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Apr 26, 2022

Ep. 23: A Book that can Change Your Life, Courage to be Disliked

In this episode of the Young Opportunist Podcast, we review Courage to be Disliked, a book written by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga. With over 3 million copies sold in Asia, this novel is definitely a buy! It documents the journey of the 'Youth' struggling with confidence, self-image and direction, seeking advice from the 'Philosopher' who draws knowledge from Adlerian Psychology. Some of our key talking points include:Unhappiness is something you choose yourselfThe excuse we use to not reach our full potential - The Inferiority ComplexHow comparing yourself to others can lead to an unhealthy path - Life is Not a Competition Separation of TasksOnce again please hit the follow button if you are enjoying our episodes, and if you have time leave us a review.Follow us on Instagram to keep updated with what's new!Reece & BenFollow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Reece & Bendd

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Apr 13, 2022

BTYO #6: Navigating Your Twenties - Balancing Passion with Career

In this weeks episode of Building The Young Opportunist we draw our focus on this weird stage in our lives - navigating through your twenties. Trying to work out what you are passionate about and what your purpose is. Then also attempting to manage that passion to actually earning a wage and the social pressures which surround that. In this episode we focus on:Focusing on gaining the skills required to be successful rather than chasing the individual opportunity or careerA practical way to re-gain focus and prioritise your most meaningful goals Why you should view life as a 'series of moments' and be presentPlease let us know what you think of this one via Instagram @youngopportunist.Big Love,Reece & BenFollow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Reece & Bendd

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Mar 6, 2022

Ep. 020: Founding a Venture Backed Start-up at 20 w/ Cara Davies

Welcome to part 2 of the founders series!This was an unbelievable episode with our youngest guest on the podcast thus far, Cara Davies. Cara is currently 22 years old and she is the Co-Founder and CEO of Steppen. Steppen is a free social fitness platform designed to help the Gen Z community achieve their fitness goals. In Cara’s words, it’s basically TikTok meets Spotify but for fitness. If you have ever had the next revolutionary business idea that you think will disrupt the world, this is the podcast episode you MUST listen to!In this episode you will learn:The importance of pursuing what you are passionate about in order to not live your life with regretHow Cara has found being the CEO of a rapidly growing start-up at the age of 22, including raising capital, pitching to investors and building a teamCara’s experience taking the leap and jumping midway through her university degree to start SteppenHow to filter through all those business ideas that you think of in the shower and gain practical advice on ways to determine which one is the best to pursueTo learn more about Steppen & Cara Davies, follow the links below:SteppenCara Davies LinkedInHow Steppen acquired 100K app downloads in 4 months with no marketing experience - Jake CarpSteppen BlogFollow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Reece & Bendd

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Feb 20, 2022

Ep. 019: Minke, a DeFi Start-Up Changing the World w/ Josh Reyes

We are so excited to announce the launch of our first episode of the Founders Series! In this episode we talk with Josh Reyes, the Co-Founder and CEO of Minke. Minke is a mobile app that looks like any normal banking application, but gives you all the magic of open and permissionless finance in the background. You basically store your cryptocurrency in an account and earn incredibly high interest on your balance in comparison to a regular savings account. Right now, we are at the forefront of Decentralised Finance, or De-Fi so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get an expert in the space on the podcast to understand what Minke’s mission is, but also to breakdown what is actually going on and learn more about this technology in general.In this episode you will learn:How to get involved and earn high interest on your cryptocurrencyWhat web 1, 2 and 3 isWhy De-Fi will revolutionise the Fin-Tech ecosystem Learn more about Minke & Josh Reyes:Minke WebsiteMinke TwitterJosh Reyes TwitterJosh Reyes LinkedInFollow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Reece & Bendd

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Feb 6, 2022

Ep. 018: The Psychology Behind Investing & Kick-Starting Your Investment Journey w/ Owen Raszkiewicz

We were lucky enough to get Owen Raszkiewicz back on the podcast for another episode! Owen is the founder of Rask Australia and the host of Australia’s two largest podcasts, the Australian Finance Podcast and the Australian Investors Podcast. If you haven’t listened to Episode 15 we highly recommend you do so, as we cover his incredible journey and dive into how he built Rask Australia. In this episode however, you will learn:The importance of investing early and taking advantage of compound interestThe Rask Five Factor Investing Philosophy for identifying winnersThe key differences of value and growth investingPractical strategies you can utilise to diversify your investments Behavioural tendencies that can hinder your ability to make sound investment decisions and ways to minimise themFor more information about Owen and all the things he has going on, check out the links below:Rask AustraliaRask Education - free coursesIf you enjoyed this episode please reach out - follow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Ben & ReeceFollow us on Instagram to stay updated!Thanks again for listening,Reece & Bendd