Farokh Sarmad is the CEO of Goodlife Media and has spent the past six years building an Instagram empire. He is best known for starting @goodlife and for helping the most recognizable entrepreneurs build their personal brands on social media. Follow Farokh Sarmad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farokh/?hl=en Follow Goodlife on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodlife/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milan Kordestani is a serial entrepreneur whose most notable startups include Guin Records, The Doe, and Dormzi. Before the age of 19, Milan found himself building three startups across music, technology, and journalism, while simultaneously attending college full time. Milan attributes his success to his unwavering belief that a collective culture built on innovation, ethics, and hard work yields positive results and he is passionate about sharing those ideas with the world. Together with friend Sabine Rizvi, Milan co-founded Dormzi. This unique marketplace provides a space for young entrepreneurs to build stores and monetize their skill sets. Dormzi allows anyone to hire young talent to complete jobs for them at a competitive rate while generating income that is truly flexible to their lifestyle, and build relationships with businesses. Learn more about Milan Kordestani: https://milankordestani.com/ Follow Milan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milankordestani/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KidSuper is best known as Colm’s clothing label, he prefers to brand all of his creative ventures under that moniker. KidSuper is a creative collective that designs and makes clothing, paints and does art shows, records music, and makes music videos all out of Colm’s Brooklyn studio. KidSuper has racked up a passionate following on Instagram, which has led to opportunities like making ski goggles for A$AP TyY, becoming the breakout surprise of the Paris Menswear Fashion Shows, and exhibiting his art and clothing at ComplexCon Learn more about Kid Super: https://kidsuper.com/ Follow Kid Super on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsuper/?hl=en Sign up for Catch now: https://www.catch.co/partners/rise-of-the-young Use the promo code CASEY2020 and get $10 after you save $100 in Catch! Today’s episode of Rise of the Young is brought to you by Catch, a free tax withholding and benefits platform for anyone. Whether you’re a podcaster like me, graphic designer, hair stylist, entrepreneur, or all around hustler, you can tell Catch to automatically take a percentage from each paycheck or payment you receive to be set aside for your taxes, time off, or a rainy day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on Rise of The Young we have Jose Montero. Jose is the CEO and founder of Blue Social, and they're on a mission to reinvent the name tag. Instantly share your social networks, contact information, payment information, music and weblinks with a simple tap.  Learn more about Blue Social: https://www.blue.social/ (use the code CASEY2020 for 20% off) Follow Jose Montero on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_jose_montero_/?hl=en Follow Blue Social on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blue_social/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Darren Marble is the Co-CEO of Crush Capital, a fintech firm with a mission to democratize the IPO. Crush Capital is the creator of “Going Public,” a new original series that allows viewers to invest in IPOs. Apply for Season 1 today: https://goingpublic.com - Sign up for Catch now: https://www.catch.co/partners/rise-of-the-young Use the promo code CASEY2020 and get $10 after you save $100 in Catch! Today’s episode of Rise of the Young is brought to you by Catch, a free tax withholding and benefits platform for anyone. Whether you’re a podcaster like me, graphic designer, hair stylist, entrepreneur, or all around hustler, you can tell Catch to automatically take a percentage from each paycheck or payment you receive to be set aside for your taxes, time off, or a rainy day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristen Anderson is a product leader in consumer FinTech and banking integration. Kristen is the Co-founder & CEO at Catch, a Y Combinator-backed startup combining savings, investment, and insurance for those without access to employer benefits. Early in her career, she worked with Commonwealth to design and scale innovative savings products that now serve more than 80 million consumers. Kristen also helped launch one of the first student loan repayment SaaS benefits platforms. Kristen has lived on four continents and has a Masters in International Business from Hult and Bachelors in Mathematics and Economics from Pepperdine University. Sign up for Catch now: https://www.catch.co/partners/rise-of-the-young  Use the promo code CASEY2020 and get $10 after you save $100 in Catch!  Today’s episode of Rise of the Young is brought to you by Catch, a free tax withholding and benefits platform for anyone. Whether you’re a podcaster like me, graphic designer, hair stylist, entrepreneur, or all around hustler, you can tell Catch to automatically take a percentage from each paycheck or payment you receive to be set aside for your taxes, time off, or a rainy day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republic started as a crowdfunding platform with a mission to democratize fundraising and a vision to become a true marketplace for private investing. Republic’s family of companies now provides end-to-end fundraising, distribution, and advisory solutions targeting token and equity sales to retail and institutional investors. Republic is an industry leader in this effort through Equity Crowdfunding, syndicated investments, and direct VC introductions. Whether from Republic’s angel and family office network through Republic Labs or our proprietary VC networking tool Radar, Republic has helped hundreds of founders with capital raises to date. Invest with Republic today: https://republic.co/ - Sign up for Catch now: https://www.catch.co/partners/rise-of-the-young Use the promo code CASEY2020 and get $10 after you save $100 in Catch! Today’s episode of Rise of the Young is brought to you by Catch, a free tax withholding and benefits platform for anyone. Whether you’re a podcaster like me, graphic designer, hair stylist, entrepreneur, or all around hustler, you can tell Catch to automatically take a percentage from each paycheck or payment you receive to be set aside for your taxes, time off, or a rainy day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doug Ellin is a screenwriter and film and tv director, known best for creating the HBO television series Entourage. Ellin has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards, three PGA Awards and a BAFTA, and has won a BAFTA and a PGA award. Learn more about Doug Ellin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Ellin Follow Doug Ellin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdougellin/?hl=en Listen to "Victory The Podcast" now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victory-the-podcast/id1517406283 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will Dzombak is one of the entertainment industry’s most prominent names in music management, best known for his role in growing the career of Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa and his Taylor Gang Entertainment. In 2014, Dzombak partnered with Khalifa to officially launch Taylor Gang Ent., inspired by the loyal and organic fanbase Khalifa built over the years. In addition to running and overseeing the day-to-day operations of Taylor Gang Entertainment, Dzombak has built the company in to a multi-service entertainment conglomerate which serves as both a management company, as well as an independent record label, with major label distribution. Learn more about Taylor Gang: http://www.taylorgang.com/ Follow Will Dzombak on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wgd6788/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on Rise of The Young I sat down with John Henry. Henry started his first business at 18, an on-demand drycleaning service for the Film and TV industry in New York City, with clients such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Boardwalk Empire, Power, and more. Henry led the company through its acquisition in 2014 -- founding and selling his first business by the age of 21. Henry later cofounded the diversity-focused Venture Capital firm Harlem Capital, raising $40.3mm and making 17 investments in Women and Minority entrepreneurs in his time there. Henry is also passionate about Media. Henry Executive Produced and Hosted the TV show ‘Hustle’ on VICELAND, Executive Produced by Alicia Keys and Marcus Samuelsson; and produced and hosted podcasts for brands like The Washington Post, Gimlet Media, WeWork, eBay, and Samsung. Learn more about John Henry: https://johnhenryspeaks.com/ Follow John Henry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnhenrystyle/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices