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Earlier this week I released Thank You Uber which was a piece dedicated to the last 4+ years of driving for the ride share platform. In celebration of this next chapter of my life I wanted to explain how in the world I ended up becoming a driver in the first place, how I was able to pay college loans, rent, bills etc through the platform and some of the lessons I learned.\\xa0

Podcast Outline

• Todays Topic : Driver for Uber & building my creative career at the same time (0:15)
• House keeping (2:00)
• • Podcast project thus far, being at 25 iTunes reviews, surviving Super Bowl LIV in Miami, having my 90-Day review at Liquid I.V.
• I wouldn\\u2019t be where I am today if it wasn\\u2019t for Uber (7:15)
• Spring of 2015 is when I became an Uber Driver during Junior year at Bentley University (9:50)
• • Stayed in Boston for the summer and drove full-time heading into my senior year
• Senior year, I wasn\\u2019t worried about getting a job & just focused on enjoying my last year of college (14:20)
• • Drove a few hours a week and did it part-time\\xa0
  • Looking into companies / products that I enjoyed but never found the right career fit
• Graduate college, Summer of 2016 I start looking for ways to make money (18:40)
• • Move home, start building Purpose in the Youth Podcast & know that college loans kick in within 6 months
  • I start working for my uncles Garden Center, I hustle other opportunities\\xa0
• Move back to Boston & sign a 1 year lease in Allston, MA (21:20)
• • Main objective is to build podcast platform while funding it entirely from driving Uber
  • Was making $1,000 - $1,200 per week before taxes / car expenses\\xa0
  • Driving from 6:30am - 10am, gym / creative 10am - 3pm, driving 3pm - 10/11pm
  • Gave me the flexibility to work around other peoples schedule for podcasts
  • Taught me time management
• Moving to LA with $5k saved up and knowing I will keep driving Uber full-time (31:20)
• • Came out here to work on a podcast project, had friends to live with, a small network already and a way to make money
  • Driving 85,000+ miles in 2 years in LA
  • It\\u2019s not about the hours you put in, it\\u2019s the hours in which you drive where you make the most money\\xa0
  • Mon - Sun schedule was a GRIND
  • Learning how to make every dollar count
• My expenses living in LA while driving for Uber (43:05)
• • College loans, car payment, car insurance, rent, food, gas, gym, internet = $2,900+
  • My net driving per week avg $900 - $1,000 per week - before taxes
• October 10, 2019 changed my life & got me OUT of the Uber game (47:35)
• • I posted an IG story telling the world I need a change from Uber
  • Got a DM from Brandin Cohen, founder / ceo of Liquid IV and the rest is history\\xa0
• Final Uber Stats (50:20)
• • 19,002 Total rides
  • 4.97 out of 5 star rating
  • Rider preferred in 2018 - Top 2% driver in the world
• 6 of the biggest lessons I learned from Uber (51:30)
• • One ride at a time / one step at a time\\xa0
  • Every person has a story to tell
  • Become an excellent listener\\xa0
  • Never take a comment from someone else personal\\xa0
  • Always move forward\\xa0
  • Keep your eyes on the road but stop & look around often
• Bearded Man Community Questions (57:20)
• • Best & worst Uber stories\\xa0
  • • Driving to Jay-Z & Diddys crib
    • Picking up Ben Savage aka Corey Mathews from Boy Meets World
    • Someone yacking in the backseat of my car
  • What do you miss about Uber / what was the biggest difficulty with moving into an office job? (104:40)
• Episode Takeaway (107:15)
• • Don\\u2019t worry about the big picture, focus on what small steps you can take today\\xa0
• Episode Wrap-up (109:10)
• • Hope this pod gave you guys/gals some insight on how Uber got me to where I am today
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