Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Justin (TheMillennial). We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Justin, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

What’s crazy about that question is that, I’ve tried my best to balance both the past four years. I’ve had 2 part-time jobs and a consulting gig. All of that combined with trying to manage creating good content and a social life became a lot and I just needed a change. It all started about a year or two ago. I though I had everything I had aspired to get in the past 3 years prior, My own apartment in Buckhead, My small business was starting to thrive, I had built up some modest subscribers on YouTube, had consistent incomes. It was nice, but one day as I’m sitting in the office of one of my part-time jobs, I look at my resume and it dawns on me that I’ve been working at this same position for four years, doing the same tasks for four years. I tried to move up in that organization several times, but was constantly told I was “good” but not “good enough”, I literally had an interviewer call and tell me that.

In hindsight, I was actually over qualified for that job. I handled emergency situations while she was out getting car washes. All of that mixed with overhearing two co-workers gossiping about me was truly the nail in the coffin there. I vowed after I left there to never work in a career field that I’m not happy in and that truly see my full worth as an employee but more importantly a human being. I took a couple months off, went to Texas and Virginia to really find out who I am and what I want next in life, I don’t want to go into my thirties still living like i’m in my twenties. I want my content to be engaging and funny and I want to entertain the world! Lately, I’ve been in a totally different mindset, getting back to working out, back to photography, writing, and most importantly creating content! I’ve got so many new surprises coming and such great things planned! Can’t wait to share it!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’m a content creator from Williamsburg, Virginia. I’ve called Atlanta home for the last four years. I am the owner of Millennial Talk, LLC. I do marketing, retail, social media, photography, videography and website creation. A little bit of it all. I attended Old Dominion University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. I’ve been in a couple acting gigs, Mercy Street on PBS, Daytime Fighting League in Adult Swim and some on stage work. I started my podcast Millennial Talk in 2019 and from there I went on to produce and star my YouTube series Justin’s Unofficial Guide, I’m currently in my 3rd season! I’m on a little hiatus but it’s retuning soon! Check out seasons 1-3, they’re hilarious if I say so. It’s like Chappelle’s show mixed with Ned’s Declassified!!!

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

I think the biggest misconception non-creative’s might have, especially for content creators, is how long it takes to produce videos. I’ve had friends come help me film episodes of my show and they are mind blown how it can take several hours to film something that ends up being three-minutes long. One episode of my show took me seven-hours to film and then another time to edit. It’s a lot of time and a lot of patience!

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

The biggest lesson i’ve learned in the last few years is to meet people where they are and by that I mean don’t expect someone to do something for you that you would do for them. Also matching people’s energies in friendships is vital, why should you give someone 100% that’s only giving you 55%. It’s weird, very weird. That’s hard for me especially because I always see the potential in people and what they can be, but they always don’t and the times that they do, they aren’t willing to work hard toward their goals.

Contact Info:

• Website: MillennialTalk.us
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinthemillennial/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlh93/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBxT0c9CnefUn5sXgReaCQ
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinthemillennial