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Young, Smart, & Battling Broke

by Cole Hume

Beating broke and building the lives we love one brilliant idea at a time.

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Episodes

  1. #8: Parth Patil - From Broke to the Frontier of AI by Being the Original Vibe Coder

    Meet Parth Patil. He is a builder, a thinker, and former Clubhouse data scientist who reinvented his career multiple times to become one of the leaders of the AI revolution, leading special AI projects for Reid Hoffman. In this conversation, we cover everything from burning your savings to learn...

  2. #7: Adam Novak – Building a Language Learning Startup, 200k+ Audience, and Fluency in Korea at 25

    At 25, Adam Novak is building The Fluency Project — a differentiated language-learning platform based in Seoul, South Korea. Through bold, founder-led marketing stunts, Adam has earned over 60 million views across platforms, using creativity and street performance to reimagine how we approach...

  3. #6: Matt Huang - From IB, BCG, & Google, to Educating 100k+ Subscribers at 26

    Matt has worked all the jobs an economics undergrad considers and idolizes: investment banking, consulting at BCG, & now, big tech at Google. While working these jobs, he has moonlighted as a content creator and his educational YouTube channel has surpassed 100K subscribers. Matt is as sharp and...

  4. #5: Sam Freeman - From Club Promoter at 19 to Founder of Two Fast Growing Ventures (>$1M ARR) at 23

    Sam Freeman went from UCLA student & nightlife promoter to Founder of two fast-growing ventures doing $1M+ in revenue — all before turning 24. → MTRNM: A global house music brand throwing sold-out shows in airplane hangars, Japanese temples, and even the LA Natural History Museum — across 10+...

  5. #4: Alex Michaelsen – The 26-Year-Old Founder & CEO Who Bet It All at 22 to Build a National Beverage Brand

    At 22, Alex Michaelsen quit his job to chase a startup dream. At 24, he was nearly broke. At 26, his beverage brand, Leisure Hydration, is now stocked in every Whole Foods nationwide. In this episode of Young, Smart, & Battling Broke, Alex shares what it really looked like to build a consumer...

  6. #3: Edward Collinson - 23-Year-Old Bain Consultant on Beating Recruitment Odds, Demystifying Consulting, & Balancing Ambition with Joy

    What does it take to break into the world’s top consulting firms when the odds aren’t in your favor? What does the consulting path actually entail for young people? How do you balance other passions and an entrepreneurial fire when working a 9-9? This episode, I sat down with Edward Collinson, an...

  7. #2: Jake Santaniello - The 21-Year-Old Entrepreneur & BCGer with a Seven-Figure Business Empire

    At 21, Jake Santaniello has already built a 7-figure business empire with e-commerce brands like UCLA Vintage and Martino Milano, a real estate investment fund, and a protein gummy company, Thrive Candy. And he’s done it all without a single internship—proving that building can sometimes beat the...

  8. #1: Tejes Srivalsan - 21-year-old CEO turning parties into profits, memes into job offers, & delusions into dollars

    Welcome to the very first episode of Young, Smart, and Battling Broke! I’m your host, Cole Hume—young, beginning to be a little less broke, and as for smart...well, the jury’s still out on that one. But I hope to have a loving impact, with financial savviness and mindfulness as my guiding...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Beating broke and building the lives we love one brilliant idea at a time.

HOSTED BY

Cole Hume

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Beating broke and building the lives we love one brilliant idea at a time.

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