🚀 Meet Ethan, the 22-year-old CEO revolutionizing bar service with his groundbreaking app, Sips Skip! 🍹 In this episode of Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly, we dive into Ethan's journey from LSU marketing graduate to tech innovator. Discover how SipSkip makes getting drinks at packed bars faster and how bartenders, venues, and customers all win with this game-changing app. 💡 Ethan shares his entrepreneurial journey, the inspiration behind SipSkip, lessons from self-development books like *Think and Grow Rich*, and his bold move to Austin to fuel connections and growth. From hustling as a "dock boy" to dominating the tech space, Ethan's story is packed with valuable insights and inspiration for ambitious go-getters like you. 🏆 🔥 Don't miss out on this conversation full of hustle, innovation, and life-changing advice. Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 Join the conversation today! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - What is SipSkip 01:11 - Starting a Business at 22 02:20 - The Power of Self Development Books 05:01 - Today’s Sponsor 06:31 - Making Money with Instagram Meme Pages 07:58 - Monetizing Fortnite Maps 09:43 - Your First Jobs 12:39 - Identifying Your Strengths 13:16 - Lifetime Leagues 14:28 - Moving to Austin 16:53 - Creating an Environment for Success 19:11 - Aspiring to Be a Billionaire 20:39 - Mardi Gras Experiences 22:08 - First Time on a Private Jet 23:45 - Finding Your Disruptor 26:05 - SipSkip 27:59 - Golf Insights 30:18 - Hooping Culture 31:40 - Your Basketball Career Journey 34:54 - GOAT of Basketball Discussion 36:33 - Starting a Tech Company 37:44 - How OSTRYX Stands Out in App Development 38:37 - Finding OSTRYX Online APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Ethan Karian https://www.instagram.com/ethankarian/ https://ostryx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sipskip/ SPONSORS: KINSTA: https://kinsta.com/dsh LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #wealthsecrets #financialeducation #businessideas #mobileappinnovation #business
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Big change. Yeah, big change. And it's like, it's great in summer and spring break, but like outside of that, it's just like slow. Yeah. And, and you're not going to go out and make those connections. And that was the biggest deal for us. Like we, we don't want to keep ourselves in a bubble to where we can't grow. So moving out to Austin, we've made so
All right, guys, we got Ethan here, CEO of Sip Skip. Thanks for coming on today, man. Thank you for having me. Yeah, can you explain what Sip Skip is for people that don't know?
Yeah, so we're a first-of-its-kind mobile application. We allow users to get drinks faster at busy bars. Basically, walk up to the bar, you buy a Sip Skip, hold it up, and that signals the bartender to come right to you first.
We're actually having bartenders sign up through the app, connecting themselves to their bar, and they earn per skip that they're redeeming, just like a DoorDash driver would. Yeah, so it's a win-win because the bartender is making more money somehow, right?
Yeah, it's actually a win-win for everybody. So there's a sip skip fee, which goes directly to the bar. And then there's a bartender service fee, which helps the bartender gets compensated for their efforts. So, and then it helps the user as well. So all three parties win. 22. Holy crap. So you had this idea super young.
Yes, so I actually went to LSU for four years, just graduated last May, and those bars are super busy, super packed, and I've spent a couple years just waiting there, and one night I was at the bar, a couple of my boys had a pool table reserved, and I was at the bar with a couple of my friends who were just standing there for like 20 minutes, and I was like looking around, and I was just like, there's so much money going through here, like there's got to be a way to stand in front of it, and
And the first idea that kind of came to me the next morning was like, you know, the game like heads up. Yeah. Where you do that. I was like, what if there was something that was like that alluring that draws you in to where you could hold it up to where a bartender can see it. And that was kind of like the first concept behind the Sips Kit Pass. That makes sense. What did you major in at LSU?
Marketing. Okay. Yes. Was it useful? It was. It actually was. Wow. It was. I mean, I mean, I wouldn't say that you learn like entrepreneurship in school. You got to kind of self teach that. But I've definitely taken some like from my professional sellings class and some like digital marketing as well. Definitely helps.
Yeah. And I know you've read a lot of self-development books, right? Oh, for sure. So you were doing that on the side?
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