Dilan Mistry: Since College I've Always Wanted to Run My Own Company. Now I Have Two Successful Ones.

My guest today is Dilan Mistry, the 22-year-old entrepreneur and founder of two companies, NativeFour and Intertidal LA. By age 17, he had started three small business ventures and was recognized in South Bay Magazine’s "19 Under 19." Midway through his freshman year of college at Chapman University, he started NativeFour, a commercial production company. In the beginning, he was running his own one-man band, shooting, editing, directing, and producing most of his company’s projects, but he was quickly able to leverage higher budgets and eventually bring on a team. Then during his Sophomore year, he fatefully met Cameron Thuman, a film production directing major at the time, who eventually became Dilan’s NativeFour partner in crime, and to this day. Their first project together was a 60-sec film starring the famous automotive figure Magnus Walker and the film got picked up as a feature story on Porsche’s official newsroom channel. That film helped launch their careers and since then, NativeFour has produced films for top brands including Mercedes-Benz, Sotheby’s, Omaze, and more. In addition to creating his second company lntertidal LA last year, Dilan was able to help secure a beautiful office space for both his companies in Hermosa Beach (their office is just one block away from the beach and the pier). Before you hear my full chat with Dilan, I invite you to grab a drink of your choice and let’s spend happy hour together. Keep up to date with our show on Instagram at www.instagram.com/haapihourpod Follow Dilan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dilansmistry/ and learn more about his companies NativeFour and Intertidal LA. Send us your thoughts and any guest recommendations to [email protected] (Music from Epidemic Sound)