As a 14-year-old, Cameron Zoub had an entrepreneurial drive. His pull towards business was so strong that he left the public school system and got his GED so he could devote all of his time to his business endeavors. Now at 18, he has successfully raised 1.4 million dollars through angel investments and paid back his original investment in full, in only one years time. Each startup has progressively increased his profits and exposure. Currently, he is running 3 companies, and ready to launch 2 more. His companies will exceed 1 million dollars in profits this year. His goal is to grow his capital so he can move into the VC space. One of the main reasons for Cameron dropping out of high school was due to the fact that he felt he was being held back. In the future, Cameron plans to enhance public schools and lead a widespread initiative to make extensive changes to improve the educational system while continuing to grow and start new businesses.
Cameron is a killer dude. He is only 18 years old and already has millions in sales under his belt...I had a blast chatting with him. If you want some proof that it's never too early to attain massive success...listen to this episode!
Some of the things we talked about:
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After asking the Successful Dropout audience what questions they would like answered live on the podcast, Kylon and his wife Te give their answers to the following questions:
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Oliver is a 30 year old fully qualified chef turned Entrepreneur who gave up his full time job at the age of 25 to achieve one goal: to become a millionaire by the age of 30.He’s spent the last 5 years establishing himself along side his businesses online and is now working on two new start ups. One of those startups is actually a community called REBELHEAD which has a very similar “why” to successful Dropout. Oliver and I have been chatting off and on for awhile and I couldn't wait to get him on the show!
Oliver is the epitome of a Successful Dropout. His journey is inspiring and his mentality and drive is infectious. If you have an interest in building incredibly successful online businesses...Oliver is the guy you should be listening to!
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Damien is a modern-day Don Draper, without the alcoholism and misogyny. An Air Force veteran and creative entrepreneur, he developed a proprietary brand development methodology which has been used in support of LinkedIn, Adobe, Tesla and hundreds of other brands in Silicon Valley. He is the expert at the intersection of business and humanity ensuring brands keep pace in times of exponential change.
Damien also has a ton of experience with freelancing and so I decided to bring him on the show, ask a lot of dumb questions, and get the scoop on what freelancing is and how to do it successfully. Damien is a boss. Enjoy!
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Keshav is a 20-year old drop out from San Jose State University and is the CEO & founder of an educational non-profit startup called Home room, a platform that works on transforming the communication aspect within the educational system. As an immigrant who came on the basis of education, Keshav grew frustrated with the educational system during college and wrote many articles on education, that reached hundreds and thousands of students who felt the same way, but didn't have the courage to speak up!
Keshav was inspiring to chat with. Immigrating to the United States, learning the language and culture without using TV or internet, dropping out of school to build a couple apps and a kickass company and still having time to write papers on the meaning of life...FOR FUN? I mean common, Keshav is my hero. Definitely check out his personal website, his app and his new company. Not only does he have a knack for design and building things...he is legitimately in the process of changing our educational system. Ladies and Gentlemen - I present to you yet another amazing Successful Dropout. You know what this means? If Keshav can do it, YOU CAN TOO.
Now get off the conveyor belt and start taking your life and education into your own hands.
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Seth Hymes, a recent guest on the podcast interviewed me on his YouTube channel. I had a blast and I wanted to share it with you guys this week. :) Happy Friday!
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Josh Haynam is the co-founder of Interact Quiz Builder, a tool used by more than 30,000 businesses including The American Red Cross, Home Depot, and Forbes. He's probably seen more quizzes than any other human on earth right now.
I loved chatting with Josh. This guy is a straight up hustler, from starting a landscaping company at a young age, to making wads of cash fixing laptops in high school, to building the first and biggest quiz building platform online among several other businesses...Josh is the epitome of a Successful Dropout...even though he actually graduated! His story is a bit of a nail-biter at times...but it will inspire you.
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After asking the Successful Dropout audience what questions they would like answered live on the podcast, Kylon shares his top resources, habits, roles models and more in this Q&A style episode.
