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Aug 2023
1h 43m

The Man Behind the Sidemen's $100M Empir...

COLIN AND SAMIR
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Today on the Colin and Samir, we sit down with Jordan Schwarzenberger, the Sidemen's manager. We cover how Jordan pitched the Sidemen, the ups and downs of launching Sides, and why he won't work with anyone else. The sponsor of this episode, Upwork, has helped us hire talented people all over the world for every part of the creative process - from thumbnail ... Show More
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