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Backstage Careers

#18 How A 23 Year Old Got Hired By The Founder Of Bleacher Report

Sep 13, 2021
01:00:56

In today's episode I talk to Nejc (@heynejc on Twitter) who's currently working behind the scenes with Dave Nemetz the founder of  Bleacher Report  (a media company that sold for $175M in 2012).

Nejc is Dave's right hand man when it comes to producing and growing his personal brand -and we'll go into detail about what that means exactly.


SHOW NOTES: 
03:32 How Nejc's desire to work in the US started
07:05 The exact strategy Nejc used to get in touch with Nir Eyal (best selling author of Hooked)? 
18:245How he used the same strategy to get top tier programming internships
24:45 How starting his own podcast helped Nejc get a job with Dave Nemetz (the founder of Bleacher Report)
30:20  The exact strategy Nejc used to reach out to Dave Nemetz 
38:00 Why did Nejc get into production and business when he had a degree in computer science? 
41:20 What's it like working with Dave Nemetz?
50:20 What does Nejc actually do for Dave Nemetz?
54:16 Nejc advice for people who want to find a business mentor

Go follow Nejc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heynejc

And if you're reading this, don't be shy! Shoot me a DM on Instagram and let me know what you thought of this episode or let me know if you have any questions! My handle is @jeremyjohnmary!


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