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Dr. Richard Shuster is a licensed clinical psychologist and the host of The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard Shuster: Food for the Brain, Knowledge from the experts, Tools to Win at Life which is regularly downloaded in over 40 countries. On his podcast, Dr. Shuster’s guests educate and inspire listeners through their stories, expertise, and passion for helping make a difference in the lives of others. His mission is to help people become the best versions of themselves and as a consequence, make the world a better place. A sought after media expert, Dr. Shuster’s clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in such publications as The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Glassdoor.com, Reader’s Digest, and others.
I loved chatting with Dr. Richard and hearing his inspiring story. Even though he is not a school dropout, he is a dropout from society's conveyor belt and fully embodies the Successful Dropout philosophy. After surviving a nasty car crash and evaluating his life in the seconds that he thought he was going to die, he decided to dedicate his life to becoming the best version of himself and to helping others do the same...no matter what.
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Kylon and his wife Te get real about the future of the Successful Dropout community.
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Travis is the co-founder and CTO of Newchip. An if you guys remember we’ve had Ryan Rafols on the show who is the other co-founder of Newchip. He believes crowdfunding is the future of investing and that millennials will lead the impending economic revolution. Travis has been involved in startups for over 20 years and has consulted over 2,000 startups and more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. More recently he helped build the fastest growth private company in Austin, winning Inc 500 #21, where they boot strapped a company from $1k per month revenue to over $1.2 million per month in less than 14 months, generating over $40 million in 4 years. Starting his Junior year in High School Travis took evening classes and joined the school’s work experience program in order to qualify for half days. By his senior year he was only attending 2 High school classes. At 19 he was already making $150k/year and at 21 he raised his first 10 million.
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Some vintage Successful Dropout here! Michael's episode used to be one of the most shared episodes on the show! Here it is again in all it's glory:
After deciding to skip college, Michael Fisk founded Photoboxx, an event based photo activation company that released one of the first Instagram printers in the world. Photboxx built it's foundation in the hashtag printing industry and has quickly become a product used internationally by some of the world largest brands including Harley Davidson, Coca-Cola, TGI Fridays, Teen Vogue and Acura. This new startup has inspired thousands of fans to engage with their favorite brands on social media. This guy is a rockstar of a Successful Dropout, a serial entrepreneur with a passion for business and for his wife and three daughters.
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This is episode is part 2 with the incredible Braun Shedd! See his first episode here.
I love chatting with Braun. Sometimes I feel like I'm sitting at the feet of a young Socrates in the making. The dude is an incredible philosopher - full of wisdom, alway searching, always questioning...the epitome of a Successful Dropout. I hope you enjoy listening to Braun in this episode as much as I did when we were recording!
Some of the things we talk about:
Crypto, startups, and how to get the most out of next year with Braun Shedd
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Seth Hymes is the Founder and CEO of In Demand Career Training. In Demand Career Training teaches future entrepreneurs how to get a job in the rapidly growing field of digital marketing. A graduate of NYU's film school, Seth found digital marketing in 2014 after successfully doing marketing for another company….not long after that he quit his job and began working for clients independently. Since then, he has created the Digital Marketing Career Blueprint, which teaches students the in-demand skills in digital marketing from the ground-up, as well as how to put together resumes, talk to hiring managers, and get the job you want. Seth has not only found great success with In Demand Career Training, but has also helped literally hundreds of students get interviews and jobs or become entrepreneurs themselves.
This entire interview was gold...but my favorite part is the wisdom Seth shares towards the end of the episode. Seth is extremely passionate about helping his students learn the ins and outs of digital marketing, and he's producing incredible results with most of his students getting great entry jobs without a college degree in under a year! There are a lot of scammers and posers out there...Seth isn't one of them. He is as authentic as they come.
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There are two types of entrepreneurs...which one are you? One is better than the other.
This is another episode released a long time ago before Successful Dropout blew up. It has too few downloads...so here it is again!
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Sean Kim is the CEO of Rype, one of the world’s leading language learning platforms, and the founder of The Growth List, a media company focused on helping you become your best self. He is also a Columnist on Inc. and a contributor to Fast Company, Observer, TIME, and a few other publications.
