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What'S going on, everyone? Casey Adams here. Welcome back to the Rise of the Young podcast. Today we have Nick Kosser on the show, aka Fox 46 Nick. Overall, Nick Kosser is an American meteorologist. He works for Fox 46 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and he is known for his social media posts. Over the past year and a half, he's amassed over 1.2 million followers on Instagram. He is a morning meteorologist, literally. He's gone viral from his dances. I can guarantee you that you've seen him somewhere on social media. His videos are absolutely hilarious and he's a phenomenal dancer. He does.

He used to do skits where he.

Would dress up like athletes, one of the most famous ones being Cam Newton. And overall, this is an interview that I've been looking forward to for quite some time now. And that being said, enjoy the episode. Make sure you screenshot the picture of this podcast, put it on your Instagram story.

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What's going on, everyone? Casey Adams here.

Welcome back to the Rise of the Young podcast. Today we have Nick Kosir here with us, aka Fox 46. Nick, thanks so much.

Yeah, man. I think I'm just gonna legally change my government name to be Fox 46 Nick because that's the only way I get recognized these days.

I love it, man. Well, first off, I absolutely love everything you do on social media. I've been following you for quite some time. I have family in Charlotte. Shout out to the Blackstone that absolutely love everything you do. And just to really start it off, like, when did this all start regarding the social media intersection with Fox and what you do there, because I think you've completely changed the entire industry of how people are looking at that. But what did the social media aspect of your lifestyle.

Oh, thanks, man. That means a lot coming from a freaking mogul like you at the age of 19. To be honest with you, all of this kind of started about 10 years ago when I worked at another Fox station in Beaumont, Texas. If you're ever really bored, which, you know, we're on quarantine, so if you have any time, just YouTube search the rapping Weatherman. I used to have a Little presence on YouTube about 10 years ago. But, you know, fast forward to me moving to Charlotte New market, you know, and when you move from city to city in the news business, your past life doesn't necessarily come with you. You always have to re establish yourself in that particular city or market. So I got here in 2014, and right away I didn't want to do anything too wild, you know, because I wanted to establish myself as a credible meteorologist and kind of earn the trust of, you know, the people around Charlotte. And then eventually it was about 2017. So three years after I started, my boss has sat us all down and they go, look, social media is the big push right now. So we want you guys to post personalized things on social that are about you, not necessarily about the news or the weather. We want to kind of sell you guys to sell yourselves as a personality. The thinking there was, you know, if people get to know us and our personality online, they'd watch us on TV rather than, you know, they'd watch us on TV and then get to know us online.

Right.

So our actual, like, assignment, our boss told us, was one post on Facebook, one post on Instagram, 10 tweets per day. We were all like, dude, what? You know, at first we were all really kind of complaining about it, but, you know, eventually, I like to stay busy, and I like that. I like a challenge, you know, So I kind of accepted it. And yeah, so I started just doing making these posts. And it's evolved through the years. You know, as, you know, online, you kind of have to reinvent yourself a bunch. So I started doing weather skits, and then I did these pictures that I took by road signs. And then I started recreating famous athletes, like high fashion wardrobes. One day I just decided to do a slide like this challenge by Mr. Hotspot that I saw. And that one post, you know, has me doing. It was. I actually did it about a year ago on April 3, 2019. So it's about a year of doing that, and I've done a. It's led to a bunch of cool stuff. That I've gotten to do, like, you know, this podcast right here.

Yeah, no worries. That is so cool. Because it's, for example, just like bringing it from there to, hey, post a couple times on social. You're working in the new space to now, you know, 1.2 million followers. You got Drake liking your pictures and commenting, the dance and everything. What has that been like with this newfound fame translating to the news world? Because I'm fascinated where it's like, for example, growing up, I'll watch the news and it's very insightful. But to follow someone like yourself, that hits home for me because I got family in Charlotte that love you. It's like, how has that changed your life from a daily outside of the news business?

One sec. Hey, hey, sir. Perfect. Leave it on the porch. Gosh. Quarantine life, man. Okay, so the question, how's it changed.

My life outside of the news business? Just like with everything social and how these celebrities and these massive brands, like, you're getting posted everywhere, you've built this massive following. Like, what has that been like?

