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Journey Under 30

by Colin M. Parker and Alex Taylor

Colin and Alex explore what they can do to create a name for themselves and be named in a future Forbes 30 Under 30.

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  1. Journey Under 30 42: The Final Destination

    The final episode of Journey Under 30. Thank you all for listening, and thank you for your support. We look forward to making something new and building up the current projects we have going on. We'll be seeing you again, don't you worry! Love, Colin M. Parker and Alex Taylor

  2. Journey Under 30 41: The Final Stretch

    Colin and Alex discuss the roadmap thus far as JU30 approaches its final destination. Also in this episode: Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@Frenchatmusic) talk about their biggest pivots, their biggest influences, and much more in the penultimate episode of the show. Check out...

  3. Black Lives Matter

    From The Scavengers Network: Why is this audio file so long? The time from the last word of the statement to the last second of the track totals 8 minutes and 46 seconds. 8 minutes and 46 seconds doesn't sound like a long time until you are confronted with just how long it can drag on. 8 minutes...

  4. Scavengers Scramble: Mr. Bean-Manuel Miranda

    The whole network got scrambled up with hosts, and so this week Mason and Books are here to talk about two careers they love. Also in this episode: Books (@theycallmebooks) discusses the 4 big life lessons of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Mason (@Fishstick_WIDK) talks about finding a career you like and...

  5. Journey Under 30 40: A Special Day to Celebrate... Failures and Success.

    Journey Under 30 Season 3 starts off with a special day! Also in this episode: Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@Frenchatmusic) talk about their failures and successes of the past year they've been alive, plus failures and successes of some friends.

  6. Roadmap 20: The Roadmap journey concludes. And yet... it's just beginning

    Colin (@ColinMParker) wraps up his thoughts on the Roadmap series, taking it on the road, what he's learned, and why UT Austin and why The Scavengers Network has a lot in common.

  7. Roadmap 19: Torchy's Tacos and UT Austin

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about auditing a class... and auditing some tacos.

  8. Roadmap 18: No Longer Vague

    Colin (@ColinMParker) has a *second* meeting to start a new partnership with an old partner. Promo: Wet Hot American Moon Juice

  9. Roadmap 17: Face Time (not the app)

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about showing up and asking for help. He also talks to his old mentor, he looks further down the road, and new possibilities open up.

  10. Roadmap 16: Where to call Home?

    Colin (@ColinMParker) is now in New Orleans! He visited with some people from his former program, wandered NOLA for a bit, and came up with today's big question: Where do you find your Home?

  11. Roadmap 15: Make like The Wonder Years and tour

    Colin (@ColinMParker) went to a The Wonder Years (@thewonderyears) concert in Baltimore and left feeling inspired to try something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

  12. Roadmap 14: All The Small Things

    Colin (@ColinMParker) catches up on announcements/smaller talking points that he hasn't had time to throw into the longer recent episodes.

  13. Roadmap 13: Industry News Break and Brand Basics Finale

    Colin (@ColinMParker) reads through some "morning news" and then finishes up the basics of branding! Don't worry, I remembered the article link: https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/10/can-spotify-be-the-one-to-finally-get-people-listening-to-short-podcasts/

  14. Roadmap 12: What is a brand, really?

    Colin (@ColinMParker) breaking down one of the most commonly misused words. What is a brand? What are your core values? Let's discuss.

  15. Roadmap 11: Work-Life Balance - Dance If You Wanna

    Colin (@ColinMParker) opens up about finding the separation one needs to actually achieve work-life balance. Go to weddings, dance with your friends, play video games in bed on Sunday... the work will be there at your desk on Monday. It's not going anywhere, but it's okay if you do for a little...

  16. Roadmap 10: Social Media Marketing III - The Trilogy Concludes

    Colin (@ColinMParker) finishes the basics of social media marketing. He also talks about trying to create a regular life schedule, organic reach of posts/ads, and the importance of metrics.

  17. Roadmap 9: Social Media Marketing II - The Sequel

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks more in-depth about social media marketing and how to listen to your community.

  18. Roadmap 8: Social Media Marketing Intro and The Condemnation of Fast Food Brands

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about social media marketing foundations, what's wrong with fast food brands on Twitter, the evolution of brands on Twitter, Moon Ball x Achievement Hunter, and finding the right channels to use. A LOT of content in this one, but it's all great, if you ask us.

  19. Roadmap 7: Facebook Advertisement Settlement

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about the $40m settlement between Facebook and larger advertisers who were affected by an "innocent error". More at: Forbes: Facebook To Pay Advertisers 40 Million Settlement

  20. Roadmap 6: Creating A Business Plan & Scavengers Meeting

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about Creating a Business Plan, plus updates post-Scavengers Network meeting.

