An Unconventional Life

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This is ‘An Unconventional Life,’ a Jumpcut podcast about people that have escaped the 9 to 5. I'm your host, Samuel Donner, and together we'll explore the lives you know you want and the jobs you never knew existed.

Episodes

  1. 11/25/2019

    Bahamas to bartending to billions of views - Skyy John

    “I had no money, so I had to triple down on what I was doing.” My next guest on the podcast, Skyy John, got fired from his bartending job at the same time that all his YouTube revenue was pulled. That was the start of how he built the most popular bartending show in the world, “The Tipsy Bartender.”

    37 min

  2. 10/30/2019

    Marie Kondo taught her to make 6 figures… tidying up - Caitlin Roberts

    In Japan, Marie Kondo wrote a book called “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” An ocean away, my next guest on the podcast, Caitlin Roberts read the book and was absolutely floored. She encountered a life perspective she never knew existed. Inspired by the organizational method of the book, Caitlin applied it to her own life and really felt this “life-changing magic,” but she didn’t know what to do next… that was the beginning of her successful business, Minimize with Purpose.

    37 min

  3. 10/16/2019

    A YouTuber Signed With The NBA? - MJ2kAllDay

    On the show today, how MJ took a gap year from a prestigious business school, got signed with the NBA, and made a career on YouTube watching basketball. Call me @ ‪(310) 853-2538‬ Try Viral Academy - jumpcut.com/ball

    40 min

  4. 10/02/2019

    The $1,000,000 Cake - Laurie Shannon

    How Laurie Shannon quit her cabinet making job and used her passion for baking to create the Icing Artist, a multimillion-dollar YouTube channel with over 700 million views.

    29 min

  5. 09/17/2019

    Rise of a Porn Star - Alix Lynx

    Have you ever watched porn? Let’s be honest, most of you have. And guess what? That’s OK. Porn has been incredibly stigmatized, but I really don’t think it should be. Today I wanted to give a face to this misunderstood world and talk to porn star Alix Lynx. With over a quarter billion views and 100s of videos, Alix Lynx is one of the most prolific porn stars ever. We’ll learn how she started her porn career, how she makes money, and what she sees as her future. Check out viral academy - Jumpcut.com/academy

    32 min

  6. 08/27/2019

    Holograms and the Future of Augmented Reality - Ben Conway

    Today on the show we’re talking about holograms. Now you are probably most familiar with this tech from a little movie called Star Wars. Well, holograms are real and Ben Conway, co-founder of the company VNTANA, has been turning what was once science fiction into science fact. VNTANA is on the bleeding edge of an augmented and virtual reality revolution that will drastically change how we perceive the world. But on the road to change, the world presented a lot of unexpected twists, turns, and pitfalls… Create your own online business - jumpcut.com/makebank

    38 min

  7. 08/12/2019

    Bullying is Good - Curt Richy

    Today on the show we talk to Curt Richy and learn how he went from having intense social anxiety from any type of conversation to making a living by talking to a camera. This story is a little different from our previous ones because we’ve interviewed Curt while the YouTube algorithm is screwing him. Usually YouTubers get interviewed when they are being hand-fed views like an obese baby, but I’m really interested to peer into the mindset of someone who is getting screwed over and doesn’t know why.

    40 min

  8. 08/01/2019

    How a Pants-Peeing Retail Employee Built a Fashion Empire - Christian Villanueva

    Besides the notoriety he gained by turning his 2nd-grade floor into a pee filled slip n’ slide, Christian has really turned his life around. He went from failing classes because of League of Legends to starting one of the biggest fashion channels on YouTube with over 660,000 subscribers, 57,000,000 views, and over 6 figures in revenue. In this episode, we’ll cover how he went from folding polos at a dead-end retail job to finding YouTube success.

    45 min
  9. “They Thought I Had a Bomb” - Sam Golbach

    07/20/2019

    “They Thought I Had a Bomb” - Sam Golbach

    Before getting arrested at gunpoint under suspicion of terrorism, Sam was your run-of-the-mill shy kid. He was so shy that he couldn’t even ask his teacher a question. But then he met his now business partner Colby, became Vine famous (RIP Vine), and created a business that’s currently generating millions of dollars.

    55 min
  10. How a College Dropout Became a Millionaire - Kong Pham

    07/05/2019

    How a College Dropout Became a Millionaire - Kong Pham

    Going from Section 8 housing and dumpster diving, to running a 100-person company doing millions in revenue, Kong Pham has become an idol to millions of people. Kong has never been traditional. In his schooling and entrepreneurial ventures, he continuously breaks the molds set by the establishment. In this spirit, he ventures to disrupt one of the oldest institutions in America and the world, University education.

    37 min
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This is ‘An Unconventional Life,’ a Jumpcut podcast about people that have escaped the 9 to 5. I'm your host, Samuel Donner, and together we'll explore the lives you know you want and the jobs you never knew existed.

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