November 10, 2025

262. Kaylor Martin: From college graduation to Love Island, BTS of landing on reality TV, broke college kid mentality & the need to be busy

1 hour 8 minutes

This week, Jason is joined by Love Island USA standout and rising lifestyle creator, Kaylor Martin!

Kaylor became a fan favorite during season six of Love Island where her humor, authenticity, and confidence caught national attention. Since leaving the villa, she turned that spotlight into a career, growing her platform, collaborating with some of the biggest brands in the country, and building a personal brand that is going well beyond TV.

Kaylor dives into the many different ways she was making an income before Love Island — from juggling six college classes and three jobs to tutoring on the side. She shares how she graduated college and flew to Fiji just a week later, what the application process for Love Island was really like, and why she decided to be bold and a little vulgar in her questionnaire. Kaylor opens up about her expectations going into the show versus what actually happened, her relationship with money, and why she still holds onto the broke college student mentality. She talks about spending the last of her money on Shein outfits for the show, how she hopes to use her platform moving forward, and whether she’d consider going back to school.

Kaylor also breaks down the value she sees in education, how she defines her brand, and why she’s sticking with content creation. She takes listeners behind the scenes of Love Island — including how she got some secret intel — reveals how much her first brand deal paid, and shares why she loves staying constantly busy. Plus, Kaylor opens up about filming Beyond the Villa during a dark time in her life, the other reality shows she’d consider joining, why she likes LTK and Amazon Storefront, and what her plans are for the future.

Kaylor reveals all this and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!

Host: Jason Tartick

Co-Host: David Arduin

Audio: John Gurney

Guest: Kaylor Martin

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