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Matt Burzec

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I interviewed Matt Burzec at the start of the pandemic. He was a senior in high school, and had so many plans that withered away. The one plan that didn't was his nascent dream of entrepreneurship. Little did he know, that my initial interview of him in mid 2020, would spark his long view entrepreneurship journey, one that would send him to University of Wisconsin for his undergraduate degree, while balancing out the launch of even move ventures, combined with hiring staff and formalizing his corporation. Gen Z needs to listen up and take some lessons, but then all entrepreneurs should learn from Matt! ---- Music found on this episode is available on Apple here https://music.apple.com/us/artist/utah-carol/137984081 and provided courtesy Utah Carol (ASCAP). All content ©Birkdesign Inc. This podcast represents the personal views of JinJa Birkenbeuel, CEO of Birk Creative and its employees. Mastering by Kris Zarnoch. Please subscribe and the donate to our show. We would love your dollars to keep going! We can take a donation to support our podcast here and we will shout you our when you do it on an upcoming podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support. Text The Honest Field Guide at ‪(312) 445-0903‬. Send us a voice message and we will record it on an upcoming episode: https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message. The podcast is recorded and produced by benefit corporation Birk Creative: A benefit corporation designing strategies and visual identities to help brands adapt with intelligence to the market. Visit http://www.birkcreative.com. Subscribe to our occasional newsletter https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60662f4dc9533f4419aaa4ba.v--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support

I interviewed Matt Burzec at the start of the pandemic. He was a senior in high school, and had so many plans that withered away. The one plan that didn't was his nascent dream of entrepreneurship. Little did he know, that my initial interview of him in mid 2020, would spark his long view entrepreneurship journey, one that would send him to University of Wisconsin for his undergraduate degree, while balancing out the launch of even move ventures, combined with hiring staff and formalizing his corporation. Gen Z needs to listen up and take some lessons, but then all entrepreneurs should learn from Matt! ---- Music found on this episode is available on Apple here <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/utah-carol/137984081" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/artist/utah-carol/137984081</a> and provided courtesy Utah Carol (ASCAP). All content ©Birkdesign Inc. This podcast represents the personal views of JinJa Birkenbeuel, CEO of Birk Creative and its employees. Mastering by Kris Zarnoch. Please subscribe and the donate to our show. We would love your dollars to keep going! We can take a donation to support our podcast here and we will shout you our when you do it on an upcoming podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support</a>. Text The Honest Field Guide at ‪(312) 445-0903‬. Send us a voice message and we will record it on an upcoming episode: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message</a>. The podcast is recorded and produced by benefit corporation Birk Creative: A benefit corporation designing strategies and visual identities to help brands adapt with intelligence to the market. Visit <a href="http://www.birkcreative.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.birkcreative.com</a>. Subscribe to our occasional newsletter <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60662f4dc9533f4419aaa4ba.v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60662f4dc9533f4419aaa4ba.v</a>--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support</a>

Ep. 63 Every Gen Z Entrepreneur Needs To Listen Up to Matt Burzec, Sneakerhead and Founder, Kicks of Chicago

Matt Burzec Stopped by the show to talk about Kicks of Chicago, how he’s met his clients, keys to working with high-profiled people, sneaker painting and more

Episode 22: Matt Burzec

Seemingly, Matt Burzec was born an entrepreneur. In the third grade, Matt made custom origami and sold them for a few dollars a piece and made $200 in under a month. He was almost expelled because he was making too much money. He then went on to create a new online company in the eighth grade, and sold it a year later. He self-taught himself about e-commerce by searching on Google. But that doesn't paint the complete picture of businessman Matt Burzec. Matt is curious, an artist and had big plans for his life after graduating from Whitney M. Young High School, the top ranked high school in Chicago. A varsity basketball player for the school, he'd already completed his required courses for graduation. He had summer plans to travel to Japan for the Olympics and then to Europe to celebrate and meet up with friends. Matt also thought there would be time to say goodbye to his friends. None of that is going to happen now. But for sure, Matt still kept his online custom sneaker business Kicks of Chicago popping. He keeps creating, and painting and just launched his YouTube channel, because as his 13-year-old brother told him "Let's get this YouTube ad revenue going!" Matt is an inspiration. He is even, purposeful and works with intention. You will not want to miss this conversation with this focused and fierce high school senior. Youth is not wasted on this one. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGXp7jk85oSiKJg7MwDDC5w Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/kicks_of_chicago Episode song "See The Sun" by Utah Carol can be downloaded on Apple here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/see-the-sun/206188206?i=206188218 and is written by Grant Birkenbeuel and JinJa Davis, from the band Utah Carol http://www.utahcarol.com. --- The Honest Field Guide is a production of multichannel brand strategy and visual identity agency Birk Creative at http://www.birkcreative.com. Recorded at Stomping Ground Studios. Podcast editing by Birk Creative. Mastering by Chris Enns. --- Do you love our show? Can you donate to support our podcast? We will shout you our when you do it on an upcoming podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support. --- Text The Honest Field Guide at ‪(312) 445-0903‬ Send us a voice message and we will record it on an upcoming episode: https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message .  ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support

Seemingly, Matt Burzec was born an entrepreneur. In the third grade, Matt made custom origami and sold them for a few dollars a piece and made $200 in under a month. He was almost expelled because he was making too much money. He then went on to create a new online company in the eighth grade, and sold it a year later. He self-taught himself about e-commerce by searching on Google. But that doesn't paint the complete picture of businessman Matt Burzec. Matt is curious, an artist and had big plans for his life after graduating from Whitney M. Young High School, the top ranked high school in Chicago. A varsity basketball player for the school, he'd already completed his required courses for graduation. He had summer plans to travel to Japan for the Olympics and then to Europe to celebrate and meet up with friends. Matt also thought there would be time to say goodbye to his friends. None of that is going to happen now. But for sure, Matt still kept his online custom sneaker business Kicks of Chicago popping. He keeps creating, and painting and just launched his YouTube channel, because as his 13-year-old brother told him "Let's get this YouTube ad revenue going!" Matt is an inspiration. He is even, purposeful and works with intention. You will not want to miss this conversation with this focused and fierce high school senior. Youth is not wasted on this one. YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGXp7jk85oSiKJg7MwDDC5w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGXp7jk85oSiKJg7MwDDC5w</a> Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/kicks_of_chicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/kicks_of_chicago</a> Episode song "See The Sun" by Utah Carol can be downloaded on Apple here: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/see-the-sun/206188206?i=206188218" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://music.apple.com/us/album/see-the-sun/206188206?i=206188218</a> and is written by Grant Birkenbeuel and JinJa Davis, from the band Utah Carol <a href="http://www.utahcarol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.utahcarol.com</a>. --- The Honest Field Guide is a production of multichannel brand strategy and visual identity agency Birk Creative at <a href="http://www.birkcreative.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.birkcreative.com</a>. Recorded at Stomping Ground Studios. Podcast editing by Birk Creative. Mastering by Chris Enns. --- Do you love our show? Can you donate to support our podcast? We will shout you our when you do it on an upcoming podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/support</a>. --- Text The Honest Field Guide at ‪(312) 445-0903‬ Send us a voice message and we will record it on an upcoming episode: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-honest-field-guide/message</a> . --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-honest-field-guide/support</a>

Ep. 39 - How To Be A Great Entrepreneur at Seventeen - A Conversation with Matt Burzec, Kicks of Chicago, Class of 2020