Well, it's been. It's been really cool. A ton hasn't changed. I'm not really, like, programmed to buy into fame or whatever. I can't. I truly can't not do what I do. You know, like I said 10 years ago, I was rapping the weather in college. You know, I've always wanted to just do these things, make cool videos. So my life hasn't changed a ton. You know, I. More people recognize me, you know, so I text and talk with celebrities and trust me, dude, this is not like a flex by any stretch of the imagination. I'm just answering your question. Just today, I actually texted Lil Nas X happy birthday, and he replied back. And it's just last night I was talking on the phone with Mr. Hotspot and we've got. We're making some plans to put out some content and stuff. So, yeah, it's just, you know, it gives you more access. Like, you know, when you have a good thing going on the Internet, the world opens up a little bit. You now can do things, and things become more available to you that wouldn't normally be. And, you know, it's cool. It allows you to do things. That allows you to get closer to the dreams and goals and do things that you've always kind of envisioned but never had the resources to do.

Love it. Real quick, before we just dive into, like, the roots of your story. Have you always been a dancer? Because, like, every time I see your Videos, man. I'm like, yo, Nick is killing the game. He can't do better than me. I couldn't even attempt that. Like, has that been something in your life that you excelled in, or did this, like, organically grow into you?

No, everybody asked me that. No, I have never taken a dance class.

I've never.

Yeah, no, I have. I would never. I've never prided myself as a dancer.

Okay.

I can remember a couple of times after a few, like, wedding receptions, you know, some of my family members would say, like, dude, Nick, you're a pretty good dancer. And then it was one of my co workers, Paige, failing. She. She saw me dance once, and she was like, oh, my gosh, I could watch you dance all day. Your facial expressions are hilarious. And I was like, oh, thanks. You know, and I didn't think anything of it, but, yeah, I actually had a co worker who wasn't on air. She was behind the scenes. Her name, Lakiya Starks. She doesn't work at Fox. Bigger gig in Atlanta, but her and I actually started dancing together. And we did. We did. Before TikTok, you know, the challenges would show up on Instagram, and the first one was the In My Feelings challenge. And we did that. And I noticed a lot of people commenting on it, saying, like, oh, man, you know, that white dude's killing it. And then from there, we did the baby shark challenge. And then she got a new job, and I was like, well, I'll just keep doing the challenges. And. Yeah, so that's kind of how it went.

Very cool. When did you get into the news business? And has that always been a passion of yours, or what was your early career goals, moving into the news business?

Yeah, you know, I wish I was smart enough to tell you that, like, I was one of those meteorologists that always has wanted to do the weather, but I'm not. I needed to get. I needed the universe to kind of nudge me in the right direction, Right.

So.

I actually got an internship at MTV in New York City, fresh out of college, you know? Cause I had done a lot of radio work during my college years, and when I was in New York City, man, I ran out of money within, like, three weeks. So I had to move back home to Ohio, and I applied to a bunch of radio stations there and one TV station, and that one TV station ended up hiring me. I couldn't believe it. But they didn't hire me to do weather. They hired me to be a news reporter. And I was like, all right, let's give This a shot. And after one year, my boss sat me down and he was like, nick, you suck. Not in those words, but, you know, he was like, so you have a couple options here. He was like, we could either just kind of like part ways with you, or we could keep you on as a news reporter. But you also have to take on the weather responsibilities because our weather girl is getting a new job in a new city. So you could do those two things, but with no extra pay. And I think he thought by, you know, piling on that extra responsibility, I would quit, but I didn't. You know, I gave the weather a shot. And seriously, after about two days of doing the weather, I was like, dude, this is it. Why haven't I ever given the weather a thought? Like, it just.

It just.

The light bulb finally clicked, and that's how I got into it.

Very cool just being in Charlotte now. What's. What's living in Charlotte been like? Because I've been going there my whole life. So from that transition from Texas to Charlotte. Have you or. What does that look like?

Dude, I love it. I don't want to leave Charlotte, man. I love it here. You know, it's a great city. As you know, it's a big city, but it still kind of has a small town vibe to it. I mean, if you aren't directly in uptown, as we call it, you know, it seems like I'm back in Ohio, you know, with. There's like a farm down the road from where I live here in north Charlotte. And I love it, man. I love the station. The station gives me the freedom to do my thing, you know, they kind of have encouraged me and let me do some things on the side.

Yeah.

And I got a good thing going, man. So, yeah, I don't really have any plans to leave Charlotte anytime soon.

Very cool. I'm curious just because I know, like, for example, I know in a sports reference where, you know, a college athlete, they can't leverage their name to sell merchandise, and then that recently got passed. How does that work in the news business where, like, I know you have your merch and your shirts and your hoodies. They're fire, by the way.

