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By Ikenna Eruchalu & Dimitri Wheeler
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The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.
Welcome back to Less Traveled where we bring the stories of Young Hustlers to life. In this episode Ikenna and Dimitri dive into the lifestyle and endeavors of founder, extreme sports athlete and adventurer, Josh Neuman.
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0:00 - 5:12 - Josh discusses how he his love for longboarding and adventuring fueled his passion in creating content and media production. Take a deep dive into the world of photography and videography with us 🎥
5:12 -13:37 - we chop it up about the progression of Josh’s personal creative process through the creation and growth of his media company. He also discusses how he dropped out of UNC to build his media business 📈
13:37 - 20:43 - Josh discusses how he developed into an extreme sports athlete with sponsorships including GoPro and Lexus 🛹
20:43 - 34:46 - Josh discusses building his second and 3rd businesses during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic: Neuvision Skate Co. And Neuvision Media ⛰
34:46 - 37:45 - The Uganda Well Project - Josh's passion project
37:45 - 40:05 - All about balance - we converse about the best ways to stay balanced
40:05 - 44:27 - Josh discusses how he defines success
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In this Episode of Less Traveled, your co-hosts Ikenna Eruchalu and Dimitri Wheeler sit down with the founder of The Third Conceived, Clyde Bennett. Learn about what it takes to start your own fashion brand as well as getting first hand expertise about the nuances behind the both the challenges and benefits of having your own fashion brand 👕
0:00 - 3:58 - Clyde gives his background to what motivated his interest in fashion stemming back to his early childhood experiences.
3:58 - 9:29 - Clyde discusses how he found his way into his first official fashion experiences and the lessons learned while working with brands: Madison USA, Sporty & Rich, and Full Court Press.
9:29 - 11:15 - How to build a long-term focus on your goals and stay motivated while differentiating your work as a fashion designer.
11:15 - 16:21 - Fashion and Business - marrying the two passions. We learn from Clyde how he found a way to merge his passions for fashion and business. In this segment, we talk about Clyde's involvement in Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) and how his experiences as a part of this program helped him along his journey in the fashion world.
16:21 - 23:55 - Starting the The Third Conceived: Clyde discusses the life experiences that led him to starting his current passion project and venture. In this part of our discussion, Clyde describes how to overcome the challenges associated with going from ideation to product. He also explains "The Black Stripe Collection" embodying the idea that everyone has their own unique path along the journey of achieving there goals that they set for themselves.
23:55 - 42:26 - Step-by-Step: Clyde discusses how to start your own fashion brand. Learn the in's and out's of what it takes to start your own fashion brand from the ground up. Clyde also gives us insight as to how he created the brand name for The Third Conceived and his creative process in picking materials, designs and intertwining art into clothing. Also in this discussion, we learn about how Clyde organized photoshoots for his brand.
42:26 - 48:54 - The future of The Third Conceived: Hear Clyde explain his goals for The Third Conceived brand 5 years from now. We also discuss some of the most important lessons Clyde has learned from starting his own fashion brand.
48:54 - 54:34 - Health and Wellness: Clyde discusses some of the routines and hobbies that he does to practice mindfulness and keep him stabilized.
54:34 - 1:01:55 - How Do You Define Success? - Clyde explains what success means to him.
The Third Conceived's Instagram: @thethirdconceived
The Third Conceived's Website: www.thethirdconceived.com
Clyde Bennett's Instagram: @clydebennettiii
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In this episode of Less Traveled, your co-hosts, Ikenna and Dimitri, bring on Domonique Cynthia, a YouTuber, Blogger, and Creator with over 75k subscribers on YouTube 🎥 🤯
Learn about how she got interested in the world of media and entertainment, the process of growing a YouTube channel with videos getting millions of views from the ground up, and how she is creating unique and entertaining content involving the college experience 🎓
0:00 - 9:29 - Domonique (Dom) gives some background to how her roots in a small town in upstate New York and how she got interested in entertainment and media which led her to starting her own YouTube channel.
9:29 - 15:52 - Diving deeper into the world of Dom's YouTube. Domonique talks about how she manages her YouTube channel, the path towards scaling her channel, and offers advice to upcoming YouTubers.
15:52 - 20:03 - The Kickback: Dom discusses how, over the quarantine, she turned down a Viacom TV show offer to start her own YouTube series called "The Kickback" where she hosts themed discussions between college students about their college experiences.
20:03 - 26:38 73 Questions: Dom discusses her first YouTube series, 73 Questions where she gives insight into the atmosphere of a typical college lifestyle at college campuses across the country. She also gives insight into how she manages her busy schedule and touches on best practice tips for achieving your goals in the face of a demanding schedule.