  21. Roadmap 5: Never Go Hollywood

    Colin (@ColinMParker) takes a moment to get sidetracked and remember the people most important in one's life. Keep a healthy work-life balance, stay humbled, and reach out to folks. This one is for Austin (@Austin_Antoine). Thanks for the life lesson, and the lifelong friendship.

  22. Roadmap 4: Standing The Tests

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about finding needs and testing your ideas against them. Also: Grad school is expensive.

  23. Roadmap 3: Foundations, Kim Kaupe, and Last 90 Days

    Colin (@ColinMParker) breaks down Entrepreneurship Foundations by Kim Kaupe, talks about social media interactions, and about the last 90 days in this year/decade. What are YOU going to do with your final 90 days of 2019?

  24. Roadmap 2: Entrepreneurship

    Colin (@ColinMParker) talks about working through a Small Business Owner pathway on LinkedIn, starting with Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship.

  25. Roadmap 1: Origins and What To Expect

    Colin (@ColinMParker) is experimenting with some new content. Trying an audio journal of a month long experiment in learning, growth, and more. We'll discover something along the way. Or, so we hope.

  26. Journey Under 30 39: The Sauce (Alfredo Diaz)

    Colin (@frenchatmusic) discuss the works of Alfredo Diaz (@AlfredoPlays) of Achievement Hunter, and Rooster Teeth. Forbes really missed out on a good one here! Catch Alfredo's personal livestreams at Alfredo's Twitch.

  27. Journey Under 30 38: All Aboard The Coding Train

    Alex (@frenchatmusic) and Colin (@ColinMParker)discuss the career of famous Processing and Coding professor: Daniel Shiffman.

  28. Journey Under 30 37: Not The Luminary We Were Hoping For

    Alex (@frenchatmusic) and Colin (@ColinMParker) talk about Luminary and why it feels like such a bad deal. From giving up rights to paywalls, there's a lot to unpack, and a lot to look into once Luminary launches later this month.

  29. Journey Under 30 36: Gavin Free, A Slow Mo Guy But A Fast Paced Boy

    Colin (@frenchatmusic) discuss the works of Gavin Free (@GavinFree) of The Slow Mo Guys, Achievement Hunter, and Rooster Teeth. Forbes absolutely slept on Gavin and his work, and Colin barely scratched the surface of this career.

  30. Journey Under 30 35: The JU30 Renaissance

    It's [Technical]ly [Difficulties] our birthday! Alex (@frenchatmusic) and Colin (@ColinMParker) have some technical difficulties but eventually get to discuss their shared birthday (2/21) and look back on the growth of Journey Under 30.

  31. Journey Under 30 34: 12 Week Marketing Plans

    Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@frenchalexander) sit down to talk about one of Colin's favorite projects he worked on during his time at Loyola University New Orleans, the 12 Week Marketing Plan. Here's a copy of it if you'd like to make a copy of your own! 12 Week Marketing Plan

  32. Journey Under 30 33: You Can't Nort Brian David Gilbert

    Alex (@frenchatmusic) and Colin (@ColinMParker) discuss a career that Forbes has completely overlooked: Brian David Gilbert (@briamgilbert). Videos we mentioned: Brian's Polygon Video Cover Letter Brian read all 337 books in Skyrim so you don't have to | Unraveled

  33. Journey Under 30 32: Post Con Blues/CONfessionals

    HEY BABY WE HEAR THE BLUES A'CALLIN'! TOSSED SALAD AND SCRAAAAMBLED EGGS. Alex and Colin talk about the big conventions they've attended this month and what they learned there. Alex (@frenchatmusic) went to MAGfest in Washington D.C. at the beginning of the month, and Colin (@ColinMParker) went…

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  34. Journey Under 30 31: 2019 CHALLENGE MODE

    This episode is a week late because SOMEBODY (Colin) forgot to bring the audio on the plane and edit it on his 6 hour flight to PodCon. Oops! Colin and Alex discuss the challenges they're setting for themselves in this year, as well as lay out the rules for February's Catch-Up Challenge.

  35. Journey Under 30 30: This Time It's Personal (Failures)

    Colin and Alex read user submitted "#PostYourFailure" submissions. Also in this episode: Alex talks about living life like there's a limited time. Colin talks about finding balance and dealing with bad breakups. ----- LINKS: Get 2 months FREE of Skillshare at http://bit.ly/skillscav Patreon: get...

  36. Journey Under 30 29: No Dirt Talk (That's A Guarantee)

    Alex (@Frenchatmusic) talks to Colin (@ColinMParker) about an amazing resource for finding jobs and training. Take the test for yourself and see what options are you there for you! https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip ----- LINKS: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thescavengersnetwork Get $100 off...

