Cole Nevins: Building a Media Empire from Age 8 on David's Saturday Night Sit Back

Send us Fan MailCole Nevins (@allphenom) is a blogger, radio broadcast host, founder of the media company Phenom, student, soccer player, and more!  His journey began with building his first sports blog at the young age of 8, followed by a sit-down TV interview at 10, hosting a live radio broadcast at 14, and ultimately launching his own media company, Phenom, at the age of 15. His company Phenom partners with sports organization’s where they focused on elevating college recruitment opportunities for the players through coverage such as: Media Day photoshoots for graphics, Extended Team Programing for scouts, Roster Preview’s for the IG community, B-roll highlights from showcases and much more. Cole is an example to all entrepreneurs to hustle, not be afraid of failure, solving problems, trying new things, and so much more.  I personally have entrepreneurs in my own life who are currently feeling deflated and defeated and I know Cole’s episode will light that internal fire within them to keep going!  Please help us spread this message of encouragement by doing the following which will take only 2 minutes of your time:  Give the show a 5-star review on Spotify  Give the show a 5-star review AND a written review on Apple Podcasts  Subscribe to the YouTube channel and leave a comment to Cole on his episodeHaving trouble leaving a review on any of these sites? Scroll to the bottom of tonight's show notes for a few hacks! (0:00) Cole reminisces about his days in sports radio (8:11) Cole quizzes David on the pronunciation of Long Island cities (12:25) Where did your obsession with sports come from?  (17:39) How did you get on a TV interview at 10 years old? (26:52) When did blogging slow down and graphic design content pick up? The family dynamics of running a business together.  (32:06) How Phenom came to be (37:03) How Phenom pivoted because of sports stopping during the COVID 19 Pandemic (53:33) Balancing school while learning to be a CEO of a startup (59:07) How Phenom’s network expanded through media packages with local sports teams + the 7 podcasts they ran + dealing with burnout (1:07:19) Full time Phenom after graduating high school (1:13:23) When a business is young, whether you do or don’t have the financial means, should the owner do everything themselves or outsource some of the work? (1:15:58) The best and worst question you could ask an entrepreneur  (1:23:24) Advice to new entrepreneurs who don’t see the results they imagined upon launching a business (1:27:20) Why did you decide to go to school when your running a profitable business?  (1:32:39) Effective networking (1:40:15) Your thoughts on Gen Z from an entrepreneurial perspective 1:45:23) If you could snap your fingers and solve any problem on the planet, what problem do you think you would solve?  (1:51:20) What are your thoughts on Football Season 2023 so far? Review Hacks: Spotify: Go to the DSNSB home page and "listen" to any one full episode by clicking play and fast forwarding to the very end. You are now allowed to give some stars. Apple: Go to the DSNSB home page and scroll down, after 8 episodes you'll see "tap to rate" and "write a review". Please do both! YouTube: You do have to be signed into a free account to subscribe. With Big Love & Gratitude, David & the DSNSB GuestsSupport the showhttps://www.dsnsb.com/