Pokemon Cards Beat the S&P 500? | Asher Lara | Coffeez Ep. 308

About this episode

Asher Lara discusses his journey as a Gen Z entrepreneur and the intersection of social media, personal branding, and card investing.

Gen Z creator and entrepreneur Asher Lara sits down with Joe. Dropping out to bet on social media, building 8 million subscribers, the real formula behind going viral, brand deals and building an agency, Pokemon and One Piece card investing, why personal brand beats a resume, and turning attention into a real business. New episodes every week. Pour up.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Shalaby

Guest: Asher Lara

Topics covered

• Gen Z entrepreneurship
• social media
• viral marketing
• card investing
• personal branding
• business strategy

Keywords

• Pokemon cards
• S&P 500
• viral content
• brand deals
• personal brand
• agency building
• Gen Z

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: social media

Products: Pokemon, One Piece

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