E4: Create Your Dream Career: Declassified Media Founder Justin Nguyen

GROW with Dan Russo

Justin Nguyen is a 25-year-old creator and entrepreneur on a quest to empower young people with the "cheat codes" to build their dream careers, businesses, and lives. He's amassed over 250K+ followers on TikTok and tens of thousands of downloads on the Declassified College Podcast (@declassifiedcollege / TikTok) in pursuit of that mission.

Prior to starting Declassified Media, Justin noticed that there was an information gap in the advice he was receiving about being a successful college student and young professional. He questioned why the all the career advice was coming from people 20 years his senior, who had been long removed from an internship search and working entry level positions.

So, Justin decided to seek wisdom from those who were just a few steps ahead of him. He believed their advice would be more relevant and directly applicable to students' and young professionals' most pressing challenges. Then, Declassified Media was born. In this interview, Justin reveals must-hear tips for anyone building their career or business and where he pulls inspiration from to help catalyze other young people's success.

Topics:

• Your early years
• Your identity crisis
• Getting into entrepreneurship and content creation
• Your family fleeing Vietnam as refugees
• The moment you realized you wanted more out of your life
• Helping students and young professionals be successful
• How to seek advice that is relevant to your goals
• Why you should seek experienced AND relevant advice
• Your best networking advice for young people
• How to grow an audience online and monetize it
• Tips to grow on TikTok
• How to grow you podcast audience
• Your definition of growth