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Welcome to Florida State University's official entrepreneurship and innovation podcast, The InNOLEvation® Mindset! Hosted by Mark McNees and powered by the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. This podcast features audio and video versions of our podcast, which highlights student and alumni entrepreneurs and innovators from FSU.
Get inspired by the next generation of young business leaders and hear their inside stories. Learn from faculty who teach entrepreneurship and innovation courses at FSU as they share key insights.
On this channel, you'll find:
-Full video episodes of our podcast conversations with founders of startups born at FSU
-Business advice and thought leadership from FSU professors focused on entrepreneurship
-Fireside chats and interviews recorded live with enterprising alumni making their mark
-Special segments and speaker events at FSU focused on innovation
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a current business owner, or you just love hearing success stories - subscribe now to see inspiring individuals daring to turn ideas into reality. With new episodic content added regularly, The Innovation Mindset podcast tells tales of vision, grit, failure, and triumph straight from the FSU community.
This channel visually brings the podcast to life with photos, graphics, and video. Join us by subscribing if you bleed garnet and gold!
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Apr 19, 2026
Apr 19, 2026
25 min
Student host Sean Gulledge welcomes FSU content creator Maxson Adams @maxson_main and videographer Alex to the InNOLEvation® Mindset podcast to discuss how Maxson started making content about a month prior and how they collaborate. Maxson explains his approach to standing out on Instagram and TikTok by prioritizing watchability over posting consistency, using sound effects and fast cuts, and keeping visuals centered so UI elements don’t block key actions. He shares the origin of his “asking out college girls until one says yes” series, including escalating rejections and incidents like being pepper-sprayed, punched, and slapped, while Alex describes getting participant permission and maintaining consistent framing. They discuss algorithm fundamentals, learning sound design and editing with a CapCut mentor, a generally collaborative creator community, the risks of manufactured “beef,” Maxson’s brand-deal standards, focus on growth, and upcoming series with FSU athletes.
00:00 Welcome and Introductions
00:24 Meet Maxon and Alex
01:46 Content Process and Style
03:25 Asking Out College Girls Series
05:52 Filming and Framing Tips
07:38 Beating the Algorithm
09:12 Editing and Sound Effects
10:41 Collabs and Creator Community
13:16 Friend Group Drama Lessons
15:21 Brand Deals and Values
18:50 Goals and Future Series
21:59 Advice and Closing Plugs
24:54 Wrap Up and Goodbye
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