Cleveland Hustles
Season 1
TV-PG
LeBron James is behind the show and four Cleveland area investors evaluate 20 small businesses. The four investors select one company each, and the main condition is that their stores remain in the down-and-out area of the Gordon Square area of Cleveland, Oh. The investors help the small businesses, who also hire locally, thereby improving the neighborhood.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- Honey vs. Hip
E2Honey vs. HipSuccessful Cleveland restaurateur Jonathan Sawyer must choose between two small businesses competing for his investment. The candidates are Akron Honey, an urban honey-making company that turns blighted city lots into thriving bee farms, and Fount, a high-end leather goods operation looking to bring manufacturing jobs back to Cleveland. Each business gets only 72 hours to conceive and open a pop-up store from the ground up. The top performer will earn Jonathan's investment and get to open a permanent storefront in Gordon Square, a Cleveland neighborhood that needs revitalization. - Downward Dogs and Proper Pigs
E3Downward Dogs and Proper PigsAfter being hand-picked by LeBron James to help bring life back to Gordon Square, a struggling neighborhood in Cleveland, financial advisor Kathy Futey must choose a small business to invest in. She's narrowed her options to Groundswell Yoga, an urban wellness studio, and The Proper Pig, a BBQ food truck with dreams of expanding into a full service restaurant. Kathy gives both enterprises just 48 hours to build pop-up stores from the ground up. The most successful challenger will win her financial support and get to open a store in Gordon Square, hopefully becoming a part of Cleveland's bright business future. - Location, Location, Location
E5Location, Location, LocationA search for real estate begins as the four chosen businesses look for their ideal locations, but putting Groundswell Yoga in an old factory could be too expensive, and a deal for Old City Soda and Fount to share space hits a major roadblock.
