Imagine being a creator and getting shouted out by Apple's CEO Tim Cook. Well, Andy too is a

filmmaker and creator who got shouted out by Tim Cook not once, but twice on Twitter now.

In this episode, we speak to Andy and J. Lynn, who is Andy's fiancé and a talented creator

in her own right about their humble beginnings and how they got to where they are today, making a full-time living as creators in New York City.

Growing up in a tough neighborhood in Oakland, Jalen and Andy both found a sense of fulfillment in filmmaking and content creation before social media was even considered a real job.

Jaylin started it as a beauty YouTuber before transitioning

into aesthetic travel and lifestyle content working with tourism boards and global brands.

And Andy started in the wedding photography business and is now a film director who's made his

own short films and works with brands like Apple, Sony, and Google, just to name

a few. What inspires me the most about Jalen and Andy isn't just their incredible visuals and

storytelling, but also how down to earth they both are, despite all the success they have

achieved in the past few years. This is a really open, raw and honest

conversation that I got to have with both of them about where they came from, where they're at

right now, and where they plan to go from here. Let's get into it. I actually really love social

media and what it brings, what it does for like small businesses and like creators and

having a platform to share all your work. I think it's just the numbers aspect, what people

focus on. It's like if you don't get this amount of likes, then you're nothing. Yeah. Like they base

your worth off your numbers. I think Instagram, like what is done with just like the hiding of likes and stuff, I think

it, that's been like a positive impact for a lot of creators because it's like you shouldn't base

your words off of your likes and your following. I wouldn't actually want to change anything.

I think it is the way it is because it's how it's supposed to be. But I think the change has to come from yourself.

So to answer the question, I wouldn't want to change anything.

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