion into Your Job with Preston Pugmire

    Preston Pugmire is a lot of things - professional musician, keynote speaker, podcaster, marketer, coach, and entrepreneur. From traveling the country playing music to consulting with with CEOs he's learned more about personal developmpement and business than some people do in a lifetime. In this...

  12. Olive Ave: Risk Aversion, Social Media, and Good Timing with Stephanie Tarnasky

    Stephanie Tarnasky started selling discount designer jeans out of her studio apartment before quickly growing her side-business into a full-blown store with multiple locations and a nationally recognized brand. We talk about her story and how she grew her business into what it is today.

  13. How to Deal with the Risk of Entrepreneurship - with Stuart Draper

    Stuart Draper is a bit of a living legend in the digital marketing world. He is the Founder and CEO of Stukent, a "courseware" company that helps college professors teach internet marketing. His first company, Get Found First, was one of the first digital marketing agencies in Idaho and is a...

  14. When to Quit Your Job to be an Entrepreneur Full Time - with Thomas Scott and Anthony Armstrong

    Thomas Scott and Anthony Armstrong are the CEO and COO of Kaiback Outfitters, a footwear and apparel brand. They both bring a unique perspective to the entreprenurial narrative in this epsode where we dive into topics like when to quit your job, being an entrepreneur with a low risk tolerance…

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  15. From one garage to thousands of garages - The Monkey Bars story with owner Adam Newman

    In this episode we sit down with Adam Newman, one of the owners of Monkey Bar Storage - a garage storage solution company. Adam and his father started Monkey Bars in their own garage in Boise Idaho before growing it into the massive, national brand that it is today. With over 120 dealers across…

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  16. Hometown Founder: From Ice Cream to SaaS and everything in-between - Lance Wickham's Entrepreneurial Story

    In this episode we talk to Lance Wickham, the President of Bankrupcy Watch - a SaaS company that is revolutionizing their industry by giving their clients the information they need with speed ease that they never thought was possible. Lance has a rich background in entreprenuership, starting at…

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  17. Interviewing our Intern, Peter Cole

    In this "episode" we chat with our intern, Peter Cole, about his gaming YouTube channel, social stigmas surrounding digital media, and being an Instagram Influencer. Really, the point of this "episode" is just to try this out and see how it goes - next week we'll do a "real" interview.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

I'm Kyle. I started my business the day I graduated college from the small town of Rexburg, Idaho. I'm now working on a second business, a creative marketing agency. This podcast is basically an audio journal while I build my companies. Type of content to expect: Interviews with other entrepreneurs, my thoughts on entrepreneurship and marketing, and random stories. It's a loose structure...

HOSTED BY

Kyle Rawson: Entrepreneurship and Marketing from a Small Town

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I'm Kyle. I started my business the day I graduated college from the small town of Rexburg, Idaho. I'm now working on a second business, a creative marketing agency. This podcast is basically an audio journal while I build my companies. Type of content to expect: Interviews with other...

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