Positive. Exactly.

So, like, you just said, like, how has this, you know, the gig translated to outside personal opportunities? And how does that work, being attached to Fox?

Yeah, it's. It's. You're right on the money, man. It's a lot like being an NCAA player where I had to. I had to get my TV contract lawyer involved with renegotiating. My contract. Luckily for me, the universe was nice. I was going viral right when my contract was up last summer. Yeah, so. So I had a great GM at the time and my lawyer kind of sat down and they hashed out some of that language where, you know, I was able to, they were able to put some language in my contract that says like, I'm allowed to do some third party stuff and get paid. And so that's kind of how all that played out. And it's been great, man. Like, I've been able to do some things like the merch and stuff. Fashion I've always loved. So, you know, doing something like that, it's just new and it's different, it's challenging and it's like, I don't know, I don't know how. I'm definitely not getting rich off the merch, but it's another hook in the water. And it's just another thing that, you know, you just never know. You just never know. I feel like the more things that you can, that you can learn about and put in your brain, the better. It might not benefit you that day or the next day, but maybe in like 5, 10 years you can draw some of that knowledge, you know.

Very cool. Where did the celebrity fashion look alike idea come from? Because I know, like you said, you had these transition points in your personal brand. Where did that come from? Like with the Cameron Newton ones and everything. So on point. And I've seen them in such a viral way. How did that start in terms of like that niche?

Well, that was, that was all part of that. That was kind of the first wave of crap. My bosses want me to post one thing per day. And literally the first time I had ever dressed up like Cam, which he called his fashion pictures the Drip Chronicles. So that's what I ended up hashtagging mine and that kind of stuck. But the first picture I ever did of his, I was just bored, dude. So I was sitting there, it was probably 6 o' clock at night. I go to bed at 8pm Because I have to wake up at 2:30 in the morning for my weather, for my job as a morning anchor. 2:30? Yeah.

Is this five days a week?

Five days a week, man. Our show starts at 4:30, so I gotta be up at 2:30.

Yeah, we'll get into that. Wow, that's a hustle.

I know, it's insane. Luckily the quarantine has allowed me to catch up on a little bit of sleep. So the bags under my eyes aren't as bad. But yeah, I'm usually pretty tired, but so I was just sitting there, I was scrolling through my phone, and I remember seeing Cam's picture of his outfit of the day, and he posted it. This was like MVP Cam Newton, right? He was at the peak of his popularity. And I think within five minutes, his post had 30,000 likes. And I just thought to myself, man, if I can just post something that would get 30,000 likes in five minutes, my bosses would love me and they would never be on my case about social media again.

Yeah.

And so I started looking at his picture and I go, oh, well, I kind of have shorts that look like that, and I kind of have shoes that kind of look like that. So I threw together a quick little outfit, borrowed some of my wife's jewelry, and just, you know, created the side by side. And then the next day I went into work and I checked my account and the picture had, you know, 200 likes, which for me at the time was. Was big man. So I was like, all right, I guess I'm doing this now, you know, and it just kind of snowballed from there. And each. Each outfit got like, more elaborate and it got more DIY and yeah, just kept it going.

Like, touching on that. What are your boss? What do your bosses think now over the past year, with the growth you've had, like, how has that translated to, like, the communication inside the organization?

Yeah.

It'S been cool. I mean, the thing about my success is, see, I work in local news and some of my videos reach a broader audience. Right. So I get a lot of people that recreate my videos or that send love and, you know, we're able to use things and put a local spin on it. But a lot of stuff comes from all over, you know, so the challenge has been to use that to reach like a local Charlotte based audience, which I think we're doing a pretty good job of, man. You know, anytime someone from Charlotte recreates one of my videos or, you know, does something like that, we show it on Good Day Charlotte. I think more than anything, to be honest with you, dancing in front of that Fox 46 Charlotte sign, it has helped us because Fox 46 is a new station. It just started in 2014 in Charlotte. And a lot of people would confuse us with other TV stations in the market. I think with some of this exposure now, people don't really confuse us as much anymore.

Yeah.

And people are starting to realize that.

Viral Fox 46 Charlotte side.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's been a win, you know, so you know, it's like anything, man. The more you can get your brand out in front of people, the better, you know, more brand recognition, the better.

Do you have, like, for example, just I saw your video, the 2C slide.

Right.

