The Millennial Entrepreneur

Sina Sadrzadeh
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Sep 21, 2022 • 28min

#104: How to Know When to Pivot Your Business & Your Journey – Yin Noe

In this episode I spoke with Yin Noe, the CEO of Pennychain and is now pivoting into a new business called Iconic, a platform letting you purchase fractionalised assets and alternative investments.In 2021, AccelerateHER & Google named Yin as one of the UK’s Top Inspiring 50 Tech Leaders which was announced in the Financial Times. In this list, she is one of the youngest winners & the first winner in history from Myanmar.In the episode we spoke about: Her journey of three different start ups and how she has got to Iconic right now How she managed to create massive interest for her businesses and speaking to the right people without having a working prototype, highlighting the power of a good story and great visual mock ups to show As someone who takes pride in pivoting into different businesses, we spoke about when is the right time to stop what you are doing and pivot into a different business Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 16, 2022 • 31min

#103: Mentally Managing a Growing Side-Hustle & Do We All Have a Purpose? – Shivani Pau

In this episode I spoke with Shivani Pau, the host of A Millennial Mind, a leading podcast discussing all things mindset and growth for young people.She has amassed thousands of followers on Instagram and subscribers to her podcast to have taken the leap to quit her job and do it full time.We talked about: From chatting to various guests on her podcast, what is the biggest self-development and mindset challenge young people face today? How she mentally managed different things while working full time and does she recommend side hustles The difficulty of being present when managing the growth of a job as well as a side hustle and whether she believes side hustles are being glamorised in todays world---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 7, 2022 • 30min

#102: Creating One of the Largest Music Communities & Independent Record Labels Globally – Rhys Jackson

In this episode, I spoke with Rhys Jackson, the founder of T in Techno, one of the largest communities dedicated to techno music with 120k followers on Twitter and one of the largest record labels within technoRhys also manages social media for some top artists, as well as top Premier League football players both playing and retired.We covered: How Rhys started his journey into music with creating Soundcloud playlists that big DJs used to buy off him The growth strategies he undertook to grow his community to the strength it is today How he became social media managers of top football players and music artists---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 31, 2022 • 30min

#101: What is 'Self-Mastery' & How To Harness it to Achieve Impact – Charlie Rogers

In this episode I spoke to Charlie Rogers, a content creator and writer, talking about how young people can empower themselves on the path to ‘self-mastery’.Charlie believes all great achievements start with self-mastery.So we covered: What exactly is ‘self-mastery’ and how it can benefit you in achieving impact in whatever you do The top challenge young people face when it comes to self-mastery and how to overcome it The mindset you have to undertake and how to get started on the path to self-mastery---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 24, 2022 • 46min

#100: Gang Leader to Empowering & Funding Black-Led Startups – Karl Lokko

In this episode, I spoke to Karl Lokko, the Chairman at Black Seed, one of the largest if not the largest VC dedicated to empowering black founders.Karl is a former gang leader from Brixton. He’s seen friends stabbed, killed, and imprisoned. The story of how Karl harnessed his gang-ridden life experiences, and how that turned him into a force for black founders in his community and beyond is truly inspiring.In this special 45-minute episode, we covered: The story behind how Karl was initiated towards joining the gang and the reason behind why he wanted to remain within in and also answers whether he misses the authority that came with it How he transitioned into Black Seed from the gang environment How he finds some elements of the corporate world more challenging than his gang past---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 17, 2022 • 33min

#99: Facebook Groups for Building Communities & LinkedIn Personal Branding Results – Saffron Sumner

In this episode, I spoke with Saffron Sumner, founder of Twenties Legacy, a community of founders, freelancers and creators in their twenties.We spoke about: What is the ambition of Twenties Legacy and also how she decided to grow the community via a Facebook group and to highlight how Facebook groups are still thriving and how you can use them to build your own communities Why Saffron decided to post consistently on LinkedIn, growing to 16k followers in 3 months and giving examples of the opportunities she has seen from this Highlighting the challenges and dark sides when it comes to growing personal LinkedIn, like mental health impact, maintaining consistency and the weird DMs that are received sometimes in the 100s as Saffron highlights---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 33min

#98: Launching and Growing a Leading NFT Project – David Chapman

In this episode, I spoke with David Chapman, the founder of a leading NFT project, the Kusama Kings.The Kusama Kingdom is the highest grossing community led project in the Polkadot ecosystem. Offering holders private access to unique investment opportunities within web3 startups.We covered: How David decided to launch an NFT project, not coming from a Web3 background himself, where he was a qualified accountant Why NFTs were the best vehicle to achieve the ambition of improving accessibility to investing in crypto/web3 startups on a community level How he grew the community to a massive level where it was just himself, with little strategy before launch---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 3, 2022 • 32min

#97: Manager of The Sidemen Reveals Behind the Scenes – Jordan Schwarzenberger

In this episode, I spoke to Jordan Schwarzenberger, the manager of The Sidemen, one of YouTube’s biggest collectives of content creators, Europe’s largest YouTube collective.It’s an extremely interesting episode to see the behind the scenes of what goes into creating one of the most successful YouTube collectives on the planet, while also creating their own brands like a vodka, a subscription service and a chicken brand, to offer more to their audience and take them beyond YouTube.We covered: How Jordan personally got into the role as the manager of The Sidemen at such a young age, as well as revealing some behind the scenes when it comes to creating their other brands and businesses as well as negotiating with brands such as Revolut What it’s like to manage The Sidemen on a daily basis and who within them is more hands-on with the businesses Where he wants to take The Sidemen next and mentioning some challenges when it comes to managing their colossal brand that people don’t see---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 27, 2022 • 18min

Solo Ep: What's Happening With the Podcast After Episode 100?

We are almost at episode 100!So, in this solo episode, to lead up to the magic 100th episode, I will be covering: My personal top 5 podcast episodes I have recorded in 2022 What’s to come with the podcast going beyond 100 episodes, And a reveal of some guests recording soon---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 13, 2022 • 30min

#96: The Biggest Mental Health Challenge Young Entrepreneurs Face – James Roycroft-Davis

In this episode, I spoke with James Roycroft-Davis, founder of Luna and a mental health advocate helping entrepreneurs to deal with metal health struggles informed by his own battle within his startupWe covered: The mental health struggles James has faced as an entrepreneur running his own startup and raising funding and why he attributed his self worth to if he could get funding How he dealt with this and how he deals with imposter syndrome The largest mental health challenge young entrepreneurs face on a daily basis and James’ advice to overcome this---Zencastr Sponsor a Podcast: https://zen.ai/themillennialentrepreneur2FREE SHARE WORTH UPTO £200 🤑: https://magic.freetrade.io/join/sina/5778b9e3YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Pd3VD2lZbjSoc-OCtp1wInstagram Page: @TheMillennialEntrepreneurPodMicrophone/Equipment Used: https://amzn.to/31Os4fV, https://amzn.to/3kul2FmSubscribe to my blog: https://sinablog.medium.com/My Business (Wing) - A fully contactless business card: www.wingcard.io---Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com | @dcuttermusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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