How to ace it in the US as an international student with Tayo Rockson

Using his company to fund his education is an ace of a strategy! Tayo Rockson is the CEO and President of UYD Media, a media company that encourages people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post, Among Worlds Magazine as well as Global Living Magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and through his podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries.

Tayo is originally from Nigeria, but had lived on 4 different continents before he turned 20. His Father was a diplomat for the Nigerian government, so his family was traveling all through his childhood. He eventually came to the US for collegeHe grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it.

Once he discovered that he was a Third Culture Kid (TCK) or someone who spent the formative part of his childhood years (0-18) outside of his parents' culture, he vowed to use his global identity to make an impact in the world. Feel free to connect with him on Twitter @TayoRockson where he is actively making new friends every day. Tayo also reveals:

What is TCK
How TCK influenced and affect him growing up
Tips for overcoming reverse culture shock
How he learned to play basketball from a book
How he uses basketball as a great networking opportunity
Why he started a media company
How his company was a childhood dream come true
Why he only sleeps a few hours each week
How his podcast got picked up by Entrepreneur Magazine
How he used OPT to his advantage
Where he got his start speaking at conferences
Why his launch for his product didn’t go so well
How he got out of debt from his start up project
How he became a contributor for the Huffington Post
Ways he is working to get his visa

Connect with Tayo: Twitter @tayorockson tayorockson@uydmag.com

As Told by Nomads Podcast