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Registering gives you access to the casting application. Tempus Entertainment Group · Los Angeles, CA
Registering gives you access to the casting application. Tempus Entertainment Group · Los Angeles, CA
The high-stakes world of LA founders is just the backdrop — the real drama belongs to you. Hyper-attractive, cutthroat, and ready for your close-up.
Next Hot Founder flips the traditional business reality format on its head. The founders are the guests — tech, business, product, fashion & beauty, wellness, entertainment, food & hospitality, real estate, and every other kind of LA hustle. You are the star — a gorgeous, ambitious field reporter hunting down the stories, exposing the scandals, and maneuvering the competition from behind the scenes.
Filming across Silicon Beach, yacht networking events, penthouse launch parties, and the most high-profile venues in Los Angeles. Hosted by two super forces from the founder world — with special guest hosts you'll all recognize — who set the agenda and stir the pot. Names revealed soon.
Attractive, photogenic, and naturally magnetic on screen. You fill a frame before you say a word.
Confident, quick-witted, and socially sharp. You walk into any room and own it within 10 minutes.
You're building something — or obsessed with those who are. Startup culture excites you.
Comfortable with flirtation, friendly competition, and high-stakes situations. You lean in, not away.
Unpredictable social environments don't rattle you. You think, react, and perform — all at once.
Comfortable filming at events, restaurants, nightlife venues, and across the city. This is your world.
Effortlessly magnetic. You command attention without trying. Everyone watches you.
You play to win at everything — but never lose your charm doing it.
You walk into any room and leave an hour later with three meaningful new relationships.
A little controversy doesn't faze you in the slightest — you lean straight in.
You're already building something real. Your ambition is simply impossible to miss.
— Next Hot Founder
Full name, age, and current city of residence.
2–3 sentences on who you are and exactly why you'd be unforgettable on this show.
One headshot · One full-length · One candid lifestyle photo. All recent.
Self-introduction video — unscripted. Just you, a camera, and whatever makes you impossible to ignore.
Compensation discussed individually with selected applicants · Los Angeles, CA
Complete the form below with your info, statement, and photos. Our casting team will follow up directly with selected applicants.
Thanks for applying to Next Hot Founder — LA Edition. Our casting team will reach out directly if you're selected to move forward.
You're the next big thing — the next unicorn — and you're not afraid to tell everyone who'll listen. Tenacious, charismatic, and determined not to fail. You've built something that changes everything.
You're the next big thing — and you aren't afraid to tell everyone who will listen.
Magnetic, relentless, and determined not to fail. You pull a room toward you.
You've created something that will change everything. Any industry — but it has to move the world.
You've built a personal brand as an influencer taking social media by storm — and a business from it.
Past the ideation stage. You're generating revenue, growing quickly, and already expanding.
Comfortable telling your story on camera and putting your market on the map.
Introduced on the show by one of our reporters — putting you and your product in front of the audience.
You and your brand are the focus. Real time to tell your story, introduce your market, and bring the audience inside what you're building — with educational elements throughout.
Selected founders may be chosen as either a Highlighted Founder or the Featured Next Hot Founder.
Post-revenue founders only. Complete the form below and our team will follow up directly with selected founders.
Thanks for applying to Next Hot Founder — LA Edition. Our team will reach out directly if you're selected to move forward.