Ep100: Everette Taylor

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with entrepreneur + VP of Marketing at Skurt, Everette Taylor.

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Everette is founder of MilliSense (named after his mother Millicent), former CMO at StickerMule and leads growth + marketing for new projects at Microsoft. Throughout his career, Taylor has maintained a strong track record of helping companies grow through creative data-driven marketing. He has been called a "marketing genius" by Forbes, a "marketing star" by Fortune Magazine, a "visionary businessman" by The Huffington Post, and "an innovator who's changing the consumer marketing game" by Black Enterprise.

In this episode, we chat about his recent talk at the Wonder Women Tech Conference, why he's found the March of Dimes Foundation to be such a near + dear cause of his, how he struggled maintaining work/life balance early on in his entrepreneurial career suffering with bouts of depression, how working for renowned author, Neil Strauss, + later co-founding GrowthHackers with startup legend, Sean Ellis, changed his career outlook, how social media success makes most people think they're better off financially than what the reality is, how Creatives Aga;nst Depression is battling the feelings those social media stigmas can bring up, why he believes wholeheartedly in failure as a learning tool, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep99: Brandon Howard

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with recording artist + entrepreneur, Brvndon Howvrd.

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Brandon is a Baltimore native rapper,  business owner, + father with a strong regard to his community. He runs his own barbershop brand, KLEEN Barbers, in conjunction with recording music for his upcoming EP.

In this episode, we chat about his recent success winning 92Q's #QUnHeard Contest + opening up for Jeezy at Summer Jam, how over a decade of hard work has prepared him to make the most of any opportunity, his vision for the future of his KLEEN Barbers brand, how important mentors have been in Brandon's life + career, the way becoming a father has changed his outlook on his career + aspirations and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep96: Kim Kaupe

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting at WeWork in NYC in the offices of ZinePak, with Co-Founder, Kim Kaupe.

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Kim is an entrepreneur out of New York City + Co-Founder of ZinePak; a company of dedicated SuperFans, who’ve worked with entertainers as diverse as Katy Perry and KISS; properties ranging from Frozen to Orange Is The New Black; teams including the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets; and brands including Unilever, MillerCoors, and American Express. Kim + her partner, Brittany Hodak, have been featured in Inc.'s 35 Under 35, Forbes 30 Under 30, + Entrepreneur's Top 30 Startups to Watch.

In this episode, we chat about how we met at the Next Gen Summit earlier this year, the importance of patience when building a company from nothing, how they managed to be the only 100% self-funded company on Inc.'s 35 Under 35 List, what it was like being on Shark Tank + ultimately turning down a ~$700+ million dollar deal, how her mother is really not going to like the foul language in this interview, the current state of women-owned businesses in a report done by American Express, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep92: Jon Westenberg

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with writer + digital evangelist, Jon Westenberg. 

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Jon is a multifaceted creative and a marketing director. Jon has appeared + been published in Business Insider, Inc.com, TIME and dozens of other publications. Rated one of the top writers on Medium, Jon has grown a massive audience with his down to earth style and refreshing approach to startups, small business entrepreneurship, + creativity. 

In this episode, we chat about struggling with getting a digital communications Masters from non-native digital practitioners, his love of sharing all his thoughts in his writing, why Jon thinks the current trend of making entrepreneurship sexy is dangerous for employees who make companies run, how not all businesses should be scale-able and why it's OK, Westenberg's love of his 3-draft rule for writing and putting up content constantly, dropping out of law school and battling depression, how he's amassed a large following on Medium and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep85: Austin Silver

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with host of #AustinSilverNow + entrepreneur, Austin Silver.

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Austin is a YouTuber + financial Sherpa for Millennials who struggle with personal finances + adulting, providing immense value in digital marketing and building a personal brand online, along with owner of a DJ business he started while still in high school.

In this episode, we chat about what it was like starting his first businesses while still in high school, what the vision is for his #AustinSilverNow show, how we met through past guest Jared Dykas, where he thinks RECN is headed in the future, the importance of having a solid mentor in your life and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep73: NG Summit + BorrowLenses

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we chat about the NG Summit this past weekend, and some fun coming up with partner sponsorship, BorrowLenses.

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Jessica helps co-host this episode where we chat about meeting so many amazing young entrepreneurs at the NG Summit this past weekend in NYC. We got to listen to some amazing entrepreneurs and inventors speak about their journey, their companies, and the work they put in to make it onto lists like Forbes 30 Under 30 + shows like Shark Tank, with some notable people like Kim Kaupe of ZinePak, Gerard Adams of ELITE DAILY + Fownders,  Kai Kloepfer of AE Gen Technologies, John Meyer of Fresco News, Harry Paul, Benjamin Stern of NOHBO Ball and many more. We also shed some light on the upcoming BorrowLenses promotions which will be announced at the end of the month with more details to come and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep66: Jake Jorgovan

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with founder of Outbound Creative + host of the Working Without Pants Podcast, Jake Jorgovan.

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In this episode, we chat about what it was like co-founding a business at 19 years old, learning real-world pains about naivete, involving emotion in business, finding the right fit with regards to your skills, and being honest with yourself. Starting out with a service business as opposed to a product business is a completely different animal, which Jake learned early on. With Outbound Creative, Jorgovan helps agencies attract the sort of customer they want to work with, and we chat about his vision for the Working Without Pants Podcast, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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Ep56: Dan Schepleng

On this episode of The Angry Millennial, we're chatting with Founder of Kapowza, Dan Schepleng.

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In this episode, we chat about both wanting to see a Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee but for creatives, going on his first business meeting with his partner at 6am in suits instead of 6pm, his first entrepreneurial endeavors, crazy ex-girlfriends that should've gone into acting, his work in the film industry with Camden Arts + Motion, learning from all his early on companies to then create Kapowza, learning from constant failure, the joys of making his first hires for his latest company, and more on this episode of The Angry Millennial.

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