Meet Jarra Davis, the 22 year old content creator blowing up on socials at the moment after he won the ‘Kayo Call Up’ competition that landed him an 8 week internship as a presenter on Fox Footy… but he didn’t stop there.

Jarra has taken the opportunity and run with it to not only extend his contract but set up future opportunities, brand deals, and more.

There is a lot more to this Law, Economics & Philosophy student than meets the eye. If you want to learn how to grow an audience of 150k followers, sell yourself to massive broadcasters like Fox Sports, or even repurpose the content you’re creating specifically for decision makers on LinkedIn, you’re going to love this chat.

We cover:

(04:00) - Interview begins

(05:02) - Quickfire questions

(0:12:47) - How Jarra goes about reaching out to someone

(0:15:00) - Jarra’s current work life

(0:19:33) - How Jarra started creating content

(0:22:02) - Jarra’s experience with the Kayo Call Up

(0:25:03) - How Jarra overcomes his fear on LinkedIn

(0:27:46) - How Jarra remains consistent with content

(0:29:43) - How Jarra landed his first brand deal

(0:32:03) - Jarra’s approach to using LinkedIn

(0:40:05) - What did Jarra struggle with whilst job hunting?

(0:43:41) - How Jarra sells himself to employers

(0:54:52) - Jarra’s pitch to Fox Footy

(1:04:23) - How Jarra uses psychology research to improve his content

(1:06:15) - Jarra’s influences

(1:14:07) - What Jarra would do differently if he was Head of Content at the Geelong Cats

(1:16:39) - Jarra’s biggest ‘pinch me’ moment

(1:18:50) - Jarra’s advice for someone with untapped potential

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