Founder's Story - 4B Views, 20M Fans and the Key to His Success: Trevor Wallace | S2: E49

Episode Date: August 5, 2024

Special Episode from VeeCon 2023Daniel Robbins interviews Trevor Wallace, a renowned comedian and content creator, in this episode. Trevor's dynamic and relatable content has garnered a massive following, making him a prominent figure in the comedy scene. Known for his observational humor and ability to tap into current trends, Trevor shares his journey from performing in small venues to becoming a social media sensation.Trevor discusses the importance of staying observant and relevant, drawing inspiration from everyday life and popular culture. He emphasizes that it's never too late to pursue a comedy career, highlighting the diverse audiences that comedy can reach. Trevor's ability to adapt and innovate in his content creation has been key to his success, providing valuable insights for aspiring comedians and content creators.Key Points Discussed:Trevor's background and journey into comedy.The importance of observational humor and staying relevant.Drawing inspiration from everyday life and popular culture.The value of persistence and self-motivation in achieving success.Adapting to different audiences and performing in various venues.The impact of social media on comedy and content creation.Trevor's approach to creating dynamic and relatable content.The significance of innovation and adaptability in content creation.Encouragement for aspiring comedians to pursue their passion.How to learn more about Trevor Wallace and his work.Relevant Links:Trevor WallaceStiff Socks PodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out PrizePicks and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: www.prizepicks.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I can't believe who I ran into here at VCon. This whole week's been crazy. It's Trevor... Ezekiel! Oh, sorry, Ezekiel. Ezekiel. He's a billionaire. We had 30 seconds...

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Gratification. I think he things just putting in the work just day by day I always looked for the answers and then I found out my answers were in the journey no I honestly I used to look for answers I would like you see the DM and email everybody what's the secret what's that nobody got back to me. And that's good. Because then I just forced myself to find, just keep going step by step and you answer your own questions. Hey, everyone. I'm not sure if you've heard, but our show Founders Story is now available on the iHeartRadio app. So check that out. iHeartRadio online or you grab the app. It's super easy. You can listen to all of our episodes wherever you

enjoy your podcast, whether that's iHeartRadio, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many more, but check it out. So something I've noticed is you are very dynamic in the content that you create. A lot of times it's super relevant to the times. Also, it's relevant to the fact that I've experienced it. It's very relatable to me. Rel Also, it's relevant to the fact that I've experienced it. It's very relatable to me. Relatable, yeah. So talk through, how do you come up with this stuff? How do you keep this stuff flowing?

How do you keep it going? Just being observational, you know? It's like I have a lot of my friends who aren't even in comedy or whatever. They just do like finance or whatever. And whatever they're super stoked on, I know that that's like very like. So the last few months I've been practicing how to learn Spanish because it is really a passion of mine. I've been using Rosetta Stone. Why? Because it immerses you in the language without having translation. So you can really learn to speak, listen and think in that language. It starts naturally with words, then phrases,

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Now back to the show. If one of my friends who was like three years late to a Kendrick Lamar album is like, yo, you've got to drink one of these things, then I know that there's an audience for it. So I think it's just being observational. If you walk around here, what shoes is everybody wearing? What is everybody drinking? It's like the trends are there. It's just acting on it and putting the character behind that.

But I think it's just being observational. So I used to, I would dream about doing what you're doing. Yeah. Even as a kid, like I wanted to do this. I used to do monologues for my family. I don't think I was very funny though. That was the thing. So is it too late for somebody like me who's about to be 40 years old?

To do what? Be comedy, do skits, be on social, be a pretend billionaire or a has-been billionaire. To be doing the Renegade? Maybe. To be doing a lot of this? Might throw it a shoulder. But I don't think so for comedy, no. I mean how old was George Carlin before he passed? I mean he has been doing it forever. I don't think there's there's never a time that's too late. You know there's an audience for any and every age. I used to perform in the back of a pie shop for elderly people.

And that was, that's just what I used to do. So there is an audience. I'm not saying you're an elderly man. My foot hurts a lot, by the way. I don't know what it is. I had to get new shoes yesterday and my foot hurts so bad. Oh, yeah. Yeah, those are 40-year-old shoes right there. These cost $40. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Those are some 40-year-old shoes right there.

These cost $40. Oh, really? Yeah. $40 all over a year. On sale. Wow. They look like they have great Achilles support. That's good.

But Trevor, it's been super honored. Thank you so much. Oh, sorry. What is it? Ezekiel. Ezekiel. Yeah. So I appreciate your time, though.

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