#8: Parth Patil - From Broke to the Frontier of AI by Being the Original Vibe Coder
Parth Patil, former Clubhouse data scientist, discusses reinventing his career to lead AI projects for Reid Hoffman, exploring the future of AI avatars and potential need for Universal Basic Income in this interview.
13 Oct 2025
#7: Adam Novak – Building a Language Learning Startup and Becoming Fluent in Korea at 25, Former YC-backed Engineer
Adam Novak discusses building The Fluency Project, a language-learning platform, and leveraging creative marketing to gain traction in the industry in this interview.
7 Jul 2025
#6: Matt Huang - From IB, BCG, & Google, to Educating 100k+ Subscribers at 26
Matt Huang shares his experiences in investment banking, consulting at BCG, and Google, while building a YouTube channel with over 100K subscribers, in an interview with the host.
14 Jun 2025
#5: Sam Freeman - From Club Promoter at 19 to Founder of Two Fast Growing Ventures (>$1M ARR) at 23
Sam Freeman shares his journey from UCLA nightlife promoter to founder of two ventures exceeding $1M in revenue, revealing strategies for building successful brands and connecting with Gen Z in this interview.
5 May 2025
#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 product in a saturated market — from zero income and credit card debt to standing beside Coke and Pepsi on store shelves. We talk about: 💳 Surviving two years with no income and how he made it work🧃 ...
4 Feb 2025
#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 Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, who carved his own path to success—and in the process, made history as the first Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student to land a role at one o...
23 Jan 2025
#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 traditional path. In this episode, we uncover the strategies behind Jake’s rapid success, including: ⚡ The key business partnership that fueled his growth 🔄 How he’d restart his entrepreneurial journ...
17 Dec 2024
#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 cornerstones. For this inaugural episode, I sit down with Tejes Srivalsan, the dynamic CEO and Founder of Poppin, a social networking app that connects users to local parties, which has already raised $2.4M ...
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