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Successful Dropout

Kylon Gienger•successfuldropout.com
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Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, and Bill Gates weren't the only Successful Dropouts. Listen to the only podcast in the world that features weekly interviews with inspiring and successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of school to pursue their business or idea. Learn how to drop out, grind, and succeed. This podcast is for YOU if: you are a STUDENT thinking about leaving college to start a business or land your dream job, if you are an ENTREPRENEUR who just dropped out or graduated and you want to grow your business, if you are in HIGH SCHOOL or COLLEGE and the traditional educational system isn't for you. This podcast is for the OUTLIERS, the INNOVATORS, the REBELS, those who dare to DREAM and ACT on their dreams. Get actionable advice on how to create your own path and succeed in business and in life without a college degree. Join the Successful Dropout Nation at successfuldropout.com.
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FAF: Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires with Eric Barker

Eric is a former philosophy student and screenwriter and an accomplished writer and researcher. He is best known for his blog Barking Up The Wrong Tree , which has been around since 2009. Much of the blog’s popularity is due to how useful it is to people and there are currently just under 300,000 subscribers to Eric’s newsletter. His blog topics typically revolve around science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. I shared a post of Eric's on my FB recently. The post fo...

Jun 09, 2017•23 min

50: Not knowing the answer is the key to success with Rainesford Stauffer

Rainesford Stauffer is a 23-year-old writer who has been published by Forbes, USA TODAY, and The Hill, among others. After a diverse high school education, she dropped out of college her freshman year and spent two years shaping her own education through internships, writing, and communications. She's given two TEDx Talks and serves on the Advisory Board of (south by south west EDU) SXSWedu. For her day job, she works in communications, and is the editor of Gap Year Stories, a platform that publ...

Jun 05, 2017•56 min

49: The art of self-directed learning with Blake Boles

Blake Boles is an author, educator, adventurer who helps young people become more self-directed. He designs and leads life changing trips for teenagers through his company Unschool Adventures . He's also the author of three books, he speaks for alternative school and homeschooling conferences, and his work has appeared on The Huffington Post, New York Times, USA Today, BBC Travel, Psychology Today, and Fox Business. Blake and I share a lot of the same interests as far as self-directed learning, ...

May 29, 2017•59 min

FAF: Success is NOT an option & my worst entrepreneurial moment

Kylon shares one of his worst entrepreneurial moments. A moment when he wanted to just curl up and die. If you've ever wanted to hear a grown man break down and cry on the mic, this is the episode for you (totally joking lol...) Kylon extrapolates some valuable lessons from this experience. Also, head over to successfuldropout.com and look at the show notes for this episode to listen to a song from Kylon's band.

May 26, 2017•29 min

48: Everything you need to know about how to make money in real estate with Ross Alex

Sorry for the poor audio quality on this one guys. Ross and I were both in our cars during this interview, I was sitting outside of one of my businesses and Ross was outside of the title company about to buy another rental. Sometimes you have to mix a little business with the pleasure of a great conversation. ;) Ross Alex is a full time real estate entrepreneur who made a life changing decision three years ago to drop out of college, move from New York to Houston and quit his bartending job to c...

May 22, 2017•53 min

FAF: This simple paradigm shift will give you what you want most in life.

This week Kylon shares the be-do-have paradigm...which will simultaneously blow your mind and give you a brain twister. So basically you might get a headache. But all joking aside, this is a foundational concept. If you get this right, everything else comes a little easier. #bethesource

May 19, 2017•17 min

47: Earn your bachelor's degree for $15,000 in only two years with Hillary Harshman

Hillary is a writer from Walla Walla, WA who loves saving money. After earning her bachelor's degree for under $10,000 from Thomas Edison State University, she decided to share the resources cultivated and researched during her degree journey by writing College Without the Campus, a guide to credit-by-exam learning for students of all ages. Currently, she enjoys running a jewelry and supplies shop on Etsy and working for her family's heating and cooling business. This was a special episode for t...

May 15, 2017•1 hr 8 min

46: How to become a social media influencer by creating content you love with six-figure dropout Aj Cartas

Aj Cartas was 19 years old working 3 jobs and going to school full-time when he discovered Instagram. He was ultimately able to gather over 1.2 million followers across his social platform. He was also very successful with Vine (RIP) which dramatically increased his exposure. He was able to work with brands such as JC Penny and RedBox and movies such as Hercules and How To Train Your Dragon. After dropping out of college he went on to be a Finalist for Forbes 30 Under 30 2016, he Co-Founded an i...

May 08, 2017•43 min
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