The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - A New Direction with Justin Glaze

Episode Date: August 28, 2024

Ben is hanging out with Justin Glaze for a candid and raw update about his life. We hear about how Justin transitioned out of his full-time job in finance, he opens up about having a relationship in the public eye, and we discuss what’s next for Justin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We have. It's been fun. I, some of, uh, not, you know, not every trip is enjoyable, uh, because sometimes I'm running around like crazy. But I think every trip that I've been on with you, we've had some good moments. And especially I think when I look at, uh, Carmel, it was a trip that, uh, I actually really enjoyed being on. I did as well. Yeah, it was a, I know, I like that you guys do these because like you said last night, you know, obviously it's, it's fun to do the podcast and stuff like that. But it's, it's fun to spend time with people that you otherwise wouldn't get to be around too much,

just because geographically we're all over the place. We're all so busy. So I appreciate you guys putting these together. So we can look at a little bonding and so it was a good time. And it's interesting that you say that because I think when you first get off the show, it's almost like feels like one more thing to do. And typically when you first get off of, and this is just something I've noticed over the years, the bachelor, the bachelor, the bachelor's, your friends are very tight.

Everybody's hanging out all the time. You know, you're doing the events together. give it four years five years not that the friendships have changed but lives have changed and you don't get around those people like you used to yeah and i'm hoping like that's kind of the group when we do you know bring people together that can come back together at these things because you know what like you said life moves on fast before you know it's been a year two years since you've seen some of these people yeah i think it's actually interesting when you look at those relationships because when you first come off the show it's like so fresh and you guys have that shared bond and experience right

And then over time, as your life's move on, I think that that actually shows the real relationships, right? Because it's like, you know, the guys that I hang out with the still, it's like now it's not just a convenience as a choice to hang out with those people, right? And even though we don't, you know, it's like you choose who you want to be around, right? So even the people that you only see a couple times a year, it's like you guys are choosing the people that are good company that you want to keep fostering those relationships with, which I think is pretty cool. well it's uh it's been a lot of fun and i know life for you so you're still living in l.a i am um any big updates outside of uh romance that we'll talk about in a bit but like any big life updates for you in la i've been watching your social media i actually kind of um i saw you do an ad with a car uh the other day and i kind of copied it because i thought it was so good no way yeah i

showed the person that was helping me out with it i said look at this this is like this is what you This is what I need to get to someday, this guy. That's so funny. Are you talking about the one that I just did? Yeah. Yeah, no, I mean, it's been amazing, and I'm super grateful and fortunate for a lot of the opportunities that L.A. has presented me with. And I'm glad that I did kind of take myself out of my comfort zone of Baltimore and make that move. You know, you just get exposed to so many different things that you don't get in other places, right?

Like, I love Baltimore. It's home. It's where my close friends and family are. But, I mean, to your point, the car stuff, I like, whenever I do these ads, like, I don't know, I always try to think outside the box and get creative. And I really love, like, the storytelling aspect of it. And just, I don't know, like, scenery, prop-wise, all that stuff.

Like, you just don't get it in Baltimore. You don't know what I mean? In L.A., it's just like, you've got so many talented videographers and creative minds that it really helps me to, you know, kind of pouring into what I love to do. you're it's it is that i don't just say this to like you know pump you up you're really good at it and so i'm curious and i don't know how to ask this question without i'm making it sound like you're not doing enough now because you are and it's impressive and it's great but like is this something let's say 10 years from now right maybe you aren't getting um the the deals that you're

getting today but you've you have such a talent um and you've built such a name for yourself Would this be something you'd want to continue just in another way? Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, I definitely, my plan is to not be doing this 10 years from now, right? To be clear, like you don't. Oh, my God, no. I have a lot of other stuff in the works that. Oh, you always have.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So this is just like fun stuff right now. I'm always thinking three steps ahead, Ben. But, you know, it's funny. That's very timely for you to ask because I have been having conversations recently with several people about just the idea of, of creative direction in general. And I've been reached out to, you know, from some agencies that are like,

hey, we love like the skits and ads and all that, like the way you go about doing them. Like, is it something you'd be interested in kind of working with us on? And, you know, we have people come to us and then you can help, you know, copyright or do those sorts of things, come up with scripts and creative ideas.

