{"id":19147,"date":"2019-08-01T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T21:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/?p=19147"},"modified":"2020-09-19T13:48:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T20:48:29","slug":"stepping-outside-the-box-harrison-wain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/stepping-outside-the-box-harrison-wain\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping Outside The Box – Harrison Wain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most people think of an influencer is someone who only has clout. What people don\u2019t realize though is that they are often the hardest workers in the room, lonely and in the constant pursuit of growth. That is the case for Harrison Wain<\/a>, a 19 year old influencer from Sydney, Australia. Harrison is someone who needs no introduction, in fact it\u2019d be hard not to know who he is, given that he has over 2 million followers on Instagram and almost 300,000 followers on Youtube. While most people might just think Harrison sits back and collects checks without putting in any real effort, that is not the case at all. Harrison and I recently had a discussion and I got to know just how hard he is actually working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So Harrison, what do you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison Wain\/ BoxBoy:<\/strong> \u201cMost people would call me a social media influencer, however most of my time is spent strategizing or iterating on ideas. I take a lot of time out of each day to really think about and implement what kind of content I want to put out into the world. It\u2019s a lot of hard work but it\u2019s absolutely worth it to know that anything I put out, I put 100% of my effort into. So many modern influencers take their position for granted and will just put out anything that comes to mind without actually fleshing it out to make sure that it\u2019s quality content, that\u2019s what separates me. I know for sure that when I\u2019m releasing something to the public, it\u2019s only getting my stamp of approval if it\u2019s actually good content. If it\u2019s not good, then I don\u2019t want to have anything to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your brand?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison Wain\/ BoxBoy:<\/strong> \u201cMy brand is @boxboy<\/a>, that is my username across social media platforms like Instagram and Youtube where I have gained millions of followers and can push over 1 million social media impressions with just 1 story. I\u2019m really grateful to have gotten my brand to be where it\u2019s at today and I would never take that for granted. I am so blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you do when you\u2019re working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison Wain\/ BoxBoy:<\/strong> \u201cLike I said earlier, most of my time is spent strategizing and iterating on ideas. I also spend about 6 hours per day on social media, minimum, during that time I\u2019m networking with other people, forming meaningful relationships, getting ideas for new content to come up with, and just learning in general. I\u2019m always growing. On top of the 6 hours daily on social media I spend a lot of time actually implementing our content, meaning I\u2019m filming our videos, responding to direct messages on instagram or comments on youtube, editing our videos, etc\u2026 All the while I am with my team Minh Jeffrey L\u00ea<\/a> and Jessica Aguilar<\/a>, they are amazing. There\u2019s so much that goes into putting out content to millions of people that most people who think about what an influencer does wouldn\u2019t assume that they\u2019re doing, but we are. It takes so much hard work and you don\u2019t just collect a bunch of money in the bank for doing nothing. It took years of hard work to get to where I am today, and just because I\u2019ve finally made it to this point doesn\u2019t mean that I can just rest now and enjoy the fruits of my labor, I am still working extremely hard to get even further ahead in life than I am now. If anything I\u2019m working even harder today than I ever have, and I wouldn\u2019t trade it for anything in the world. I love every second of what I do, so when I\u2019m working I\u2019m really enjoying every single moment of it, and I really hope that that\u2019s something that everybody get\u2019s to experience one day. There is no greater feeling in the world than following one\u2019s passion, and because of hard work and my team, I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything you want to say to those reading this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harrison Wain\/ BoxBoy:<\/strong> \u201cYes, never get complacent. I am always in a state that is pursuing  growth, whether that be in social presence, influence, business, financially, personally, or all of the above. Growing is my passion, and you should always be growing no matter where you are in life just remember that you can always go to the next level. At the same time as that remember that it\u2019s okay to enjoy yourself and have fun, there\u2019s no need to stress yourself out or \u201csweat the small stuff\u201d as people like to say. It is an influencer\u2019s responsibility to set the example to the people that are looking up to them and show them that they can do anything that they want. Also don\u2019t be afraid to step outside the box (no pun intended) so many people are just used to always doing the same thing as everyone else and they end up just becoming like clones, that\u2019s boring, and the world doesn\u2019t want boring. The world wants to see something new, and fresh, and exciting, and sometimes to deliver that new, fresh, and exciting content you have to switch it up a little, or a lot. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new things, you never know if that new thing could catapult you towards your dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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