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MI Rewind: Escaping Wall Street w/ Jose Hernandez and Alan Angeloni

Feb 2, 2024

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Former wealth manager Jose Hernandez and financial social media influencer Alan Angeloni discuss their journey into entrepreneurship, building a successful financial education platform, and escaping Wall Street. They share insights on finding potential business partners, building a large social media following, turning a following into a business, dealing with imposter syndrome, and navigating negative feedback as content creators.

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Quick takeaways

Partnerships are crucial for success in entrepreneurship and can lead to greater opportunities and growth.

Social media, particularly platforms like Instagram, is an effective tool for building a brand and engaging with a younger demographic.

Successfully navigating social media challenges requires learning from mistakes, being adaptable, and understanding the dynamics of the platform.

Content creators on social media should provide valuable information while balancing the responsibility to give accurate advice and avoiding compliance issues.

Deep dives

The Power of Partnership

Jose Hernandez and Alan Angeloni discuss their journey into entrepreneurship, becoming social media gurus, building a successful financial education platform, and ultimately escaping Wall Street. They emphasize the importance of partnerships in achieving success and how working together can lead to greater opportunities and growth.

Introduction

2min

Escaping Wall Street to Pursue Unconventional Paths

21min

Reflections on Building a Business and Sponsors

3min

The Importance of Partnerships

19min

Mistakes, challenges, and concerns of growing a social media presence

5min

Meal Kit Delivery and Stock Investing Course

3min

Navigating Negative Feedback as a Content Creator

28min

On today’s Millennial Investing Rewind Episode, Robert Leonard chats with Jose Hernandez and Alan Angeloni about their journey into entrepreneurship, becoming social media gurus, building a successful financial education platform, and ultimately escaping Wall Street. Jose Hernandez is a former wealth manager for one of the largest firms in the world, who left that career behind to pursue his dream and passion. Alan Angeloni has built one of the largest financial social media accounts on Instagram, Financial Professional, and turned it into a successful and growing business.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

00:00 - Intro

22:51 - How you can meet potential business partners.

32:29 - How to determine if someone is right for a partnership.

34:39 - The challenges of working with a business partner.

37:38 - How to build a large social media following.

37:38 - How to turn a social media following into a business.

45:54 - Mistakes to avoid on social media.

50:57 - How to deal with imposter syndrome.

And much, much more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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