Broadcasts.com - "YFP 228: Why This New Practitioner Decided to Start His Own Business" (Your Financial Pharmacist)

Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 9 a.m.

Entrepreneur and pharmacist, Chris Cozzolino, talks about his journey building several businesses as a recent graduate.\\xa0

Key Points From This Episode

Chris shares what drew him into the profession, and the freedom of remote working.\\xa0
Reflecting on Chris\'s non-traditional career path, and building something impactful.
How social media is a fascinating concept of reaching so many people at once.\\xa0
How making money in a video game as a teenager galvanized his entrepreneurial spirit.
Discussing the big barriers to starting a business, like upfront capital and inventory holding times.\\xa0
Optimization through combining drop shipping and retail arbitrage.
Chris outlines the challenges and opportunities of not working on your platform.\\xa0
Having the best of both worlds by making the brand bigger than the platform.\\xa0
Diversifying across platforms to build community and then converting that traffic.
How Uptown Creation was founded, and key pivots in their journey.
Learning the Instagram algorithm and their specific social media marketing tactics.
Chris shares about his pivot to LinkedIn and what the clients and services entail.\\xa0
Building authentic relationships and a trustworthy reputation.\\xa0
Why creating content is still really new for the healthcare sector.\\xa0
Where Chris sees Uptown Creation heading in the next few years.
The concept of developing your craft, and always being able to be close to the ground.
Always keeping your endpoint in mind.

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