From earning $2.50/hr at Applebee’s to amassing $113K on MTV's The Challenge, and even making more in a single episode of Teen Mom than in an entire season of The Challenge, Cory Wharton unveils behind-the-scenes insights into his MTV reality TV career!
Trading Secrets
Audioboom Studios
5 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Cory started his reality TV career back in 2015 when he was a cast member on the Real World Explosion. The very next year he made his way onto the Challenge, debuting on Battle of the Bloodlines. Since then, he has been a regular across the channels on a plethora of reality TV shows, including Teen Mom and has been able to capitalize on it by building brands for himself and the entirety of his family.
Cory gives insight to how long a season of Teen Mom films for, how different filming is for the Real World and the Challenge compared to Teen Mom, why he dropped out of college, why he wanted to go into education, his jobs prior to his time on reality tv, how he monetized off social media, and how he was approached for Teen Mom. Cory also reveals how he ended up boxing, what it was like filming a movie, and how perspective is critical when facing difficult medical situations. Plus a special appearance by Cory’s daughters. Which show does he make the most on? Why did he take a break from The Challenge? Has social media alone made him a millionaire? What was the craziest thing after his first boxing match?
Cory Wharton reveals all that and so much more in another episode you can’t afford to miss!
Host: Jason Tartick
Co-Host: David Arduin
Audio: Declan O’Connell
Guests: Cory Wharton
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Trading Secrets. |
| 0:17.2 | I'm your host, Jason Tardic, and this is a big week guys, Monday, August 14th. |
| 0:23.7 | It is National Financial Awareness Day, so a big week of course for Trading Secrets |
| 0:28.8 | in which we cover finances, money, and career talk, but it's even a better week |
| 0:32.9 | because we have Corey Wharton coming on the show. |
| 0:35.8 | Now, if you know who Corey Wharton is, I could just stop right there. |
| 0:39.6 | I mean, he is an MTV legend. |
| 0:42.5 | He was actually one of the original roommates on real-world explosion. |
| 0:47.4 | And since then, has been on Teen Mom. |
| 0:49.6 | He has been now on his tenth season of MTV The Challenge. |
| 0:54.4 | He has done celebrity boxing matches. |
| 0:56.9 | His resume is stacked in the reality TV world. |
| 1:00.2 | And you're going to hear all about his journey. |
| 1:01.7 | His journey is just so impressive. |
| 1:03.7 | I mean, he was born in Michigan. |
| 1:05.6 | You'll hear about some of the jobs and side hustles that he took on, |
| 1:09.6 | which are just fascinating, to save $10,000. |
| 1:14.4 | He then, with a pipe dream and a goal of just trying to make it, |
| 1:18.2 | is a Michigan guy who took a shot and moved to LA with just 10K. |
| 1:23.2 | So if you kind of feel like you're lost as far as your career |
| 1:25.7 | or you're looking for more, maybe purpose or passion or impact with what you do, |
| 1:30.8 | you're going to take a lot away from what he did and how he did it |
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