I mean, I was literally just at a Bruno Mars concert with a brand and they had built out some, some new lounges in the Intuit Dome. And they're like, hey, like, could you help us, you know, come up with a creative direction for how we help to amplify the design of these lounges for the certain liquor brands and stuff like that, right? So just that whole idea of creative direction, whether that is with, you know, social media stuff

or interior design or whatever it may be. I think that that's something that I could see myself doing down the line. but we'll see. That's, I mean, I would, I need that. That's why I look on your social media to see what you've posted so I can copy you. I appreciate that.

It's always so good. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the okay story time podcast. So we'll find out.

soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now hold up, isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person his boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not.

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So shortly after moving to L.A., actually, I made that decision because, you know, working, I was working so much. You know, I was working in institutional investment sales, and then I was working for a fintech startup. And it was just both very, very demanding jobs. And so I was trying to balance that with the social media stuff. And, you know, I've always kind of been a right brain, left brain kind of guy. And, you know, the finance stuff was really good at it, really good at my job. But my passion lies in the creative side of things. And so I wasn't able to do both to my fullest potential.

And so, you know, there were weeks where I would lean in on the finance. And then the social media was sacrificing, being sacrificed, right? And then vice versa, I would lean in on the social. And my job, you know, was kind of on the back burner, which, you know, neither one is an ideal scenario. So I had to just knowing some other things that I had in the works of what I wanted to do with my life and what I wanted to build for myself, I made the decision to remove myself from the nine to five and focus and double down on me and my creative. And I mean, it has paid dividends. Again, knock on wood, very fortunate.

But it has allowed me the space to not only explore my creativity, but also has allowed me the space to, you know, build something for myself. outside of the social media stuff which is really exciting it is hard to do both too yeah um you know for a period of my life i was in finance actually and you know coming off of the show being the bachelor two years in finance after that and then it kind of i kind of hit that point where i said i have to make this decision either i'm going to stay in this and choose this you know world or come and kind of separate myself because it's hard to manage both yeah that's tough you know obviously um and in just on these trips Um, and I mean, obviously just through social media, you know, you have a very public relationship. Um, I think a lot of people are curious where that stands. And, and I only ask this for, for, for you to you because I think people were so much celebrate you, uh, and Susie. Um, but there is this kind of unknown right now. Um, so anything that you feel comfortable or anything that you mind sharing about kind of where the status your relationship is. Yeah. And I mean, I understand, you know, people are confused and want to know, and I totally respect that. You know, even prior to Susie and I dating, you know, we are always on the same page about where we're at and prioritizing each other in our relationship. And it's funny because you are in this public relationship, right? But I think people lose sight of the fact that we still want to be private when we can, right? And I understand that people, you know, I feel like they're owed something because,

you know, we do put our relationship, you know, on social media and stuff like that, but we are people at the end of the day and this stuff is hard, right? So it's not, you know, it's not easy. But no, Susie and I were not together. And we are, you know, doing our best to kind of, like I said, protect each other and keep things private, you know, as we try to navigate what this looks like for us. So it has not been easy. I mean, we still have a ton of love for each other. we you know we're on great terms we still we still talk and or in communication and like i said still prioritizing each other ourselves our relationship and um and yeah i don't want to dive too deep in this because i do want to respect that and having um having a public relationship

is difficult as you said there is a balance um you two aren't together at this point so now looking at that relationship and looking at maybe what the future of that relationship looks like, what have you learned about having a public relationship? Like, would you enter back into one again? Is there things you would have done differently? Does it now feel like there's too much pressure on you to give the masses more information than what you're comfortable with? I mean, honestly, no, right?

