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As the late famous Austrian American businessman Peter Drucker once put it, \u201cthe best way to predict the future is to create it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Being an entrepreneur is not easy. If it was, everyone would do it. Yet the idea of entrepreneurship still plays a pivotal role in the idea of living out the \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d and being \u201cself-made\u201d is still idolized today. It seems as though we have two choices in life: either to work for an entrepreneur or be an entrepreneur. While most of our society today falls within the first half of that sentence, there are still a select few that have decided to do things their own way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The art of entrepreneurship has evolved immensely over time, especially in the last decade as people have become more connected through widespread communication on the internet. The social media boom which began in the early 2000s set a new precedent in what was possible and brick and mortar business have fallen way to online e-commerce.<\/span><\/p>\n As the landscape of business changed to a more web based marketplace, new opportunities arose within a new business ecosystem. No longer do you have to be grandfathered into success, rather a great opportunity is around the corner for anyone who is bold enough to go after it. This new landscape has made way for modern day social media entrepreneurs who have accumulated their wealth online as success seemingly is more attainable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One entrepreneur who has seen success and been afforded great opportunities in the digital marketplace is <\/span>Christian Anderson<\/span><\/a>, better known as his online alias and artist name \u201c<\/span>Trust\u2019N<\/span><\/a>\u201d. Branded as \u201cThe Lost Boy\u201d across his social media, Anderson\u2019s story is an example of success in our modern business ecosystem. The college dropout turned millionaire\u2019s story is a unique example of how wealth can be built untraditionally in today\u2019s online era. Here\u2019s how starting at a young age, networking, faith and self belief have played major roles in the marketing guru\u2019s success.<\/span><\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s entrepreneurial journey began when he was just 16 years old, writing and recording music in his parent\u2019s basement. Under the stage name Trust\u2019N, Anderson gained traction in his music career early by posting original tracks to Soundcloud and by hosting parties in his city, including throwing parties in the cabin of a parked train. Using his local celebrity status, Anderson started gaining the attention of his peers and even sold merch out of his backpack in his school with one of his cover arts on the front. Anderson still remembers the early hustle to this day. \u201cI just ordered embroidered hats with one of my Lost Boy logos on the front and I would let my friends customize their hat color. Eventually everyone started wanting to buy my hats and I was just selling them right out of my backpack. That was really my first business was selling those hats,\u201d explained Anderson. His other hustle was being a party promoter with hundreds of guests attending at a time, sometimes even in cramped spaces. \u201cWe would throw parties in people\u2019s basements, or in an Airbnb, but the best ones were our train parties,\u201d recalled Anderson. Anderson organized live music performances inside of a parked train, making profit from charging entry. \u201cI just remember hundreds of people would come in and out of that train every night we threw a party,\u201d said Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n Under the stage name \u201cTrust\u2019N\u201d amassed his early fan base while releasing his first 5 songs on SoundCloud, but began building a more national fanbase with the release of his EP \u201cLapse\u201d. The extended play was critically acclaimed by major music platforms like Lyrical Lemonade among others. \u201cLapse\u201d paved the way for other charting releases and viral moments as Trust\u2019N has amassed an international listener base in the millions. And while Trust\u2019N has had a successful music career it isn\u2019t at the top of his priority list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Despite living in the midwest and starting with no real connections in the entertainment industry, Anderson used his Instagram page @trustn to build a personal brand known by many across the online marketing space. His Peter Pan esc cartoon character that sits as his profile picture on social media has been branded into the minds of anyone who\u2019s come across his profiles. The entrepreneur Anderson\u2019s passion for writing music transitioned into writing feature stories and marketing columns alike for major news outlets. Anderson began his freelance writing journey in 2019 when he became the youngest contributor ever on Forbes\u2019 Communication Council. His bylines at Forbes would pave the way to landing writing gigs at other major publications including RollingStone, Entrepreneur, and Newsweek. Some of Anderson\u2019s biggest pieces are interviews with major celebrities on TikTok and Netflix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s most impressive venture to date is <\/span>Lost Boy Entertainment LLC<\/span><\/a>, an industry leading public relations and digital marketing powerhouse. \u201cThe Lost Boy\u201d started the marketing firm with his college roommate <\/span>Bryce Vander Sanden<\/span><\/a> when the pair was studying at the University Of Wisconsin La Crosse. What began as a dorm room hustle quickly scaled into a multi million dollar operation. \u201cI still remember when Bryce and I met with a lady in the small business center at school who helped us get our LLC paperwork filled out,\u201d recalled Anderson. \u201cTo think we\u2019ve gone from that point to here. It\u2019s honestly crazy