Sean shared a ton of value in this episode - no doubt a result of his wide array of entrepreneurial ups and downs. He has an incredible perspective on entrepreneurship and living unconventionally that I think you will enjoy. Here are some of the things Sean and I talked about
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This week I brought a special guest on - my second cousin Christian Bell. It was an absolute pleasure to chat with him. He has uniquely varied experiences in formal education, Ivy League schools, government, and small business that provide well-rounded perspectives on the pros and cons of each.
We chat about:
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Zachary Babcock is the author of Prison To Promised Land, a book he wrote on his 5 year experience in prison about how anyone can find happiness and fulfillment in life, even after the loss of loved ones, drug addiction, and spending years in prison. Zachary is now an inspiring transformational speaker and life coach. He inspires lasting change in countless lives through his unique story of overcoming adversity and the lessons that he learned through his experience. Zachary also owns and runs his Facebook advertising agency to help entrepreneurs, online business owners, and small business owners market their message to sell their products and services.
Zachary has an incredible story of achievement and success in the face of extreme adversity and struggle. It was an honor to have him on the show. Here are some of the things Zachary and I talked about:
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Kylon talks about pressure and shares a personal story illustrating how pressure can be used as a tool to take things to the next level.
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At 19 years old Cathal dropped out of University in the UK to join a small team of four in Manchester to start building a social media marketing agency called Social Chain.
In the first year, the team grew to around 30 staff, and he worked as the Head of Campaigns, overseeing the execution of all client work. Since then, Social Chain has worked with brands such as Puma, Malibu, Comedy Central, BBC and Universal. 2016 saw Social Chain’s expansion to Berlin and even New York and their staff has grown to around 60.
Cathal has also recognized by Tech Insider as one of their "50 most influential people on Social Media"
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Just listen to the episode. Hackers stole $8,500 worth of bitcoin from my Bittrex account. If you are in cryptocurrency…this is an important lessons to learn! Don’t make the same mistakes I did!
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Sachet is an Indian-American entrepreneur specializing in mobile technology and marketing. With extensive knowledge in developing consumer products on the iOS and Android platforms, he has also been able to make several of them go viral; both independently, and through his companies. Currently, Sachet is focused on an anonymous, geolocation based social media app he launched with his partners, “Covertly.” He is also running his independent affiliate marketing business that he uses to fund his lifestyle. As a side hustle, Sachet trades his own capital on the cryptocurrency markets, A.K.A bitcoins & alt coins, and consults with his friends to do the same. Covertly has gotten over 150,000 downloads on the Apple App Store, and has raised $150,000 from investors at half a million dollar valuation. Sachet plans to double, or even triple that valuation within the next two fiscal quarters.
Sachet is the epitome of an the entrepreneur who has experienced the full spectrum of roller coaster rides in the process of building his businesses. In this episode we chat about being honest about who you are and how you feel in the public eye, and how the best way to build your personal brand is to start with being yourself. This idea has carried over into Sachet's business endeavors and has become the core philosophy behind his new app Covertly.
We also dive into cryptocurrency, and Sachet explains the basics very well.
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Kylon shares four business ideas that you can get started on today. These are all businesses that Kylon has built before as well.
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Micah dropped out of Cornell university to found Maidbot, a company on a mission to bring Rosie the Robot (kind of like The Jetsons TV show) to reality - starting with the world's first housekeeping robot for hotels. Maidbot is starting to attract some major customers such as The Marriott, and The Hilton...and just finished it’s first round of funding.
I really enjoyed talking with Micah. He's young, but he's sprinting out of the gate. What struck me most about this episode was Micah's mentality and reason for starting Maidbot. He actually worked in the industry he wanted to build a business in (hospitality), and experienced the problems and challenges within the space first-hand. With this knowledge he started working on solutions to solve those problems...which eventually turned into Maidbot. At the end of the day, being an entrepreneur and building great businesses is about solving people's problems by building a great solution. You won't know what solution to build, if you don't understand the problem, and you won't understand the problem, if you don't immerse yourself in the market.
Micah's advice at the end of the episode is gold!
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Kylon explores what success really means. Success is relative. Do you really want to be a millionaire? Or do you just want to LIVE like a millionaire?
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