Killed it. When you see trends come out.

Yeah.

How do you approach that? Because obviously you're spending a lot of time on social looking for those trends, looking for those songs. So, like, what's your strategy for creating content? Like, in today's day and age 2020, you have this audience and you know what works. What's your strategy there?

Good question. I could spend probably six hours talking about that. First of all, first of all, the game has changed since a year ago. So Instagram used to drive everything. Back In April of 2019, all the challenges would show up on Instagram. So I would search every hashtag I could about a certain challenge, and I would just. My eye usually doesn't fail me. So whatever I thought was cool in someone's dance, I would be like, I remember it, and try to maybe incorporate it into some choreography. TikTok has now come along since, like, I don't November, and it's come on strong. So now it's totally different because there weren't. There was a specific, like, subculture of dancers on Instagram that I could lean on for choreography. But now TikTok, there are so many dancers on TikTok now that I don't know the markets. It's a little bit different out there. But I do know. I did know that Tusi Slide had to be danced to and it had to be danced to fast. So I knew that Drake leaked audio from was earlier in the week, I think, on, like, a Tuesday.

Yeah.

So immediately I listened to it. Immediately I started looking to see who had already posted some video of them dancing to the leaked audio. And from there, I developed my choreography and figured out what I was gonna do. And then I posted my choreo and my dance video, like, a day after the song officially dropped. So, so basically, my thing is the song has to be good. I have to genuinely like the song. A lot of people come and ask me to. To dance to their music for money. And first of all, I'm kind of not allowed to do that through Fox, but if I really wanted to, I could probably. I could probably do that, but it wouldn't be authentic. And people know what's authentic, you know, So I have to love the song. And that's kind of it. You know, I go from there. I go from my genuine love of the song to figuring out how to dance and. Yep.

So do you spend more time on TikTok nowadays or what does that look like?

I do now.

A lot of time on TikTok as well. Just like, seeing what's happening, the trends and everything there.

Yeah, I do now. Yeah. It's. It's been a. It's been a quick shift. I mean, I used to spend pretty much 100% of my social media time on Instagram, and then I kind of started dabbling into TikTok in November and December, and then in January, I was like, this is a thing, you know, And I always told myself, the next platform that comes out, that's gonna be big, I want to jump on early rather than later. So, yeah, ever since February, man, I've been really dialed in and trying to push some really good content out on TikTok because the earlier you jump on a social platform, the more it's just better. You know, people are more inclined to follow people when they're new to a platform or when a platform is just growing rather than when it's already kind of reached its limit and they're not adding many more users. Like, it's hard right now. It's hard to gain a thousand more followers on Instagram because it's such a. It's such an established entity, you know, but on TikTok, you can still gain a thousand day or half a day, you know, so that's. Yeah, yeah. The long. The short answer is yes. I spend, especially during this quarantine. Good Lord, Price. Six hours of my screen time is just on TikTok alone.

I want to ask you, with quarantine, I have a sign behind you. It says work from home. Day 15, I think you said. How has that been? You know, usually waking up at 2:30, like personal life, but also like business life and work life. How has this whole quarantine treated you?

I mean, first of all, there are a lot of people that are struggling, and I feel my heart goes out to them. I know several people. I talked to a really talented standup comedian, and he's totally out of work. He's had to work. He's had to go and work at Amazon delivering stuff, which nothing against Amazon, but it's just like. It's crazy that one of the most talented people I've ever met.

Yeah.

Has had to resort that. So that's. I hate that part of this. But for me personally, the quarantine has been a pretty nice gig. I've got to sleep in a little bit more and Since I can't go out, you know, or do stuff, I've been able to do more stuff creatively. You know, I've. I've been. Speaking of TikTok, I put out like a little challenge to myself to do three TikTok videos per day since I've been working from home. And so far I've been doing that. But we'll see. It all depends on how long this quarantine lasts. Yeah, it will depend on if I'm able to keep that pace up or not. But for me personally, it's been a nice kind of little refreshing break from the daily rut. That's been cool.

Very cool. Do you have a moment, like through this social media craziness this past year where whether that's a person or a repost or someone shared your video that like sticks out to you, where you were like, wow, that's dope.

Well, shoot. I mean, being asked to be on this was pretty big. So, you know, this is, this is like up there. Drake, as you mentioned, commented on the 2C slide challenge, which was really cool.

Is that the first time with you?

