{"podcast":{"title":"PodCrash with Matt Ebert","slug":"podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565","podcast_index_feed_id":7321565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA7377182361","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/464532d6-1951-11f0-b6a1-630fc808f616/image/f1e69799e5c8189dff47df444cc64d24.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Matt Ebert","episode_count":41,"summary":"Matt Ebert, founder and CEO of Crash Champions, sits down with industry leaders to discover the powerful synergies between different walks of life and businesses. Matt believes in a Champions Mindset. It’s how he took a single collision repair shop and turned it into over 650 locations across the US. Listen in while he unlocks the thought processes of successful leaders, and learn how he Champions People to empower them to grow.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:16.192191+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565"},"episode":{"title":"How to Stop Making Bad Hires with Ryan Hogan","slug":"how-to-stop-making-bad-hires-with-ryan-hogan","published_at":"2026-05-12T10:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/how-to-stop-making-bad-hires-with-ryan-hogan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA5325392172.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/796/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA5325392172.mp3","summary":"In this episode of PodCrash, Matt Ebert sits down with entrepreneur and Navy officer Ryan Hogan for a conversation about failure, leadership, hiring, and what it really takes to build something that works. Ryan shares how a rough start, a blown engine, and a push from his mom led him into the Navy, where he learned the discipline and focus that later shaped his career as an entrepreneur. He talks through the rise and fall of Run For Your Lives, what went wrong when the business took off too fast, and how those lessons helped him build Hunt A Killer into a $55 million company. They also get into product-market fit, why most companies misunderstand hiring, the value of peer groups and coaching, and why the right systems matter once a business starts to grow. 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","meta_description":"In this episode of PodCrash, Matt Ebert sits down with entrepreneur and Navy officer Ryan Hogan for a conversation about failure, leadership, hiring, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/episodes/how-to-stop-making-bad-hires-with-ryan-hogan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/podcrash-with-matt-ebert-7321565/how-to-stop-making-bad-hires-with-ryan-hogan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}