In this episode of Default Profitable, host Matt Nettleton sits down with Hunter Beale, Executive Director of High School Hustle, the Indianapolis nonprofit that teaches teenagers to build real businesses—gutter…

In this episode of Default Profitable, host Matt Nettleton sits down with Clayton Tomasino, CEO of Scorpion Protective Coatings, a family-owned manufacturer of spray-on truck bed liners and window film…

Jesse Wechter figured out the whole business at eight years old. He was at a Greek festival, his dad wouldn’t give him money for food, so he stormed off, grabbed…

What happens when a creative person realizes she’s actually in sales? In this episode of the Default Profitable podcast, host Matt Nettleton sits down with Lindsay Bledsoe, owner and senior…

Chris Boots was building a custom pantry cabinet at his wife’s uncle’s shop in 1999 when he looked at the top sitting on the cart and thought it kind of…

David Reynolds and his sister Christina Reynolds-Grisby spent more than 25 years at the same electrical contracting company. The plan was always to buy it. They’d consulted with the bank,…

Will Steck and his sister both started at Winthrop Supply on the same day in 2009, sweeping warehouse floors and loading trucks. Eleven years later, they bought the business from…

From Travel Turmoil to Aligned Success: Krystal Eicher’s Real-Talk Business Journey Dive into this candid conversation on the Default Profitable Podcast as host Matt Nettleton sits down with Krystal Eicher,…

Host Matt Nettleton sits down with Nate Littlewood of Future Ready CFO, a former Wall Street investment banker who built (and exited) his own e-commerce business before becoming the go-to…

Ryan Schwartz shares the unfiltered story of building Fenster Components—a niche manufacturer of wood window repair parts and replacement sashes—into a 25-year, nationwide, almost-entirely-online business that helps homeowners avoid costly…