YFP 228: Why This New Practitioner Decided to Start His Own Business

Your Financial Pharmacist

Entrepreneur and pharmacist, Chris Cozzolino, talks about his journey building several businesses as a recent graduate.

Key Points From This Episode

• Chris shares what drew him into the profession, and the freedom of remote working.
• Reflecting on Chris's non-traditional career path, and building something impactful.
• How social media is a fascinating concept of reaching so many people at once.
• How making money in a video game as a teenager galvanized his entrepreneurial spirit.
• Discussing the big barriers to starting a business, like upfront capital and inventory holding times.
• Optimization through combining drop shipping and retail arbitrage.
• Chris outlines the challenges and opportunities of not working on your platform.
• Having the best of both worlds by making the brand bigger than the platform.
• Diversifying across platforms to build community and then converting that traffic.
• How Uptown Creation was founded, and key pivots in their journey.
• Learning the Instagram algorithm and their specific social media marketing tactics.
• Chris shares about his pivot to LinkedIn and what the clients and services entail.
• Building authentic relationships and a trustworthy reputation.
• Why creating content is still really new for the healthcare sector.
• Where Chris sees Uptown Creation heading in the next few years.
• The concept of developing your craft, and always being able to be close to the ground.
• Always keeping your endpoint in mind.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode

• Connect with Chris Cozzolino on LinkedIn
• Register for the Free Webinar: How to Pursue FIRE as a Pharmacist on November 10 at 8:30 PM ET
• FIRE Rx: The Pharmacist’s Guide to Financial Independence by Jeff Keimer, PharmD
• Create a Comprehensive Estate Plan with Thoughtful Wills
• The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
• Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work by Steven Pressfield
• Your Financial Pharmacist
• Uptown Creation
• Smart Passive Income Podcast with Pat Flynn
• ZDoggMD
• Gain Traction on LinkedIn: Chris Cozzolino, PharmD, co-founder Uptown Creation
• The Uptown Update Newsletter
• Gary Vaynerchuk
• Email Chris Cozzolino: [e-mail]
• Your Financial Pharmacist Disclaimer and Disclosures