S1 E5: BE DIFFERENT, BE A MISFIT, BE YOURSELF w/ Quentin "Q" Allums

On episode 5 of #OrdinaryFreaks storyteller, entrepreneur, personal branding and content strategist Quentin “Q” Allums relives his story as he guides us through his past struggles he faced during his failed attempt at creating a VR startup and how rather than stepping away from it all he harnessed what he learned from those hardships and used them to rise above those barriers to get over 3 million views on LinkedIn and become the person he is now.
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KEY POINTS:
Why LinkedIn?
LinkedIn’s misfit & the new wave of sharing who you are
Launching VR company, losing everything and not being sh*t
An internship can open a thousand opportunities - Newaukee
If it’s not a life or death situation, f it, go for it
Leave, go experience other places, get new perspective
Childhood dream, get paid to be himself
Be open to change, as things change keep stepping forward
Current companies: Mad Genie + Milwaukee Misfits
What’s in the future for Q?
Ordinary Freaks questions
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QUOTES:
“I don’t believe there’s work life balance, there’s just life, and business is part of that.” - Quentin “Q” Allums
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“I don’t have any role models, my role model is me in 10 years…” - Matthew McConaughey
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FOLLOW Quentin “Q” Allums
Website: https://www.madgenie.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentinal...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qallums
Twitter: https://twitter.com/qallums
Instagram: https://www.instgram.com/qallums
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
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PEOPLE
Michaela Alexis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelaa...
Josh Fechter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuafec...
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EVENTS
Vidcon: http://vidcon.com
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COMPANIES
Newaukee: https://instagram.com/newaukee
Mad genie: https://www.madgenie.io/
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FOLLOW ORDINARY FREAKS AT:
Website: http://ordinaryfreaks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ordinaryfreaks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ordinaryfreaks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordinaryfreaks
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FOLLOW B:
https://www.instagram.com/roblesmelgoz
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FOLLOW EDDIE:
https://www.instagram.com/eddjuarezs