Earlier this week I released Thank You Uber which was a piece dedicated to the last 4+ years of driving for the ride share platform. In celebration of this next chapter of my life I wanted to explain how in the world I ended up becoming a driver in the first place, how I was able to pay college loans, rent, bills etc through the platform and some of the lessons I learned.  Podcast Outline Todays Topic : Driver for Uber & building my creative career at the same time (0:15) House keeping (2:00) Podcast project thus far, being at 25 iTunes reviews, surviving Super Bowl LIV in Miami, having my 90-Day review at Liquid I.V. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Uber (7:15) Spring of 2015 is when I became an Uber Driver during Junior year at Bentley University (9:50) Stayed in Boston for the summer and drove full-time heading into my senior year Senior year, I wasn’t worried about getting a job & just focused on enjoying my last year of college (14:20) Drove a few hours a week and did it part-time  Looking into companies / products that I enjoyed but never found the right career fit Graduate college, Summer of 2016 I start looking for ways to make money (18:40) Move home, start building Purpose in the Youth Podcast & know that college loans kick in within 6 months I start working for my uncles Garden Center, I hustle other opportunities  Move back to Boston & sign a 1 year lease in Allston, MA (21:20) Main objective is to build podcast platform while funding it entirely from driving Uber Was making $1,000 - $1,200 per week before taxes / car expenses  Driving from 6:30am - 10am, gym / creative 10am - 3pm, driving 3pm - 10/11pm Gave me the flexibility to work around other peoples schedule for podcasts Taught me time management Moving to LA with $5k saved up and knowing I will keep driving Uber full-time (31:20) Came out here to work on a podcast project, had friends to live with, a small network already and a way to make money Driving 85,000+ miles in 2 years in LA It’s not about the hours you put in, it’s the hours in which you drive where you make the most money  Mon - Sun schedule was a GRIND Learning how to make every dollar count My expenses living in LA while driving for Uber (43:05) College loans, car payment, car insurance, rent, food, gas, gym, internet = $2,900+ My net driving per week avg $900 - $1,000 per week - before taxes October 10, 2019 changed my life & got me OUT of the Uber game (47:35) I posted an IG story telling the world I need a change from Uber Got a DM from Brandin Cohen, founder / ceo of Liquid IV and the rest is history  Final Uber Stats (50:20) 19,002 Total rides 4.97 out of 5 star rating Rider preferred in 2018 - Top 2% driver in the world 6 of the biggest lessons I learned from Uber (51:30) One ride at a time / one step at a time  Every person has a story to tell Become an excellent listener  Never take a comment from someone else personal  Always move forward  Keep your eyes on the road but stop & look around often Bearded Man Community Questions (57:20) Best & worst Uber stories  Driving to Jay-Z & Diddys crib Picking up Ben Savage aka Corey Mathews from Boy Meets World Someone yacking in the backseat of my car What do you miss about Uber / what was the biggest difficulty with moving into an office job? (104:40) Episode Takeaway (107:15) Don’t worry about the big picture, focus on what small steps you can take today  Episode Wrap-up (109:10) Hope this pod gave you guys/gals some insight on how Uber got me to where I am today Please screenshot & post this podcast to your IG story tagging me! @Bobbbaaay If I provided enough Bearded Wisdom, plz leave a 1 sentence review on the iTunes Podcast App! If you have a topic you’d like me to cover next - tweet, message, DM or e-mail me! —- Help support this podcast! Screenshot this Episode & share it out on your Instagram Story telling your friends what you thought of the podcast & tag @Bobbbaaa