<![CDATA[The Lancaster Hustle]]>Lancaster is full of people who bet on themselves. The Lancaster Hustle (a biweekly podcast) is where their stories live. Lancaster is one of the most diverse and vibrant small business communities in the country -- a city where Amish farmers, immigrant entrepreneurs, artists, and restaurateurs all share the same zip codes. Every episode, host Ben Brown sits down with a local business owners, founders, and community builders to talk about what it really takes to build something here.

Find out more about the podcast powered by Red Rose Insurance HERE.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:27:52 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 14:38:13 GMT60Ben Brown<p>Lancaster is full of people who bet on themselves. The Lancaster Hustle (a biweekly podcast) is where their stories live. Lancaster is one of the most diverse and vibrant small business communities in the country -- a city where Amish farmers, immigrant entrepreneurs, artists, and restaurateurs all share the same zip codes. Every episode, host Ben Brown sits down with a local business owners, founders, and community builders to talk about what it really takes to build something here.</p><p></p><p>Find out more about the podcast powered by Red Rose Insurance <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://thelancasterhustle.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>episodicBen Brownben@redroseinsurance.comno<![CDATA[Matt Johnson- Church World Service Lancaster, Immigrants, and their Small Business Impact]]>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Matt Johnson from Church World Service (CWS) Lancaster. Matt discusses refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers' impact on the Lancaster City economy and how we can help empower them. Find out more about CWS Lancaster HERE.

]]>b46d9b1e-4513-413d-8cf6-3f43a841a53dTue, 07 Jul 2026 10:10:00 GMT<p>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Matt Johnson from Church World Service (CWS) Lancaster. Matt discusses refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers' impact on the Lancaster City economy and how we can help empower them. Find out more about CWS Lancaster <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cwslancaster.org/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p>no00:31:05Matt Johnson- Church World Service Lancaster, Immigrants, and their Small Business Impactfull<![CDATA[Jennie Groff- The Lancaster Sweet Shoppe and Stroopies, Inc]]>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Jennie Groff. Jennie and her husband Jonathan are the owners of the Lancaster Sweet Shoppe and Stroopies, Inc. They have been featured on Times Kids and by the UN Refugee Agency. You can learn more about them HERE.

]]>19b58901-a6d6-4c82-a553-6822dbfc0fe3Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT<p>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Jennie Groff. Jennie and her husband Jonathan are the owners of the Lancaster Sweet Shoppe and Stroopies, Inc. They have been featured on Times Kids and by the UN Refugee Agency. You can learn more about them <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.stroopies.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>no00:29:5513Jennie Groff- The Lancaster Sweet Shoppe and Stroopies, Incfull<![CDATA[Isaac Etter- Parenting Different, Identity, and Author]]>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Isaac Etter. Isaac is the founder of Parenting Different, Identity, and now is a consultant and writing a book on the grief and experience of being an adoptee.

Find out more about Isaac Etter HERE.

]]>5aef863c-141b-4b01-9b9a-6289533c7c94Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:21:37 GMT<p>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Isaac Etter. Isaac is the founder of Parenting Different, Identity, and now is a consultant and writing a book on the grief and experience of being an adoptee.</p><p></p><p>Find out more about Isaac Etter <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://beacons.ai/isaacetter?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnXLMGX-rbNW18lyW0OBtyC8Vq5NnAy2v7wL0ywfUuKDOlI26xchV8LSDEbF4_aem_ehqeZepuUCDqgPTJWSY45g" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>no00:35:4612Isaac Etter- Parenting Different, Identity, and Authorfull<![CDATA[Ole Hongvanthong- Mezcla Ice Cream and Photole Photography]]>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Ole Hongvanthong of Mezcla Ice Cream and Photole Photography. Ole and his wife Heidi run both businesses in Lancaster City and have been entrepreneurs for over 20 years. Ole's photography has been featured in a number of publications including the New York Times.

Find out more about Photole and Mezcla.

]]>cf75bc98-a01d-47d7-b8de-b5ddd57f3a44Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:54:08 GMT<p>In this episode of The Lancaster Hustle, host Ben interviews Ole Hongvanthong of Mezcla Ice Cream and Photole Photography. Ole and his wife Heidi run both businesses in Lancaster City and have been entrepreneurs for over 20 years. Ole's photography has been featured in a number of publications including the New York Times.</p><p></p><p>Find out more about <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.photole.com/" target="_blank">Photole</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mezclaicecream.com/" target="_blank">Mezcla</a>.</p>no00:27:1011Ole Hongvanthong- Mezcla Ice Cream and Photole Photographyfull<![CDATA[Trailer]]>Welcome to the Lancaster Hustle Podcast!

]]>73716cff-8a00-47c6-98fa-4c05878cffdeTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:40:52 GMT<p>Welcome to the Lancaster Hustle Podcast! </p>no00:01:09Trailertrailer