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Dhruv Krishnaraj is the co-founder of Student Circus, a platform built around one of the biggest challenges international students face: finding the right career opportunities in a country that isn't their own.In this episode of the Three AM Show, we talk about the story behind Student Circus, what it was really like building a company while navigating life as an international student, the realities of getting hired abroad, working with universities and employers, and the lessons that come from nearly a decade of entrepreneurship.We also go beyond Student Circus - discussing immigration, education, global talent mobility, AI and the future of recruitment, and what it takes to build something meaningful over the long term.And, of course, we end with classic questions which make Three am Show special - ambition, identity, success, and what we're actually building when nobody is watching.Topics: Entrepreneurship • International Students • Careers • Immigration • Startups • Education • AI • Global Talent • Founder Journey

What happens when creators become a core part of how companies build brands, drive sales, recruit talent, and understand their customers?

In this episode, I sit down with Stephen Titus, Co-founder & CEO of Faved, a creator marketplace working with 300+ brands and 30,000+ creators, with more than $10M in creator payouts to date.

We talk about the evolution of the creator economy, why B2B companies like Vanta and Ramp are increasingly using creators, how brands should actually price creators, and how to measure creator marketing beyond direct sales.

We also go deeper into Stephen's own journey — from studying Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London and working at firms including Goldman Sachs and BlackRock, to founding companies and ultimately building Faved

Topics: creator economy, influencer marketing, B2B marketing, creator pricing, brand partnerships, distribution, startups, entrepreneurship, AI & creators.

Episode 15 of Three am Show with Raghav Goyal

Matthew Galpin didn’t start with an Ivy League degree, a safety net, or a perfect résumé. He started knocking on doors selling frozen steaks, earning forty dollars in two weeks while watching other reps make a thousand a day. That gap lit a fire that took him from food stamps and survival mode to leading clinical research at one of the world’s busiest trauma centers all without a formal degree and eventually to founding Profits Prophet, a no‑fluff sales school built on scars, not theory.

In this conversation, we go way beyond scripts and closing tips. Matthew opens up about the insecurity that drove him into sales, the moment he realised nobody was coming to save him, and the brutal lessons he learned in hospital corridors, military units, car lots and cold‑call boiler rooms. We talk about the quiet cost of being “the dependable one,” what resilience actually looks like when no one is watching, and why he believes sales is service and service is sacred.

Host - Raghav Goyal

Guest - Mathew Galpin

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Because 3AM isn’t just a time — it’s a feeling.

At 16, Andrés Contreras dropped out of school, left home without telling his parents, and bet everything on himself. By 18, he was one of the highest‑earning high‑ticket closers online, co‑building a sales education movement that’s reshaping how young people think about money, work and risk.

In this raw, long‑form conversation we go way beyond “how to close more deals”. Andrés opens up about the insecurity and competitiveness that drove him, the night he decided to leave, the drugs and party phase he doesn’t glamorise, and the moment he realised money alone wasn’t going to fix what was going on inside.

We also dive into:

• Why he intentionally made his life harder when everything was already “comfortable”

• How he used pain and leverage to change his environment, identity and habits

• The dark side of power, ego and being “the best” in a room full of older people

• How faith, family and contribution re‑wired his reasons for chasing more

• What it really feels like to carry adult pressure and responsibility as a teenager

• The fears he still has at 3 a.m. when the dashboards are off and the room is quiet

If you’re young, ambitious, and feel like the traditional path was never built for you, this episode will hit uncomfortably close to home, and might just give you the language for what you’re going through.

Host: Raghav – The Three AM Show

Guest: Andres Contreras

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Because 3AM isn’t just a time — it’s a feeling.

Most people either hate sales… or think it’s something you’re just “born good at.”

My guest today has spent 30+ years proving both of those ideas wrong.

In this episode of The Three AM Show, I sit down with Vinit Shah, a veteran sales leader turned coach and founder, who has:

• Grown up selling in a family business

• Led sales teams in larger organisations

• Now helps founders and sales teams build non-sleazy, systematic sales processes

We talk about what sales really looks like when you zoom out from the LinkedIn quotes and Instagram reels and look at the actual journey: rejection, self-doubt, messy pipelines, broken quarters… and the systems that turn all of that into something consistent and repeatable.

If you’re a founder, creator, student, or someone who secretly hates the idea of selling but knows you have to do it… this episode is your permission to see sales in a completely different way.

🎧 Listen with a notebook. There are at least 3 questions in here you’ll want to ask yourself after.

