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The ProFiles Podcast #NEXTUP w/ Truitt FlinkWelcome to the first ever episode of the #NEXTUP series that explores the best thinkers, leaders, and doers that GenZ has to offer. This is a conversation with Truitt Flink, a rising freshman at Stanford. Truitt’s resume consists of creating and hosting the curiositeen podcast, founding and growing a large youtube channel, living a year abroad in spain, and much much more. Truitt and I talked about the pressure on kids nowadays to specialize, vulnerability as a teenager, finding curiosity, and balancing our lives. This interview is a bunch of firsts for me. It’s the first in-person conve...

2024-06-1048 min

CuriosiTeen How Austin Teens are Saving the Dying "Live Music Capitol"Austin: a city recognized for its weirdness, good barbecue, and most importantly, live music. However, outcries over Austin's fading culture have echoed through the Live Music Capitol of the world over the past few years, after covid shut the city down, Californians invaded the housing market, and local businesses began to be pushed out at alarming rates. Today, the story of how Austin's musically talented teens are taking action to bring back old Austin culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.f...

2022-08-2313 min

CuriosiTeen The Reality of "Micro-Influencing" and How to Manifest Your Goals - Paola OchoaPaola Ochoa, teen entrepreneur, social media influencer, and founder of the online community teen boss babes shares her story of going from an 8-year-old with a dream to a recent panel speaker at HerConference, a women’s conference in New York City, gives us her opinions on the truth behind the micro-influencing TikTok trend designed to make easy money, and gives some crucial tips on how to manage school with a career. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2022-07-1928 min

CuriosiTeen Could Losing in the Rio Olympics Be a Good Thing? Mental Toughness in Sports - Shawnee HarleWhen Shawnee Harle's team choked on the biggest stage of their lives in the 2016 Rio Olympics, one game away from a medal, she realized there was something missing in the lives of most athletes: emotional intelligence and mental toughness. Fast forward to today, Shawnee reigns as the most highly certified basketball coach in Canada and serves teen athletes and their parents as a mentor and mental toughness coach, because "fake it 'til you make it" isn't always the best solution. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app S...

2022-07-0832 min

CuriosiTeen Michelle Mehta - Reaching Your Goals, Choosing a Fulfilling Career, and Dissecting Teen Mental HealthDo you ever think to yourself, "I have no idea what I'm going to do with my life!" Does it cause you anxiety? Well, the good news is, Michelle Mehta, a teen confidence coach and TEDx speaker, is here to calm those anxious thoughts. Michelle takes us through her life growing up as the firstborn girl of Indian immigrants, how and why she ended up working with teens, how to choose a fulfilling career, and shares thoughts on why our generation is struggling with mental health. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...

2022-02-1739 min

CuriosiTeen Brooke Yoakam - Lessons from a 12-Year-Old App Designer & CEO, The Choice of Going to College as an EntrepreneurHave you ever gone out to eat or shop, only to realize afterward you had a dozen gift cards sitting around that you could have used? Have you ever been given gift cards by friends who don't know you as well as they'd hoped? At twelve years old, Brooke Yoakam realized these problems, and out of them came GiftPocket: the all-in-one app for your gift cards. Brooke, now a sophomore at Boston College, shares with us her story from idea to product, challenges she's faced, crucial tips for teens with big ideas, and her insight on the choice to...

2022-02-1024 min

CuriosiTeen Nenia Corcoran - Toxic Relationships, Dating Violence, and Why Teens Should Be EducatedToxic relationships: romantic, platonic, familial- they will inevitably be a part of everyone's life at some point. But how do you recognize them? How do you deal with them? In this episode, Nenia Corcoran, young adult author, police officer, and victim of dating violence spoke with Truitt about her story of abuse, how she recognized it after 15 years, and why she is devoted to educating teens today about the dangers of toxic relationships. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/s...

2021-11-0544 min

CuriosiTeen Mikaila Ulmer - Growing a Lemonade Empire, Saving the Bees, & Dreaming Like a KidMikaila Ulmer, teen founder and CEO of Me & The Bees Lemonade, joins Truitt on Curiositeen to discuss how she turned a lemonade stand into a successful brand. Mikaila has been recognized by TIME Magazine, Forbes, and most recently was named in CEOWORLD Magazine's Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs to Know. She gave her thoughts on pitching on Shark Tank as a 9-year-old, meeting people like Barack Obama, writing her own book last year, her thoughts on making a difference, and her best tips for entrepreneurial teens. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.f...

2021-10-0228 min

CuriosiTeen Growing Up in the 90s - Technology, Social Issues, How Things Have ChangedEver feel like you were born in the wrong generation? Can you imagine a world without checking social media daily, or not being able to call your friends from wherever you are, anytime? In this episode, Truitt, her mom, Lauren, and Lauren's childhood best friend, Greg, have an open & educational discussion about growing up in the 90s versus now, social media, mental health, racism & cultural appropriation, being queer, terrorism in the wake of 9/11, and thoughtful reflection on all that has changed in the past few decades. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...

2021-09-181h 10

CuriosiTeen L.A. Hendrix - Running a Nonprofit for Marine Life as a TeenagerHigh school freshman L.A. Hendrix started her marine conservation nonprofit, Marine Life Foundation, at only 12 years old. In this episode, she spoke with me about how her passion for marine life began, the details of starting a nonprofit, dealing with people who don’t believe in you, and the challenges that come with balancing regular teenage life and passion projects. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2021-08-2314 min

CuriosiTeen My Experiences With TherapyWhen you think of therapy, what comes to mind? Crying in front of a stranger? Weakness? Something that indicates you're "not normal"? In today's episode, Truitt explains the different kinds of therapy she's experienced, her thoughts on if they actually helped & the stigmas surrounding therapy, and also gave some advice on how to start a conversation with your parents/the adults in your life about getting help. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2021-08-1630 min

CuriosiTeen Making Friends: High School, Pandemic, & Social MediaThis past year has been extremely hard on humans as a whole, since we are extremely social beings. However, today's episode focused in on the teenage experience, and Truitt talked about what it's been like trying to make friends at a new school during the pandemic, the added pressures social media introduces, and how to cope with loneliness in a society that says it's weird to be alone. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2021-08-0919 min

CuriosiTeen The Ins and Outs of Getting Your First JobHave you always wanted your own job and a way to make money but have no idea where to start? You've come to the right place! In this episode, Truitt discusses opening her first small business in middle school, how she was employed for the first time at age 14, and how you can take the steps to start working as a teenager. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2021-08-0919 min

CuriosiTeen Meet TruittWelcome to the CuriosiTeen Podcast. I'm your host, Truitt! I'm a high school sophomore, run my own YouTube channel, and am interested in businesses, jobs, learning, & having thoughtful conversations. In this episode I share a little bit about me, my background, my inspiration to create this podcast, and what you can expect to see in the future. Thanks so much for listening, and I hope you stick around! To stay updated on future episodes, subscribe and follow the Instagram: @curiositeenpodcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositeen/support

2021-08-0902 min