  37. Journey Under 30 28: Welcome To My Todd Talk

    Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@Frenchatmusic) discuss what they would talk about in a TED Talk as well as who they'd like to see a present one. ------ LINKS: HelloTushy.com - Take 10% off your order when you use promo code SCAVENGE at checkout! Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thescavengersnetwork

  38. Journey Under 30 27: LIVE 1 Year Anniversary Special

    Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@frenchatmusic) celebrate the first year of JU30, and discuss what will be next for the show. They talk about their favorite episodes, what they want to do with the show next, and the ever closing gap between their late 20's and their looming 30th birthdays. -----...

  39. Journey Under 30 26: Odd Times To Be A "Band"

    We rescind our statement on a career we once said should be followed. Colin (@ColinMParker) breaks down as much of the Stacked Like Pancakes debacle as he can in one episode. Also in this episode: music copyright ownership, egos, and how to properly treat fellow artists/coworkers/business…

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  40. Journey Under 30 25: A Return To Form

    Alex Taylor (@Frenchatmusic) is back and now 100% more married! He also talks about the career of Jeremy Blake of Red Means Recording, burnout, and long gaps in pathways. ----- LINKS: Get $30 off your first order at Blue Apron by going to http://bit.ly/snapron30

  41. Journey Under 30 24: Wear The Same Thing Everyday?

    Alex (@Frenchatmusic) is out on his honeymoon! Colin (@ColinMParker) is left to his own devices. He says he'll keep it short, and then recorded for 50 minutes... so he edited it down, and actually kept it short. In this episode: Big life changes, career/job searches, and packing your bags and...

  42. Journey Under 30 23: @MokaJake

    Colin (@ColinMParker) interviews artist Jake Williams (@Mokajake). And congratulations Alex (@Frenchatmusic) on getting married this weekend! Colin talks to Jake about drawing/practicing his art everyday, animatics for podcasts, advice, and much more! Find Jake on Twitter at...

  43. Journey Under 30 22: @YeahPat

    We are doing another pre-recorded interview while Alex is moving/preparing for his wedding! In this episode, Colin (@ColinMParker) interviews artist YeahPat (@YeahPat) on his art, his process, and so much more. You can find the original video and the artwork that YeahPat made during the video…

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  44. Journey Under 30 21: Sam Greszeseses

    Alex Taylor (@atayl0) interviews fellow Scavengers Network member Sam Greszes (@samgreszeseses) about his career. ---- Links: Scavengers Network website - http://www.scavengersnetwork.com PodCon 2 suggestion form for Myth Takes -...

  45. Journey Under 30 20: Kid Gorgeous

    Colin (@ColinMParker) presents John Mulaney to Alex (@frenchatmusic). Further discussion points include: it's okay to want to escape for a little bit, pivoting into your field, and more. ---- Links: Sennheiser - http://bit.ly/scavheiser Scavengers Youtube -...

  46. Journey Under 30 19: "Chic Lumberjack"

    Alex Taylor (@Atayl0 / @Frenchatmusic) talks to Colin about Teju Ravilochan and his work with Uncharted. Also in this episode: Forbes 30 Under 30 nominations are now open (feel free to vote for your favorite hopeful 30 Under 30's!), Alex discusses how good it feels to see good still being done in...

  47. Journey Under 30 18: A Man of Many Names

    Colin (@ColinMParker) goes over the incredible works of Austin Walker with Alex Taylor (@Frenchatmusic). Also in this episode: pivoting is an okay thing to do, the job market is rough for fresh college graduates, and we all string together sentences just like we string together our days. -----...

  48. Journey Under 30 17: Patreonize Your Favorite Artists

    Alex talks to Colin about Jack Conte and the patron service, Patreon. In this episode the boys discuss breaking free of bad monetization programs (mainly YouTube's), Alex discusses the generalization issues of school systems, and Colin talks about how difficult we make it for people to find their...

  49. Journey Under 30 16: Our Sweet Sixteen

    Colin (@ColinMParker) and Alex (@Frenchatmusic) talk about one of the greatest humans to ever exist: Malala Yousafzai. Also in this episode, we discuss how much more mature she was than us at the age of 16 (and still is), the DNA of a 30 Under 30, Colin's graduation, and Alex getting hounded for...

  50. Journey Under 30 15: The Case of the PayPal Thief

    Alex teaches Colin all about Yogscast! From inception of the company, to the glorious beginnings of Minecraft Let's Plays, to the quieter and even days of the modern era. Also in this episode: Alex makes Colin do some Clickhole Quizzes, Colin feels strongly about Warby Parker glasses, and the…

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Colin and Alex explore what they can do to create a name for themselves and be named in a future Forbes 30 Under 30.

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Colin M. Parker and Alex Taylor

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