Jibril Jackson's guest appearances

Jibril Jackson

Liberty.me Studio

The Daily Job Hunt

Silas Mahner

Kevin Jones

Cameron Sorsby

Eugene Fernandes

Josh Rollins

Julia Wuench

Joe Pas

Dan Fryman

Vincent Zurzolo

Lauren Keys

Daniel Richardson

Nick Rundlett

Carlos Alfaro

Jackson Sullivan

Heather Morehouse

OwlTail

Career Crashers - Leaving Wall Street Behind to Found a Startup with Jibril Jackson by Liberty.me Studio

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Career Crashers - Leaving Wall Street Behind to Found a Startup with Jibril Jackson

Jibril Jackson is the founder of Hyve a platform rebuilding the social media experience.   After excelling throughout school and university, and graduating from law school, Jibril  started and was excelling in a career as an investment banker. But he realized that the path he was succeeding on, was not a path that led to a great destination.   So he changed direction. He left his comfortable job to set out as an entrepreneur and build something new.   In this episode, Jibril shares his journey, career insights learned, and what he is building with Hyve.   In this episode:  * Why Jibril released that going to law school was a mistake * What Jibril’s experience working on Wall Street was like and what he learned from the experience * Why finance doesn’t work the way we think it does, and why relationships matter a lot more than data * Power comes from social networks and social proof  * How becoming a father changed the way that Jibril thought about his career * Why Jibril decided he wanted to be an entrepreneur and left his job on Wall Street before finding a business idea  * What the process of creating the startup Hyve was like for Jibril * What is Hyve?  * Don’t focus on prestige, focus on finding a job with great peers  Check out Hyve at https://www.hyve.la/  We also want to hear your story. If you've created an opportunity and found a career that makes you feel alive, send it to Isaac [at] crash.co  For more resources on creating a great career Check out Crash.co

Jibril Jackson is the founder of Hyve a platform rebuilding the social media experience.  After excelling throughout school and university, and graduating from law school, Jibril  started and was excelling in a career as an investment banker. But he realized that the path he was succeeding on, was not a path that led to a great destination.  So he changed direction. He left his comfortable job to set out as an entrepreneur and build something new.  In this episode, Jibril shares his journey, career insights learned, and what he is building with Hyve.  In this episode:  * Why Jibril released that going to law school was a mistake * What Jibril’s experience working on Wall Street was like and what he learned from the experience * Why finance doesn’t work the way we think it does, and why relationships matter a lot more than data * Power comes from social networks and social proof  * How becoming a father changed the way that Jibril thought about his career * Why Jibril decided he wanted to be an entrepreneur and left his job on Wall Street before finding a business idea  * What the process of creating the startup Hyve was like for Jibril * What is Hyve?  * Don’t focus on prestige, focus on finding a job with great peers Check out Hyve at <a href="https://www.hyve.la/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hyve.la/</a> We also want to hear your story. If you've created an opportunity and found a career that makes you feel alive, send it to Isaac [at] <a href="http://crash.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">crash.co</a> For more resources on creating a great career Check out <a href="http://Crash.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crash.co</a>

Leaving Wall Street Behind to Found a Startup with Jibril Jackson