The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast

On this episode Shimmy & Josh go through the 9 rules for a successful business as laid down by Peter Diamandis (https://tim.blog/2016/09/22/peter-diamandiss-9-rules-for-building-a-successful-business/). They take each rule and look at it from every direction, seeking to extract meaning and value for their lives and hopefully yours.  The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast is where hosts Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa talk to each other, and to the occasional guest, about life and business in your 20s and early 30s. If you're young, keen to learn and keen to earn then this podcast is for you. Shimmy Morris is an entrepreneur and YouTuber who has built several successful businesses and grown his YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers. He has built a community of people interested in all kinds of ways to grow your income. Shimmy loves experiencing new things, and exploring new places. Josh Gaventa is a social media marketeer specialising in content and content strategy for non-profits. He worked in youth work and education in the early part of his career including spending 5 years working with children and young adults with learning disabilities. Josh loves anything that means he can be part of a creative process, and also, he loves Tottenham Hotspur, the Dallas Cowboys and BB King.

In this episode, Josh & Shimmy talk about what is so rarely talked about when it comes to saving money. They discuss the mental hurdles that people in their 20s & 30s come across and try to get over in order to save money. Everything from life circumstances, to spending choices, to friendship groups. They also discuss a few useful practical ways to save money this year.  The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast is where hosts Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa talk to each other, and to the occasional guest, about life and business in your 20s and early 30s. If you're young, keen to learn and keen to earn then this podcast is for you. Shimmy Morris is an entrepreneur and YouTuber who has built several successful businesses and grown his YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers. He has built a community of people interested in all kinds of ways to grow your income. Shimmy loves experiencing new things, and exploring new places. Josh Gaventa is a social media marketeer specialising in content and content strategy for non-profits. He worked in youth work and education in the early part of his career including spending 5 years working with children and young adults with learning disabilities. Josh loves anything that means he can be part of a creative process, and also, he loves Tottenham Hotspur, the Dallas Cowboys and BB King.

In this episode Shimmy & Josh talk about the situation that unfolded around Molly-Mae's appearance on 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast and her comments surrounding social mobility. They use the comments she made to discuss the role that luck plays in all success, and what role they feel their own hard work has in complimenting that.  They also talk about how they respond to criticism, who the ideal critic is and they talk about the few people that they take criticism from.  The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast is where hosts Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa talk to each other, and to the occasional guest, about life and business in your 20s and early 30s. If you're young, keen to learn and keen to earn then this podcast is for you. Shimmy Morris is an entrepreneur and YouTuber who has built several successful businesses and grown his YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers. He has built a community of people interested in all kinds of ways to grow your income. Shimmy loves experiencing new things, and exploring new places. Josh Gaventa is a social media marketeer specialising in content and content strategy for non-profits. He worked in youth work and education in the early part of his career including spending 5 years working with children and young adults with learning disabilities. Josh loves anything that means he can be part of a creative process, and also, he loves Tottenham Hotspur, the Dallas Cowboys and BB King.

In this episode Shimmy & Josh react to the news that internet superstars Logan Paul & KSI have teamed up to create a hydration/sports drinks brand - Prime. They also argue about some of the new digital trends including NFTs, the popularisation of Cryptocurrencies and which social media platforms are most effective to growing your audience. Shimmy & Josh finish the podcast by going through some of the habits that have changed their lives in recent years.  The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast is where hosts Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa talk to each other, and to the occasional guest, about life and business in your 20s and early 30s. If you're young, keen to learn and keen to earn then this podcast is for you. Shimmy Morris is an entrepreneur and YouTuber who has built several successful businesses and grown his YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers. He has built a community of people interested in all kinds of ways to grow your income. Shimmy loves experiencing new things, and exploring new places. Josh Gaventa is a social media marketeer specialising in content and content strategy for non-profits. He worked in youth work and education in the early part of his career including spending 5 years working with children and young adults with learning disabilities. Josh loves anything that means he can be part of a creative process, and also, he loves Tottenham Hotspur, the Dallas Cowboys and BB King.

WE ARE BACK! In this first episode of 2022, we are so excited to be returning to your ears and we have big plans for 2022 both for the podcast and for ourselves. We talk about what those goals are and we discuss an approach to resolutions that we think is a fresh perspective.  The Young, Dumb & Broke Podcast is where hosts Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa talk to each other, and to the occasional guest, about life and business in your 20s and early 30s. If you're young, keen to learn and keen to earn then this podcast is for you.  Shimmy Morris is an entrepreneur and YouTuber who has built several successful businesses and grown his YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers. He has built a community of people interested in all kinds of ways to grow your income. Shimmy loves experiencing new things, and exploring new places.  Josh Gaventa is a social media marketeer specialising in content and content strategy for non-profits. He worked in youth work and education in the early part of his career including spending 5 years working with children and young adults with learning disabilities. Josh loves anything that means he can be part of a creative process, and also, he loves Tottenham Hotspur, the Dallas Cowboys and BB King. 

Risk & Failure PLUS a very very important guest on the latest episode. Link in bio to listen now. We walk about the different risks we've taken with our careers & lives to date, then we put them into a proper context because well, we've never really done anything *that* risky. We then hear from @inkbylauren about her approach to the potential risk of leaving her job to work with Shimmy.  We also go into our ways of dealing with failure, and Shimmy insists there's no such thing, so stick around for that one.  Thank you for listening! Please leave a review on iTunes, and we'll read the best ones out!

On this episode Shimmy & Josh talk about their relationship with hustle culture and how they feel burnout in different ways and at different times. They go into detail on what side hustles are, how to find your side hustle and making sure that it actually is a 'side' hustle rather than something that takes over your life.  Thank you for listening to the Young, Dumb & Broke podcast! Please leave a review on iTunes, and we'll read the best ones out!  Follow us on Instagram: @theydbpodcast

On this episode Shimmy & Josh talk about how they use creativity & optimism to make decisions, deal with conflict and recover from setbacks.  Thank you for listening to the Young, Dumb & Broke podcast! Please leave a review on iTunes, and we'll read the best ones out!  Follow us on Instagram: @theydbpodcast

Introducing Eli Gaventa! Charity professional for 10 years (and counting) and Josh's brother! On this episode we talk about how Eli got into the charity sector, how charities work on the inside, what the purpose of charities is and we go into detail on the ways you can support charities and how charities can keep you involved in their work.  This is the show where Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa sit down to talk about all the things they didn't learn in school about life & business.  Thank you for listening to the Young, Dumb & Broke podcast! Please leave a review on iTunes, and we'll read the best ones out!  Follow us on Instagram: @theydbpodcast

Introducing Joel Macadar. Football agency & social media agency owner (and Josh's boss!). We had an AWESOME conversation about how Joel got into the football business, how he treats his clients, how the world of football agents works & we had a lively discussion about the amount of money in football. We also heard how resilience and being resourceful has helped Joel stand out in his career and achieve all he has by the age of 30!  This is the show where Shimmy Morris & Josh Gaventa sit down to talk about all the things they didn't learn in school about life & business.  Thank you for listening to the Young, Dumb & Broke podcast! Please leave a review on iTunes, and we'll read the best ones out!  Follow us on Instagram: @theydbpodcast