to think about\u201d said Anderson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s success in music and as a businessman began to be noticed by his college\u2019s newspapers and he was interviewed by the area\u2019s local TV station more than once. However, Lost Boy Entertainment LLC didn\u2019t start scaling into the millions until Anderson dropped out of college and moved to LA, a decision that seemed difficult and risky at the time. \u201cI remember telling my mother I wanted to drop out. My parents are both educated and my education was very important to them. But I think they realized how passionate I was about what I was doing and they supported me,\u201d said Anderson. Anderson packed his things and moved west out to LA to scale his company. His time there allowed him to grow his network and conduct in person interviews with celebrities growing his notability across the entertainment space, as well as his business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To date, Lost Boy Entertainment LLC boasts a broad but stacked list of clientele including major celebrities while also servicing the needs of Fortune 500 companies alike. The firm recently announced a new partnership with Sony Music Group as a trusted marketing partner. Anderson credits his network for his success. \u201cSometimes my mind is blown by the different marketing campaigns that come across my desk. I have to ask questions to my business partners like \u201chow do you even know this person\u201d. But my network is the reason I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work with those clients,\u201d stated Anderson. The saying: \u201cit\u2019s not about what you know but who you know\u201d seems very fitting in this situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From dorm room beginnings to Fortune 500 clients, Anderson continues to grow and monetize his network, including his more than 200,000 followers on Instagram. Showcasing a life of luxury traveling the world driving sports cars, wearing expensive clothes and jewelry, Anderson has worked hard for what\u2019s his, building wealth well beyond his age. His drive and desire to prove others wrong, passion for people, and most of all his faith have been the cornerstones of his success.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for almost 6 years now. I\u2019ve made millions of dollars. A lot of people didn\u2019t believe in me, made fun of me and honestly hated my success. But I knew in my heart this was what I was meant to do. And I\u2019m just thankful that God had these plans for me. A lot of my life, it\u2019s unexplainable. There are so many moments that are unexplainable and all my success is a reflection of who God is and what he is capable of,\u201d explained Anderson. \u201cI know I wouldn\u2019t be here without him,\u201d Anderson finished with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe the most outstanding quality that Anderson possesses is his undeniable self belief. That confidence and demeanor was something that took time for Anderson to grow into. \u201cI wasn\u2019t always the most confident kid. Actually I used to be picked on in grade school,\u201d Anderson annotated. It wasn\u2019t until high school that Anderson began to believe in himself. \u201cSome of my peers would make fun of me for making music but after a while I guess I just stopped caring,\u201d said Anderson. When \u201cThe Lost Boy\u201d began to believe in himself, others around him followed suit. \u201cI don\u2019t really know why but when I just decided to go for it and really embody being an artist it seemed like more people respected me. I remember during a performance at school everyone packed the auditorium. And I sold like 500 hats my senior year of high school. Everyone wanted them,\u201d Anderson recalled while telling the story.<\/span><\/p>\n Although he started to see success as a musician in high school, it wasn\u2019t until college where Anderson began to feel like a rockstar. \u201cI remember once my song (Lucy) went viral on TikTok everyone knew who we were. I would just skip the lines at the bar because the bouncers were wearing my hats and would just let me do it,\u201d described Anderson. Since the beginning, Anderson has been on a never ending journey of self discovery and development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While the success of his career has fostered confidence, it\u2019s been the times of turbulence that have defined Anderson\u2019s character. \u201cOn this journey, I\u2019ve been through a lot of ups and downs. I\u2019ve learned so much, traveled the world, I\u2019ve been able to experience so much. But it\u2019s been really hard, like really taxing, to the point where there\u2019s been times I wanted to give up,\u201d confessed Anderson. The low points have built his confidence the most. \u201cWhen I think about my journey, these 5 past years, and when I really started going after it. The moments when I wanted to give up, how scary they were, like I\u2019ve lost hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time and had to come back from that. Those moments are what has defined me most. No question. Because I know if I lost it all tomorrow I could wake up the next day and get it all back,\u201d instructed Anderson. Confidence and self belief fully exemplified through a few sentences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s next steps include expanding his PR and marketing powerhouse Lost Boy Entertainment LLC, releasing more music, and enjoying the life that his hard work has afforded him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anderson\u2019s journey and powerful story from a Midwest college student without any connections to playing a pivotal role in the digital marketing and entertainment spaces is a wonderful example of how far getting started early, networking, faith, and having strong self belief can take you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nStarting Young<\/b><\/h2>\n
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