Julie “Jaws” Nelson – The Mind Is the Athlete

From ballerina to broadway performer to fitness model to boxer to Adidas global ambassador to social media influencer, Jaws shares a philosophy on mixing hard work with fun and the power of story-telling, authenticity, and integrity — in a special live audience conversation co-hosted with the “Entreprenista” podcast…

Julie “Jaws” Nelson (performer, athlete, fitness instructor, and model) joins Dale Moss and Socialfly founders and hosts of the “Entreprenista” podcast Stephanie Cartin and Courtney Spritzer in front of a MouthMedian Network live audience at Spring Place in New York City. Sponsorship by Givz.

In this game plan:

How Julie got her name Jaws

Her teachers and role models

How a career as dancer started young, and realizing ballet wasn’t for her

Being so independent

Success before 25, and hired for fitness ads because of jumping ability

How Jaws got into fitness modeling

Becoming a professional

Broadway and her first theatrical tour

Standing for something larger via Adidas creating smaller social circles which creates a movement

Why Jaws is cautious about putting her personal life out there, social media can be very exposing, so choosing  a brand to align with 

Finding strength, how bullying motivated

Being connected to people you work with

The risk of working with a few big brands vs. being available to more brands

Choosing to be the odd one out

Deciding to build her Instagram presence purposefully to propel to other opportunities

The value of preparation

The opportunity to rebrand

Switching to Rumble, and their great use of social media

When a small following is ok with great content

It’s a people business

Chumming the water by strategically bringing in the best people

Starting as a community as an asset to build with

A surprise from Entreprenista

A brainstorm on the next move

Rapid fire questions

Boxing as a female

Being your own opponent

Heather Hardy