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(President Shep, to you!) Shep Hyken, President of the National Speakers Association, and one of the top customer service experts on the planet, joins Jared on Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, and gives his thoughts on the value of having odd jobs at a young age, why magic has helped him become an amazing public speaker, how to become a king of content (they do say “Content is king!”), and how to outlearn your competition. The “Adam Silver of Public Speaking” as Jared refers to him, Shep also hints at the largest event for professionals in public speaking, and shares how you can score your own invite to the event in July. — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press-- --To get your FREE bon

Angel investor, entrepreneur, and marketing thought leader Hiten Shah graciously shares a little less than an hour of his time in order to help us all think more clearly, quickly, and strategically about our futures. Hiten helped coin the term growth hacker, and in this episode, he dives into ways to become a growth hacker of your own learning, from listening to podcasts and TV shows at 3X speed to using binary decision making and so much more. He always leaves one with a different perspective on life, business, and thinking in general. — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press--

Ellen DeGeneres sure knows how to find young talent. In October and December of 2014, 11 year old Taylor Hatala performed on the Ellen show after rising to worldwide fame from her dancing videos on Youtube. She’s been training an average of 2-4 hours a day since the age of 3, and has now been featured by everyone from Ellen to Ryan Seacrest, Huffington Post, MTV, Time, PopSugar, and more. You won’t believe how mature and insightful she is for an 11 year old! In fact, she’s more well-spoken and aware of how to act on your passions than most adults are! Joined by her choreographer Alex, they share a look into the amazing work ethic required to hit it “viral”, and how to spot friends who are with you for the long haul versus those who just hang out with you for fame and fortune. — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press-- --To get your FREE bonus from the show, check out www.2billionunder20.com/bonus-- --And finally, thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, please leave a review or a rating on iTunes. We read every review, and it helps to make

  Ever heard of UGGs? Well, the Founder of UGG Australia, Brian Smith, joins us next on Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20.   At the end of 2014, he released his book, The Birth of a Brand, and shares his entrepreneurial lessons for listeners of all ages.   From marketing mishaps to losing company ownership altogether at one point, Brian has been through every up and down you can think of, and kindly uses the time to share some of his stories as precautionary measures for all listeners of the show. Not only that, but he relives starting what has become a BILLION dollar fashion brand.   — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20.  

Malala Yousafzai needed a trusted partner to rely on when she wanted to start The Malala Fund after being shot in the head by the Taliban on her way to school. She found that partner in Shiza Shahid, Co-Founder and Global Ambassador of The Malala Fund. Shiza, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Time Magazine 30 under 30 world changer, and impact investor in her own right, who shared some of her time with us in order to talk about women’s rights and how we can best support the poorest 3 billion people in the world. She comments as well on working alongside Malala, and leaves us absolutely touched by her work and service. Don’t miss Shiza. — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2

Mashable has quickly become one of the most influential media outlets for Millennials on the Internet...and our next guest, Seth Rogin, is responsible for the monetization of the media mammoth. From a small, social-based outlet to the New York Times and now Mashable, Seth has helped media companies become growth machines! He shares with Jared what’s next for Mashable and for the media industry in general, as well as his views on content creation and how you can potentially start the next Mashable in your own niche. Also, the two talk about a famous actor by a very similar name...are you getting it? — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press--

THREE amazing young entrepreneurs: Ashley Aliprandi Gregg Clunis Justin Lafazan give us an hour of AMAZING roundtable conversation in a special episode for Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20. Each are working on amazing content-driven projects, from books to podcasts to conferences, and all have taken alternative education paths in getting ahead in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Learn about how they cope with peers, their own mental health, and with learning goals in one of our most fun and insightful conversation yet! Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press-- --To get your FREE bonus from the show, check out www.2billionunder20.com/bonus-- --And finally, thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, please leave a review or a rating on iTunes. We read every review, and it helps to make the show even more awesome in the future.

Jeffrey Hayzlett is what you’d call a global business celebrity. Formerly the CMO of Kodak (and note - being a Fortune 500 chief executive is as hard and rare as being in the NFL!), Jeffrey has gone on to lead The Hayzlett Group, a firm specializing in helping major corporations with their marketing, PR, and business development campaigns. One striking thing about Jeffrey is his ability to think more strategically than others, and he shares how he’s used his strategic thought processes to write multiple bestselling books, target new clients, appear regularly as a guest judge on The Celebrity Apprentice, and more. You sure don’t want to miss what Jeffrey has to say on Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20! Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press-- --To get your FREE bonus from the show, check out www.2billionunder20.com/bonus-- --And finally, thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, please leave a review or a rating on iTunes. We read every review, and it helps to make the show even more awesome in the future.