26:38 - 37:23 - The Come Up: How Dom grew her youtube channel from 0 - 75k+ subscribers. Hear about her journey and process of growing her YouTube channel as a creator. She also dives into the step-by-step process of casting interviewees for her shows.
37:23 - 43:59 - Shoot Ya Shot: We discuss Dom's 3rd and current series, Shoot Ya Shot, where she brings on college students for a match making dating show.
43:59 - 46:39 - Pay It Forward: Dom's dives into her scholarship, the Pay It Forward Scholarship, which she started with her family to open doors up for people of color in institutions where they are traditionally underrepresented.
46:39 - 50:38 - Health and Wellness Tips: Learn what Dom does on a daily basis to keep her mind at ease and mood all the way up.
50:38 - 57:20 - How Do You Define Success? Dom tells us how she views success and the tips she has for others to reach their own level of success.
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Welcome back young hustlers. On this episode of Less Traveled, our guest Sarah Beaumont discusses her experience as a celeb stylist, actress, and scientists. Sheesh this young hustler has too many accolades to count! If you want to learn how to up your style game in and out along with getting a deep dive into the world of science and research this podcast is for you 🔥
0:00 - 6:23 - Sarah gives us some insight into how she first got interested in the world of fashion, her favorite stylists, and her favorite designers.
6:23 - 10:40 - Brand talk. Sarah discusses her favorite brands to wear in fashion and settles the dispute of Gucci vs Louis Vuitton.
10:40 - 11:49- The path towards being a celeb stylist. We get some insight into how Sarah found her passion as a celeb stylist.
11:49 - 13:09 - Dealing with challenges. What it like to deal with challenges in the fashion and celeb stylist space. Also learn about some of the biggest challenges Sarah has faced when organizing photoshoots.
13:09 - 22:36 - Learn what it's like to work with other artists like Drake and A$AP Rocky as well as super models Frida Aasen (Victoria Secret) Winnie Harlow modeling for French magazines like L'Officiel. Also find out about some of Sarah's favorite photoshoots.
22:36 - 24:20 - Walk the talk. Sarah talks about her experience being a part of the New York Fashion Week and getting featured in Vogue Magazine.
24:20 - 30:22 - Wildin as an actress. Learn how Sarah got broke into the world of acting. And we get learn about her role as a supporting actor in Nick Cannon’s Wildn’ Out on MTV (with a sketchy side story of when MTV's Wildn' Out was Wildn' Out). She also discusses her roles in upcoming feature films.
30:22 - 36:49 - The switch up to science: Sarah the Scientist. She discusses how she got her inspiration for science and what it was like to study abroad in Ireland partaking in research and other scientific activities. We also learn what it's like living in Europe.
36:49 - 40:07 - We discuss some of Sarah's favorite research projects that allowed her to further explore her interests in science. These projects include using triton to extract proteins with from shrimp that can be used for biofuel, using cold atmosphere plasma to kill cancer cells, working on the team that published the first ever national survey on Celiac disease, and increasing food security among American children who have Celiac disease in the National School Lunch Program.
40:07 - 42:43 - We get insight into the publishing process as Sarah discusses what it's like to be a published researcher.
42:43 - 49:10 - Sarah gives us some insight into her views on how policymakers are treating issues dealing with food nutrition and her own views on the state of nutrition and the National School Lunch Program in the United States.
49:10 - 54:49 - What it's like to be a differential technician. As a worker for IDEXX technologies, Sarah discusses what it's like to be on this team as a clinical technician.
54:49 - 58:42 - We learn the hobbies and routines Sarah implements to help keep her grounded.
58:42 - 1:02:47 - How does Sarah define success? Hear it from the young hustler herself.
Sarah Beaumont's Instagram: @playboibmont
Sarah's Science page: @sarahbscience
Less Traveled Instagram: @lesstraveledpod
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On this episode of Less Traveled, your co-host Ikenna Eruchalu interviews Andrew Witherspoon, the co-founder and co-president of the Chicago Furniture Bank and the Honest Junk Company. This young hustler has a passion for helping others and giving people the second chance they need to live in comfort. These two 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations are improving the human and living experience of people in need of furniture in the supporting housing community in inner city of Chicago 🏘
0:00 - 6:54 - Andrew talks about his background growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, what led him to Penn, and the life experiences that motivated him to pursue his passion in starting his first 501(c)(3) non-profit.
6:54 - 20:46 - We get insight into how Andrew started his first 501(c)(3) non-profit with his 2 co-founders James McPhail and Griffin Amdur leading them to winning the President's Engagement Prize in May 2018, one of Penn's most prestigious awards for undergraduate students. He also discusses the ways in which the Chicago Furniture Bank serves people within Chicago's community and the process of building a non-profit from the ground up.