Yeah, yeah, that one hit a little different. You know, when I did the get up challenge that Blanco Brown had going, complex posted it and I saw that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade liked it. So that was really cool. Yeah, I'm a huge NBA fan. But for me, the biggest thing for me was. See, you're 19. Have you ever heard of the rapper Nelly? I'm sure you've heard of him. Yeah. Okay, so when I was in high school, when I was like about your age, Nelly was like the man. I mean, my senior year of high school, he had this CD out that I must have played the entire year. Anyways, last summer he was on tour. He came through Charlotte. It was him, Flo, Rida and tlc. And I was able to get backstage through tlc, actually through Chili of tlc, who's been amazing. But Nelly came up to me and he was like, dude, I love your stuff, man. And I was, you have no idea. I was like 17 year old. Nick was freaking out because he was. You know, when you're in high school, that's a part, that's a time of your life where things just stick with you, man. Names, places, music. And I couldn't believe it. I was so nervous. I don't even remember what I said to him. And he looked at me a couple times like, is this dude all right? But he was really cool. He was really cool. So that was probably number one.

That's so sick. And you grew up in Ohio, you said, right?

Yeah, yeah.

Growing up, like, did you see yourself moving into the news business or what were some of your, like, early, you know, early childhood memories or goals or aspirations that you had set?

I don't know. I don't think I necessarily saw myself going into news. I was always really drawn to cameras and microphones. And in high school, this was, you know, in like, 2000, before everybody had a camera on their phone. But I remember my friends and I, we'd go to the movie theater, and we would. I would just interview people going in and out of the movie theater, like, doing just dumb stuff, you know, stuff you would see on YouTube or Instagram nowadays. And. Yeah, just. I was always drawn to, like, that, you know, communications, I guess you could say media. And I'm a big, like, go with the flow guy, you know, I don't fight the current. So when I went to college, I didn't really know what I wanted to be. I just knew that I should major in communications because the microphones, the camera work, that's all stuff that I like to do just naturally, you know. So, yeah, I got my. I got a degree in communications first. Then I got that job in the news. And then after I filled in for that girl doing the weather, I immediately then rolled into meteorology school and I got. I got my meteorology degree and then kind of dialed it in from there. So, yeah, I didn't always know that I wanted to be on the news, but, you know, again, I was just kind of following the signs, letting the universe tap me along, you know?

A couple more questions, man. Just your advice to, you know, someone that's 18, that may not have their career trajectory in track or on site, and, you know, they see, like, someone like you. I think your story is so sick because it's. I look at, for example, me growing up watching the news. Like, you've added this whole new shift and element of, like, being in culture and being, like, hip with the times that attracts an entire new audience. Even, like, someone like myself who's 19. Right. And, like, you created this very cool ecosystem in history. But what advice would you give to someone that is confused about their career or they don't have a plan yet and. Yeah, what advice would you give to someone, you know, that's coming out of college or high school?

Yeah. First of all, I would say you're supposed to be confused. I just said that I was confused, but that's okay. Like, deep down, everybody Knows what they love. You know what I mean? And you gotta hear that, man. And you can't. It's so cliche, but it's just like, you gotta just follow that, you know? So that would be number one. Number two is, gosh, I don't know. There's so much. Number two is, you know, just. Just make sure again, that you're not necessarily money chasing. My first job in the news, I was getting paid $20,000 a year, you know, and I had other friends making a bunch more money. And at times, you know, that got me down. But then I would take a step back and be like, there's no way I could do what they're doing every day and not want to just, you know, go off the deep end. So you got to just do what you love, man. And also, what I like is. And speaking of LeBron James, when he came out with his more than an athlete campaign or slogan or brand, that stuck with me, you know? And I guess this would be the. My final, like, piece of advice here is your profession doesn't define you as a person. You know, that's obviously what you do. That's obviously how you make your money, and that's priority number one. Like, for me, I love telling the weather. I love keeping people safe. Just this morning, I was tracking severe thunderstorms. It was awesome. You know, it really. It really, like, makes the light bulb in my head go off. But that's not all that I like to do. I mean, when I'm not at work, you know, I like to shut off, and I like to. I like to work out, and I like rap music, and I like to go boating. Those are the three things that I just love doing.

Yeah.

