
Cole is a 17-year-old High School Student from Long Island, New York with a strong passion for entrepreneurship, sports media, graphic design, and content creation.
After running his own platform for 7 years, Cole realized that passionate young sports minds — just like himself — were struggling to create their own quality content, and build a solid following on their own. This prompted Cole to start Phenom, giving those kids the special opportunity to work towards building a bigger collaborative platform and focus on creating quality content rather than worrying about their follower count.
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May 17, 2021
47 min

Today's guest is Apoorva Chintala, an Economics and Management Information Systems student at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2017, she co-founded Clocr, an estate planning and disbursement platform that's simplifying the process of securing online accounts and digital assets for the next generation. As always, if you have questions, suggestions, or feedback about Simon Says, you can email me, Simon, at [email protected].
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Apr 19, 2021
54 min

Abby is the CEO and iOS Developer of Magnify Wellness, a first-year student at Western Washington University, a distinguished public speaker, and a passionate computer programmer. As always, feel free to send me an email at [email protected] with questions or feedback on the podcast.
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Apr 11, 2021
59 min

Aman Rizvi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seecking, a recruiting platform looking to change the landscape of the hiring process by emphasizing community and transparency in order to increase diversity and inclusivity within the workforce. In today's episode, Aman and I spoke about the core mission of Seecking, differentiating them from their competitors and reflecting on how Aman's own experiences motivated him to strive for change, as well as the upsides to gaming and problems within the American education system. If you ever need to get in touch with me - shoot an email to [email protected] and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.
Aman Rizvi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-rizvi-2a77b6169/
Seecking's Website: https://seecking.com/
The Value of a College Degree: https://www.northeastern.edu/bachelors-completion/news/average-salary-by-education-level/#
Rising College Costs: https://blog.prepscholar.com/rising-cost-of-college
Apr 5, 2021
56 min

Sanketh is currently a student at the University of Maryland where he is pursuing degrees in Neuroeconomics and Neurobiology/Physiology as well as minors in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He is also the co-founder of Vitalize, a wellness app designed specifically to reduce stress and burnout in healthcare professionals, and the founder of STEPS, a nonprofit focused on improving STEM education in low-income communities. Outside of his two startups, Sanketh is involved on campus as a research assistant with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a venture fellow with EVCA, a research intern with NeuroEconSolutions, and a staff writer at The Decision Lab.
Sanketh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanketh-andhavarapu/
Nudge by Robert Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein: https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nudge&qid=1616949109&sr=8-1
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555/ref=sr_1_2?crid=34VP1JMDKAW2S&dchild=1&keywords=thinking+fast+and+slow&qid=1616949129&sprefix=thinking+%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-2
Do Nothing by J. Keith Murnighan: https://www.amazon.com/Do-Nothing-Discover-Hands-Off-Leadership/dp/0143108565/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=do+nothing&qid=1616949198&sr=8-3
My email is [email protected] if you want to reach me.
Mar 28, 2021
1 hr 3 min

Gaurav is CTO and Co-Founder of Sleek, a Lightspeed Ventures Fellow, Forbes 30 under 30 Honoree, former Google, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Software Engineer, and Stanford MS-Engineering Graduate. An engineer turned entrepreneur, He co-founded Sleek after spending 10+ years leading technical teams on multi-billion dollar initiatives in hi-tech companies such as Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Google. Having developed products touching the lives of billions of users, Gaurav stayed at the forefront of the latest technologies and developed a keen eye for the user's needs. As always, please feel free to reach to me. My email [email protected] and I'm always looking to connect with new people. More about Gaurav, Sleek, Earth 2, and Coruscant.
Mar 20, 2021
51 min

Andrew Kirima is currently the CTO of Sencha Credit and a recent graduate of the University of Arizona. He's focused on developing and launching exciting new software products that will make the world a better place. An enthusiast of the acceleration of technology, Andrew writes on Medium.com and is always looking for new ideas and opportunities in the tech space. Today Andrew and I dove headfirst into the uncharted waters of the tech space discussing interplanetary migration, NeuraLink, and much more. If you have any questions or want to get in touch with me, feel free to reach out on Instagram @simonbwang or send me an email directly at [email protected].
Mar 12, 2021
42 min

In today's episode, I sat down with Justin Nguyen, founder of GetchoGrindUp and host of the Declassified College Podcast which recently broke into the iTunes Top 100 charts on Apple Podcasts. Although Justin has made a career out of giving outstanding, zero bullshit advice to college students (I really encourage any young listeners to check out his podcast), that's not what we talked about today. We dove into Justin's past as a soccer player and how a major injury forced him to completely change course in his life, leading him to where he is today.
As always, if you have any questions about today’s episode or have a story you would like to share please reach out to me on my Instagram: @simonbwang. If you're not on social media, click here and fill out the email form to send me a message.
Mar 5, 2021
53 min

Money talks, but not everybody likes to talk about money. For most, discussing investments and budgets is difficult, but today's guest is here to make it a little easier. My guest Robert Leonard is the host of the Millenial Investing Podcast, and if you are just starting to invest or think about investing, today's episode will delve into some important topics you should understand first.
As always, if you have any questions about today’s episode or have a story you would like to share please reach out to me on my Instagram: @simonbwang. If you're not on social media, click here and fill out the email form to send me a message.
Mar 2, 2021
29 min

Young adults and teens coming out of high school struggle with finding what they want to pursue in life. They have interests and maybe even a few passions, but they just can't decide what direction they want to go with their future. However, there are some unique individuals that have a sense of calling from an early age that sticks with them into their adult lives. This calling drives them and gives them a resounding sense of purpose, knowing their career matters to themselves and those around them. Jacob Long is a fireman with the West Reading Fire Department in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and since he was a child, Jacob has known this was his destiny. In today's episode, we talk about Jacob's background, why he has such a strong connection to firefighting, and how he was able to sustain this dream long enough to manifest it into reality. As always, if you have any questions about today’s episode or have a story you would like to share please reach out to me on my Instagram: @simonbwang. If you're not on social media, click here and fill out the email form to send me a message.
Feb 19, 2021
51 min
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