Olympian and 7-Time NCAA Champion Samuel Mikulak joins us next. Besides being one of the most humble athletes around, Samuel is also a budding entrepreneur, having just launched his new tea company, MateBros, with former Michigan Men’s Gymnastics teammates. Samuel almost didn’t make the London 2012 Olympic roster due to injury, but in this conversation, he shares how he overcame truly devastating adversity to come back and represent Team USA in their quest for gold. Whether you’re a coder, entrepreneur, or athlete, there’s no way you’ll leave this episode lacking motivation to accomplish your goals for the day. Thank you Samuel! — Join us twice a week for insightful interviews with some of the smartest and most talented young people on the planet...AND the mentors they look up to. All brought to you by 2 Billion Under 20. --Check us out at www.2billionunder20.com-- --Pre-order “2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World” from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or other retailers (out July 28, 2015 from St. Martin’s Press-- --To get your FREE bonus from the show, check out www.2billionunder20.com/bonus-- --And finally, thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, please leave a review or a rating on iTunes. We read every review, and it helps to make the show even more awesome in the future.

Ep 01 - Blake Masters, #1 NYT Bestselling Author, and Founder of Judicata, joins 2 Billion Under 20.  Blake was a student at Stanford Law School in 2012 when his detailed notes on Peter’s class “Computer Science 183: Startup” became an internet sensation. He went on to co-found Judicata, a legal research technology startup that has raised almost $8M from some of the most prolific Silicon Valley angel investors and venture capitalists, including Peter Thiel, Aaron Levie, Keith Rabois, SV Angel, and Khosla Ventures.  In 2014, Blake Masters, alongside Peter Thiel, released Zero To One: Notes On Startups, or How to Build the Future, which became an instant #1 NYT Bestseller.  Blake also agreed to write the Foreword for our forthcoming book, 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing the World.  Blake can be found @bgmasters or blakemasters.com 

Welcome to Stories From The 2 Billion Under 20, the show that shares inspiring interviews with high performing young people from around the world AND the mentors they look up to. Twice weekly, these individuals will share their stories, educational insights, and tangible skills with you so that you can apply their best ideas and techniques to your own life.   MEET YOUR HOSTS: Jared Kleinert & Stacey Ferreira!  JARED KLEINERT is currently the 19 year old co-founder of 2 Billion Under 20, Founder of Kleinert Ventures, a marketing consulting firm whose clients include #1 NYT Bestselling authors, Olympians, start-ups, and Fortune 500s, Jared is an international public speaker discussing Millennial empowerment, youth entrepreneurship, community-building, and more on TEDx stages and in corporate boardrooms. He's shared the stage with various thought leaders including Kevin Harrington from ABC's Shark Tank, Les Brown, and international recording artist Pitbull. Kleinert was previously an early team member at enterprise software start-up 15Five, as well as edtech start-up Learnist, and successfully started (and spectacularly failed) two start-ups of his own at 15 and 16 years old. At 17, he was named the "Definition of Social Entrepreneur" by Forbes, and has since also appeared in Fast Company, Techcrunch, Business Insider, Huffington Post, and other media outlets. STACEY FERREIRA is currently the 22 year old co-founder of 2 Billion Under 20, and CEO of AdMoar, an online marketplace that matches brands with YouTubers for product placement opportunities on their channels. Previously, Stacey was the co-founder of MySocialCloud, an online password storage and management solution, that received $1.2M in funding from Sir Richard Branson, Jerry Murdock, and Alex Welch and was acquired by Reputation.com in 2013. Ferreira has been featured on and contributed to news outlets including the cover of Seventeen Magazine, The Huffington Post, Women 2.0, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Forbes, and TEDx. She has been noted by MSN as one of "19 Ridiculously Successful College Dropouts Who Prove You Don't Need a College Degree." She was named as one of the "50 Startup Founders You Need To Follow on Twitter" on Forbes, and was named by Business Insider as one of few "Successful College Dropouts." Join us at