The Young Money Podcast

After starting a Juice business near Barton Springs in the early 2000s, Matt Shook’s entrepreneurial journey began. Until 2011, Matt’s juice shop was called Daily Juice, but he split off with his co-founder and began JuiceLand. Since 2011, he’s grown Juiceland to a $28M juice shop and an Austin favorite. Everybody please welcome Matt Shook!

In this episode I’m talking to Matthew Mahoney. Matthew was born and raised in Austin, Texas — entering college as a Plan II Engineering Major. From there, Matthew switched around majors, but knew that the corporate life wasn’t for him. In this episode, Matthew discusses growing his moving company to close to $1M in revenue in his first year, why entrperneuership doesn’t have to be as complicated as people say, and more.

Today, I’m talking to Obafemi Ajayi. Early in college, Oba identified the lack of generalist career guidance and identification amongst college clubs. To change this, he created Headstart, a nonprofit focused on providing freshman and sophomores guidance on career selection and advancement. In this episode, Oba discusses the details of creating Headstart, practical advice for starting an organization, and more.

Today, I’m sitting down with Ben Wheeler. Ben began his journey in lighting from high school, and began full time after graduating. Since then, he’s landed major gigs such as doing lighting for the 21 Pilots tour, Panic! At the Disco, James Taylor, and more! Everyone, please welcome Ben.

In this episode, I’ll be talking to Arham and Arpan. Less than 11 months ago, Arham and Arpan came up with the idea of VO2. They wanted to find a new way for athletes to allow fans to invest in them beyond following their socials or buying their merch. So, they created VO2, a virtual token-based asset that have the potential to provide cash returns. Since starting, they’ve raised $350K, taken a leave of absence from UPenn, and participated in the TechStars accelerator. Everyone please welcome Arham and Arpan. Website: vo2.fans

In this episode, I’ll be talking to Ashley Lee. Ashley is a rising Junior at the University of Texas and made her first youtube channel in sophomore year of high school. In the next 3 years or so, Ashley grew her channel to over half a million subscribers. Everyone, please welcome Ashley Lee.

Today, we’re interviewing Eddie Cao. Since he was a kid, Eddie has always had a passion for legos. In 7th grade, Eddie decided to transform this passion into a business when he was given a $1000 to open and source inventory for an Ebay store. Since then Eddie hasn’t looked back, racking up 28K in sales, and around half a million dollars in revenue. Everybody please welcome Eddie Cao!

On today’s episode, I’ll be talking to Josh Franks. Josh power lifts at the collegiate level, and during covid, started a moving business called MoCoMovingLLC. He gives great advice on practical approaches to business, negotiations, and marketing. Since covid, the business has grown to well over 6 figures, and even has a sandwich named after it at a nearby restaurant.

Choppa Shoot the Loudest by Lil Tecca sets the scene for today’s interview. Nick Johnson is a rising senior at the University of Texas. After deciding that the generic business path wasn’t for him, he dove headfirst into the music scene. Going from running food errands, to being behind the scenes for a No Jumper interview, to going on tour with Lil Tecca — Nick describes his incredible journey in music.

Today, I’ll be interviewing Brendan Hegarty. Brendan is a rising senior at Univ of Maryland. He was first introduced to video games around the age of 3 and consistently developed his skills to eventually competing in tournaments around the world. Everybody, please welcome Brendan Hegarty.