And I think it's okay to let people in, you know, and that's why social media has been great. Like, yes, I'm a white guy that's on the news that is typically all buttoned up, but I'm not immune to having fun, you know, And I think that's the part maybe of some of my videos that's resonated with people is, you know, we all have that fun side, and you can be fun and still professional. So, you know, my advice to young people is don't lose yourself in the corporate world, man, because the corporate world will try to bash that out of you. And don't let it take your spark. You know, be the spark plug and keep it going, because that's just what it's all about, man. The world is a tough place. It's Already a dark place. Do your best to shine a little bit of light, you know.

Love that 100%. Two more quick questions, just one. Being like you said, you're waking up tracking thunderstorms and then you know, at 12 o' clock you got Drake commenting your pictures. How do you balance work? I don't like to say work, life, balance, but these different parts of your life that you know, that you've sort of created.

Yeah, yeah, to be honest, man, I sacrificed sleep. You know, that's probably it because social media for me has now become basically another full time job. So yeah, I mean, I go to work, I do my thing and by the way, another, another thing that I think is important to mention is the stuff that I do that you see online, I typically do on my own time, you know, so the dance I practice on my own. Anything that you're seeing me do online, I typically have all worked out before I go to work. And so, yeah, you know, kind of sort of my job is my hobby, my hobby is my job type of thing. So I don't necessarily know that I need to balance it. It's just all kind of, it's all just kind of intermingled, which is cool. I mean, that's what you want in your life, to have your hobby and your job be as close together as possible. But yeah, it is kind of funny sometimes when I'm sitting there on set, you know, and I'm straight laced delivering very important weather news and then an hour later, you know, I'm doing God knows what, talking to God knows who. It's. The juxtaposition is pretty fun. The biggest story of that that I can possibly tell you, and I know we're running short on time, but I was, one night I was sitting there watching like Frozen 2 with my family and I got this DM from somebody, a rapper. He was like, hey man, I gotta get you on stage and we gotta dance to this song together. I was like, oh yeah, no kidding. He was like, here's the song. The song he sent me was filthy, just filthy. And I'm listening to it, like keeping it like really close to my ear, trying to hear it while I'm watching Frozen with my, with my kid, like right next to me. And it was just like. I was like, no, I'm sorry, famous rapper. I can't dance on stage with you because that song wouldn't work and my boss wouldn't like it. It's just like all these worlds were colliding. It's pretty funny sometimes Yeah, I wanted.

To ask too, just, you know, with your wife and your kid and how, you know, I'm not sure with Charlotte and going out, has that. How has your family been impacted by your awareness on social and how has that changed?

Yeah, my son is just, he's in the fifth grade. He's just like for the longest time he wasn't on social and neither were his friends. So a year ago when this was happening, none of his friends were on social. It didn't really have a big impact on him. But now his friends are starting to join TikTok and they start to.

Well, you're dead.

Yeah, they kind of know what's going on and I guess the other day one of his friends asked him about my merch and so that's starting to come around a little bit. But yeah, it hasn't had, I don't think, a huge impact, you know, I mean they're not necessarily on the front line. I think when we go out in public, you know, and people ask me for pictures and that kind of maybe takes away from total one on one time is probably the only time where it really is a thing. But yeah, overall I'm still just kind of like a dad making dad moves in suburbia. Every once in a while something really cool will happen, like a concert or a show. But yeah, I'm still just kind of. I love that being my dad's self.

That's amazing, man. Just, just to wrap it up, when it comes to, you know, from this point forward, how do you plan on leveraging your social and where can people follow you and stay connected with you long term?

Yeah, man, I'm always going to be an instagram guy. So. Ox46nick there. TikTok official fox46nick if you want to get in touch with me, I read every DM on Instagram, every one of them. Alright, so send me a DM and I'll see it and I'll probably, like I said, going forward, probably do more like daily stuff on TikTok and then on Instagram, I'll sporadically still post there. So those two places definitely where I'm going to spend my time. Who knows man, the digital space keeps changing so you never know what opportunities will become available in the future. Got a couple of things that have been floated my way, so we'll see. But yeah, in the meantime, man, I'm just gonna keep, keep doing this thing until people get sick of it. And I also do want to do want to mention this. If you're a young person and you're watching this podcast. Forget what I'm saying. You need to follow Casey Adams because for real, man, you're doing great stuff. At the age of 19, there's no way that I would have been able to accomplish what you've accomplished. And you're so cool and so chill about it all. And honestly, you inspire me. You know what I mean? Seriously, keep it going. And I'm rooting for you. And if you ever need anything, dude, just hit me up.

Absolutely. Thanks so much for coming on, Nick.

Of course, man. Thank you.

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