Host: Raghav – The Three AM Show

Guest: Vinit Shah

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Because 3AM isn’t just a time — it’s a feeling.

What happens when a 7-figure exited founder looks at the future and realises… agencies, consultants, and even traditional jobs are all being eaten by AI?

In this episode of The 3AM Show, I sit down with Tom, founder of L3NS.ai and former founder of A&T Sound, a go-to-market company that helped global brands shape their sonic identities.

After 5+ years running an AI/AR marketing agency in London, scaling over 200+ brands and generating more than $54M in revenue, Tom saw something most people are still sleeping on:
AI isn’t just another tool. It’s a new workforce.

We dive deep into:

• 🧠 AI unemployment & the changing workforce
  How AI is already replacing roles in marketing, agencies, and beyond – and what that means for students, grads, and mid-career professionals.
• 🤖 The rise of AI agents
  Why Tom believes the future looks like 1 human + 10 AI agents running entire growth systems.
• 🚀 The mission behind L3NS.ai
  How L3NS.ai is being built as an “all-in-one product marketeer” to become the distribution engine for creators, solopreneurs, laid-off workers, and young founders.
• 💸 The broken traditional path
  University debt, a collapsing job market, and why the old “degree → job → ladder” model is falling apart.
• 🧩 The new founder archetype
  Why no-code tools + agents are creating a new wave of AI-first founders who don’t follow the traditional path.
• 📈 Economics of AI growth
  10x–100x cost reduction versus agencies, 24/7 optimisation, and why AI-driven distribution will define the next market winners.
• 🔮 Future vision
  A world where one person can run an entire company from their phone, with agents handling execution and humans focusing on creativity and judgment.

This episode is for:
 ⚡ Students wondering what career to pursue in an AI world
 ⚡ Creators, freelancers & solopreneurs trying to scale without a big team
 ⚡ Laid-off workers thinking: “What do I do now?”
⚡ Anyone curious about how AI agents will reshape business and work

Listen in, take notes, and maybe rethink what “work” will mean in the next 5 years.

Guest: Tom, Founder of L3NS.ai

Link: https://www.l3ns.ai/

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Because 3AM isn’t jus...

I almost quit this podcast.
Not because I lost interest… but because life got loud, overwhelming, and heavy.
But here’s the truth I learned the hard way: anything you start in life won’t show results until you give it at least six months of consistent work. That single idea pulled me back from walking away.

In this episode, I open up about moving back to London, restarting my routine, rebuilding my discipline, working on my startup, and trying to shape myself into the person I’m aiming to become.

I also talk about why I kept going, and how you listening right now has played a bigger role than you think. If you can take 10 seconds to share this episode with someone you love, it would mean the world.

At the end, I leave you with one thought:
No matter how much you read or listen or learn, nothing hits you until life makes you live it. You’ll figure things out in your own time.

Thanks for being here.

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Because 3AM isn’t jus...

What does it mean to follow what truly resonates?
In this deeply intimate conversation, I sit down with William Sidwick, founder of Follow What Resonates, to explore what it really means to find yourself, to love deeply, and to live in alignment with truth.

William opens up about his journey from years of struggle and silence to inner freedom, how he tackled Depression, and overcame it, by sharing wisdom on self-discovery, relationships, shame, and healing. Together, they unpack the difference between intuition and fear, why love begins with presence, and how to reconnect with the parts of ourselves we’ve long forgotten.

If you’ve ever felt lost, disconnected, or unsure of who you are, this episode is your gentle reminder that the answers were never out there… they were within you all along.

Book mentioned by William: https://amzn.to/4otRd8o

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Because 3AM isn’t jus...

In this episode of The 3AM Show, Raghav sits down with Junior Ogunyemi — 

From writing his first book, How to Be a Student Entrepreneur, at just 21, to training over 100,000 young founders across the world, Junior shares raw lessons on resilience, purpose, and the mindset that separates dreamers from doers.In this episode of The 3AM Show, I sit down with Junior Ogunyemi award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator to unpack what it really means to build something from nothing.

If you’ve ever doubted yourself, felt lost in your journey, or struggled to stay motivated while building your dream this episode will remind you why you started.

Website: www.JuniorOgunyemi.com

Instagram: @JuniorOgunyemi

Youtube: https://youtu.be/yJ54rpGGCqI 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juniorogunyemi/

How to be a student entrepreneur book  : https://amzn.eu/d/2QfErrR

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Because 3AM isn’t jus...