Like, we, I mean, it was my first time navigating a public relationship. and I think that I have the ability to kind of block out like I don't succumb to any pressures of giving anyone anything that I don't want to give when it comes to my private life, right? Like there's comments all the time like, what happened? What happened? You have to tell us

and I'm like, no, I don't. And no, she doesn't, right? So that doesn't really affect me. I don't know that there's anything that I would do differently in terms of navigating it publicly. I mean, I'm very fortunate to have someone like Susie in my life, right? And like, we are always on the same page about our relationship, right? So when this first happened, we decided like, hey, we're not going to make some joint post, right? We're going to figure this out together.

We're going to keep it private. You know, I'm sure people will catch on eventually. And then, you know, when we're ready to talk about it, that's what we'll do. And we were on the same page about when we would want to talk about it, you know, and how we want to go about navigating all of this. So I'm just very fortunate to be at the place that we are at right now. Would I do it again? I mean, I don't want to put any limits on myself and say yes or no, right?

Like, you never know what the future holds. So, yeah, I don't know. We'll see. One of the things when I had my public breakup that was so hard was the comments like we're like little stabs like every time you see it like it reminds you like most of time in life you have a relationship you break up you do your best to like separate however you need to do it you know but when it's public you do get the comments you do get the pictures you do get the questions how like you just talked about you know that you're going to kind of do

what you feel like is best but how do you emotionally manage that that like being reminded of it consistently it's it's tough because you know like i'll post something and then it's like oh like where is she we miss you guys's content together like what happened what happened and it's just like i mean i ignore them but it's like you know my mom sees them so she'll call me and be like hey are you okay yeah i'm like i'm trying to be you know what i mean but it's like you're just like this constant reminder and i don't respond to a single one of them um and fortunately there are people out there. I have to remind myself, like, and I don't want to degrade anyone or speak poorly, but like the people that care that much about somebody else's relationship, like, I mean,

I'll let them be, right? And there are people that have some sense that'll come back and just be like, hey, let them handle how they want to handle it. And I see those in the comments as well. I'm like, thank you. You know what I mean? So again, I get it because it was a public relationship, but I don't know. It's just, it is tough having that constant reminder, but it comes with the right so it's like you just got to deal with it and and keep pushing yeah it does um it was hard for me uh it was really i mean and i think you just nailed it i didn't even think about it that way but the hardest part was the family like the mom yeah dad because they see it and for them you know they don't they don't necessarily have the calluses built over time to be like no i'm good like i've

learned how to push this aside and you know move forward yeah but for them they're still they still care one about you and then two they don't have the callus is built in life so they just see this like any other situation be like i'm worried about my son 100% yeah yeah and i mean fortunately there hasn't been too too much of it but i think a lot of times in public relationships people think like oh who did something wrong what happened right and it's like it doesn't have to be that way like there has doesn't have to be a good guy and a bad guy right and so some of the comments kind of lean towards that and it's again like i don't care like i like i like i know what's like, I know what's up, Susie knows what's up, and like, that's all that matters. Like, we're good, right?

And again, like, it's more so like the family. My mom, it's just like, I'm her son. So, of course, she's going to be super protective. And it's just, I'm like, mom, stay out the comments. Like, but she can't. I can. And you're not alone. We all have those people and we got to love them because they do care. I know. I mean, I think to sum this all up, the question that does matter. And I think the question that people should be asking. And I think it's probably the question they want to ask they're just not knowing how to do it well is like how are you um as a human and as a person how are you doing um it's it's tough it's really tough man uh sorry sorry sorry sorry good

I think you're a good man and I appreciate you being out here I hope it's a lot of fun today and when you're ready to answer that question I can't wait to have you back here appreciate you

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He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor. And I'm Drew Phillips.

And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you. But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect. And want to hear people with mental illness, psycho babble. Yes, yes. Then Emergency Intercom is the podcast for you. Open your free IHeartRadio.

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