I took the risk and it was so worthwhile. But in Kong’s letter he said: “Look, you’re gonna be able to grow at a startup than any other job. I graduated from UCLA totally ready to work that 9 to 5, low-salary job in a marketing agency or for a corporate brand. The personal risk was my own career trajectory. I’m all about this! And while it felt very fulfilling to help these men, making the transition to Jumpcut allowed me to impact a greater audience that I related to - especially those seeking a nontraditional career path but unsure of where to start. Simple Pickup is targeted to help men gain confidence, make friends, talk to women, and be happy. It was a mixture of believing in Jumpcut’s mission and taking a personal risk. Kong actually wrote a letter and taped it to the door of my room to persuade me to join! I was already working with some of the founders–Kong and Jesse–first as a graphic designer and later as lead copywriter for Simple Pickup, their Youtube channel when they pitched Jumpcut to me.

I reached out to Kel to discuss her journey with Jumpcut and what she sees in the overlap between entertainment and innovation. Kel Livson (UCLA ‘14) is the Head of Content at Jumpcut Inc., a startup known as the “Netflix of Education” that creates captivating online courses for aspiring content creators and startup founders. Silicon Beach (Part 2): Jumpcut’s Kel Livson

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