552: What the GetChoGrindUp Movement is About With Justin Nguyen, GetChoGrindUp [Main T4C Episode]

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Justin Nguyen is an entrepreneur, a speaker and a podcaster. He’s currently the host of the Declassified College Podcast, an iTunes top 50 podcast, as well as the CEO and founder of GetChoGrindUp. Justin created GetChoGrindUp along with his girlfriend and best friend while still in college. It has since become a movement that Justin is building to provide college students with the resources they need for success in college and in their careers. Justin graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2018 with a degree in finance. While in school, Justin landed multiple internships with companies like Lockheed Martin, Cooper Canyon LLC and Northwestern Mutual. Additionally, Justin has an online course to teach students how to optimize their LinkedIn profiles called Accelerate Your Career with LinkedIn.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• What inspired GetChoGrindUp (4:14)
• Why Declassified College was created (5:10)
• What is Justin’s long-term vision for this movement (8:42)
• How universities are failing to prepare students for the workforce (9:02)
• What cheat codes are and how to use them to get ahead (10:45)
• How leveraging your student status can help drive your career (15:28)
• How to make meaningful LinkedIn connections (21:07)