Episode 125 - Ben Hagarty : Be Willing To Live Uncomfortably

Ben Hagarty aka BenRealVsWorld is a creative director, photographer, videographer, editor, musician, podcaster and founder of Black With No Cream. Back in the fall of 2018, he wrapped On The Run 2 Tour with Beyonce & Jay-Z. Born in Waterloo & raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, he was into creating from a young age. His neighbor introduced him to music and he would use his father’s camera to record his friends, family and concerts. Finishing high school he toured the country with his punk band in a 12 passenger van, most of the time sleeping in or under it. He attended Hawkeye Community College for 2 years before switching to the University of Northern Iowa where he majored in Communications with a focus on Electronic Media. After finishing college, messing around with a rap career, saving up 3 months worth of living expenses, he took the leap and moved to Los Angeles. His strategy, supply true value to anyone that gave him a shot and it worked. He co-edited Chris Brown's documentary, “Welcome to My Life”, directed EA Sports “Mean Guys” piece alongside Lil Dicky, Rob Gronkowski, Von Miller & Antonio Brown, toured the world with Schoolboy Q & even met Donald Glover at a bar. Turning down Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN Tour, he launched Black With No Cream, an active online community curated to help creatives of any type be better versions of themselves. In this Episode Ben discusses why we should ask the most important questions, learning through people’s stories & experiences, say yes until you can say no, take a chance & worry about the money later and why we should be willing to live uncomfortably. - If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a 1 sentence review on the iTunes Podcast App with your honest feedback OR screenshot this Episode, post it to your Instagram Story tagging @BenRealVsWorld & @PurposeintheYouth!  - Connect with Ben! Instagram : @BenRealVsWorld Website : BenRealVsWorld.com  Check out Black With No Cream! Instagram : @BlackWithNoCream  Website : Bwnc.com  YouTube : @BlackWithNoCream   Connect with your favorite bearded man, Bobbbaaaay: Instagram: @Bobbbaaaay Twitter: @Bobbbaaaay Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) Follow us on Spotify Follow us on Soundcloud Subscribe to iTunes Follow us on Instagram: @PurposeintheYouth