Cleveland Hustles

Cleveland Hustles
Genre	Reality show
Presented by	Bonin Bough
Starring	Kumar Arora Kathy Futey Alan Glazen Jonathon Sawyer
Narrated by	LeBron James
Theme music composer	Robert ToTeras
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	LeBron James Maverick Carter
Producer(s)	Kathryn Vaughn Jada Bates Andrew Wallace Mike Roth
Location(s)	Cleveland, Ohio
Running time	60 minutes inc. commercials
Production company(s)	SpringHill Entertainment Magical Elves
Release
Original network	CNBC
Original release	August 24, 2016
External links
Official Site

Cleveland Hustles is an American unscripted television series that premiered on August 24, 2016, on CNBC.^[1] Cleveland Hustles shows aspiring entrepreneur-contestants make business presentations to a panel of investors chosen by LeBron James and Maverick Carter,^[2] who then decide whether or not to invest. Upon investing, the series continues to show the progress with the chosen businesses.

The show is produced by SpringHill Entertainment and Magical Elves, with James and Carter serving as executive producers for SpringHill Entertainment.^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers
1	"Bagels or Blowouts"	August 24, 2016	253,000[4]
2	"Honey vs. Hip"	August 31, 2016	250,000[5]
3	"Downward Dog vs. Proper Pigs"	September 7, 2016	175,000[6]
4	"Soda Bars vs. Pickle Jars"	September 14, 2016	164,000[7]
5	"Location, Location, Location"	September 21, 2016	182,000[8]
6	"Expanding Horizons"	September 28, 2016	199,000[9]
7	TBA	October 5, 2016	213,000[10]
8	TBA	October 12, 2016	150,000[11]

Cast

B. Bonin Bough was an executive VP for PR firms Weber Shandwick and Ruder Finn before joining Pepsico in 2008, and serving as its senior global director for digital and social media. His work there resulted in Fast Company naming him one of its "100 Most Creative People In Business" in 2011.^[12] Between 2012 and 2016, he worked for multinational food company Mondelez International, where he became its chief media and e-commerce officer.^[13]

Kumar Arora is the CEO of investment firm Aroridex,^[14] founder of designer sunglasses company Rogue Eyewear,^[15] and investor of iLTHY, a streetwear apparel company.^[16]

Kathy Futey is a wealth management advisor who previously worked at Morgan Stanley.^[17] She serves on the Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) and the Cuyahoga Valley Chamber of Commerce.^[18][19]

Alan Glazen is a neighbourhood developer, and retired advertising executive. He co-founded the Cleveland International Film Festival,^[20] and was once mayor of the village of Bentleyville, Ohio ^[21]

Jonathon Sawyer is a chef who owns three Cleveland restaurants, including the Greenhouse Tavern for which he won a James Beard Foundation Award in 2015 as Best Chef: Great Lakes. He was a finalist on the Food Network's 2016 Chopped Grill Masters series.^[22]

References

1. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160401/NEWS/160409954/lebron-james-reality-tv-show-cleveland-hustles-to-premiere-aug-24
2. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/06/contestants_judges_chosen_for.html
3. http://www.vibe.com/2016/01/lebron-james-documents-the-cleveland-hustle-in-new-reality-show/
4. Metcalf, Mitch (August 25, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.24.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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9. Metcalf, Mitch (September 29, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
10. Metcalf, Mitch (October 6, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.5.2016". ShowBuzzDaily. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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13. Rodio, Michael (2016-09-01). "B. Bonin Bough: The Creative Genius Who Teamed With LeBron to Raise Cleveland's Game". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
14. Council, Young Entrepreneur. "How Five Entrepreneurs Overcame Their Toughest Emotional Challenges". Retrieved 2016-09-02.
15. "Rogue Eyewear--Cleveland-based sunglass line making global fashion statement: Kristel's CLE". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
16. "ilthy makes a local move, looks to national stage". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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22. DeMarco, Laura (2016-08-02). "Cleveland chef Jonathon Sawyer close but not quite in finale for 'Chopped Grill Masters'". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2016-09-17.