20:46 - 26:13 - Andrew describes the process of how he started The Honest Junk Company, his second 501(c)(3) non-profit he founded in February 2020 that supplies furniture and funds for The Chicago Furniture Bank. He also gives insight into how he monitors the performance of both non-profits through key metrics and other Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
26:13 - 32:08 - Here comes COVID-19: Andrew discusses how the pandemic effected both the Chicago Furniture Bank and the Honest Junk Company.
32:08 - 36:16 - Overcoming challenges: Andrew discusses some of the biggest challenges and lessons learned when starting the Chicago Furniture Bank and The Honest Junk Company.
36:16 - 38:17 - The future of the Chicago Furniture Bank and The Honest Junk Company and his views on where these two non-profits will be 5 years from now.
38:17 - 41:16 - Health and Wellness: Andrew discusses some of the hobbies he does that helps keep him grounded despite the hectic schedule of running 2 non-profits.
41:16 - 46:29 - How do you define success? Andrew gives us insight into how he personally defines success.
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Chelsea Hamlet is a recent Duke University graduate, investment banking analyst at Citigroup, SEO Career Prep Fellow, MLT Career Prep Fellow, and Founder of YoungBusinessWomxn. Talk about a hustler! 🔥🔥
0:00 - 13:46 - Chelsea talks about her background growing up in Brooklyn, NY and as a dance teaching assistant at Mark Morris dance group. She then tells us how she found her love for music.
13:46 - 27:47 - Chelsea gives us insight as to what it was like to dance on the Duke cheerleading team. She also discusses how she adjusted to the college life in Durham, NC. Also discusses some of the challenges she faced when adjusting to the environment at Duke. Learn how she chose to major in Public Policy and her weekly schedule while attending Duke.
27:47 - 34:29 - Chelsea talks about how she got interested in the world of business. In this discussion she talks about her involvement in the career development programs of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) and Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO).
34:40 - 37:19 - Chelsea talks about her experience recruiting for and working in investment banking at Citigroup.
37:19 - 40:47 - Chelsea talks about some of the challenges she faced and the lessons learned while working in investment banking.
40:47 - 45:40 - Health and Wellness: Chelsea discusses how she balances a demanding work schedule with habits and routines involving dancing and music that keep her grounded.
45:40 - 50:38 - Chelsea discusses her newest side hustle - YoungBusinessWomxn and how she is building a business educational platform for talented businesswomen who are not able to access business educational resources easily.
50:38 - 58:40 - Chelsea discusses how she personally defines success and how she views the concept of happiness.
Chelsea Hamlet Instagram: @chelseahamlet
Less Traveled Instagram: @lesstraveledpod
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Cole Mattox is the co-founder of First Generation Investors and The CollegeScholarshipApp. If you have been looking for a straightforward explanation of how the stock market works, how to build a financial literacy platform, and start a venture that is valued at over $8M before age 21, this is the podcast for you
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Jeffrey Murray is the founder and CEO of Dot, a digital networking internet business that makes the experience of connecting with creatives, businesses, and people seamless. In this episode, we learn about Jeffrey's experiences as a D1 student-athlete, experiences as a photographer, content producer for creatives, e-commerce, and his current venture Dot.
0:00 - 9:08 - The experiences of Jeffrey Murray as a student-athlete D1 swimmer for Georgia Tech and early experiences as a photographer and videographer.
9:08 - 18:21 - The story behind how Jeffrey helped scale 6 figure e-commerce brands before building one himself all while being a student-athlete in college.
18:21 - 31:14 - Jeffrey gives an inside look into his current venture, Dot. He talks through the product development phase of Dot and the near-field communication (NFC) technology used to power Dot's products. We also chat about some of the challenges faced and lessons learned when iterating through the product development and supply chain processes. Market overview of competitors as well as a sneak peak into upcoming features of the product.
31:14 - 33:52 - The Startup Launch: Jeffrey's experiences as a part of Georgia Tech's accelerator program and learning from investors and lawyers involved in the startup community. What it's like to for a business to get an article written up on business insider. The path towards growth: gaining traction in the business and a critical mass of users.
33:52 - 40:15 - The fundraising process: how to raise money from investors for your idea. Overview of a SAFE note and Dot's seed funding round. How to find your ideal investor and the importance of the networking experience in the startup economy.
40:15 - 42:41 - Jeffrey answers how he defines success and gives the website and social media of @dot.cards.
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Dot Instagram: @dot.neworking
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The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.