The Hot Dog Cart | Dre Beltrami | Substack

Brand Personality

That’s Not How This Works, Levi’s

A very human take on trust + AI, and the cost of pretending these are separate things.

Dec 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Giving your content the ho phase it deserves

Why no one wants to bend your content over the algorithm (and how to fix it)

Dec 3, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

10 Ways to Write Like YOU, Without the Fear, the Filter, or the Factory Programming

You’ve been trained to write like a boring, approval-seeking adult. That ends today!

Apr 9, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Why Fitting In Feels Like STARVATION

We said things we might disagree with later. And that’s the point!

Apr 2, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Liz Reitzig

46:14

The Magician’s Field Notes On Fun, Feel-Good Sales + Marketing

Why you keep sabotaging every funnel, blueprint, and proven strategy, why that’s exactly right, and how to create like the magic-wielding force of…

Apr 2, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Feel-Good Marketing

The Pivot Nobody Glamorizes

Some will call it quitting. I call it rerouting.

May 6, 2025

Visibility Is an Absolute Mindfuck (Let’s Talk About It)

This isn’t about being seen. It’s about being fearless enough to stop performing... and just fucking show up.

Mar 21, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Katie Kastner

1:02:43

10 JOY-Hits to Make Your Business Instantly More “YOU”

You don’t have to burn it all down—just drop these 10 JOY-hits and let the growth + healing begin.

Mar 4, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Gary Vaynerchuk called. Why I let it go to voicemail.

Maybe he was calling to talk business. Maybe I was too busy shooting my shot to care. 🤷‍♀️ The latest ballsy, feel-good thing I'm doing to spark growth…

Feb 11, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Oprah Called, She Wants Her Pedestal Back (I Was Using It for Chili)

I stopped selling answers. Here's what I'm doing instead to build a thriving "hot dog cart" kinda life + business

Jan 30, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Feel-Good Sales

49:04

A Convo So Anti-Capitalist, It Would Totally Get Flagged On Instagram

Two weirdos. One Livestream. The only thing that survived was our integrity.

Apr 17, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Marisa Guthrie

Monetizing Your Passion is the Biggest Catfish of the 21st Century

A recording from Dre Beltrami's live video

Mar 27, 2025 • Dre Beltrami and Vanessa Redford

46:56

🔥 27 Fun, Feel-Good Ideas for Taking Your Sales + Marketing on a JOYride

Real, raw, unfiltered sales + marketing advice for hustle culture expats who don’t know where to start

Feb 25, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

Your Funnel Isn’t Going To Save You But Showing Up + Selling? That Just Might.

The real reason you keep tweaking instead of selling? It’s not your fault.

Feb 18, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

The Middle Finger Reframe for Showing Up + Selling Without Feeling Like a Keebler Elf in Witness Protection

What I'm UNlearning To Be Able To Make Money In A Way That's Fun + Feels Good

Feb 4, 2025 • Dre Beltrami

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