This is part 6 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'.Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and h…

This is part 5 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 4 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 3 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 2 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 1 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 6 of a 6 part series on My Content Creator Journey (so far) where you'll get tips and insight on finding your voice & the importance of consistent practice along with struggles I've gone through and am currently going through. Furthermore, you'll learn my best tips and strategies for breaking out of the funk when it ultimately does hit…

This is part 5 of a 6 part series on My Content Creator Journey (so far) where you'll get tips and insight on finding your voice & the importance of consistent practice along with struggles I've gone through and am currently going through. Furthermore, you'll learn my best tips and strategies for breaking out of the funk when it ultimately does hit…

This is part 4 of a 6 part series on My Content Creator Journey (so far) where you'll get tips and insight on finding your voice & the importance of consistent practice along with struggles I've gone through and am currently going through. Furthermore, you'll learn my best tips and strategies for breaking out of the funk when it ultimately does hit…

This is part 3 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 2 of a 6 part series on The Business of Blogging where you'll discover the importance of finding your edge and what makes you different, knowing your worth and how to be your authentic self as an 'influencer'. Furthermore, you'll learn some of my best tactics on how to monetize your influence, advice on outsourcing, recalibrating, and …

This is part 1 of a 6 part series on My Content Creator Journey (so far) where you'll get tips and insight on finding your voice & the importance of consistent practice along with struggles I've gone through and am currently going through. Furthermore, you'll learn my best tips and strategies for breaking out of the funk when it ultimately does hit…

This is My Content Creator Journey (so far)... In this 6-part series I talk about leaving the ad industry to becoming a digital creator. I'll touch on finding your voice & the importance of consistent practice along with struggles I've gone through and am currently going through. I'll also provide my best tips and strategies for breaking out of the…

This is an interview from The Irreverent Gent's Profiles in Confidence Series. The series is designed to let you learn from their struggles, and provide a reminder that you’re not the only guy out there working to improve himself. Quite the opposite, actually: you’re surrounded by like-minded friends and brothers in arms.In this episode I share my …

Perfect is what some people see when they feel inspired. Perfect is beauty in the details. The perfect shot, perfect landing, a perfect 10. But who's the judge? Defined as having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be. But who decides what is or isn't perfect? The only judge that matte…

Instead of asking yourself who am I? ask, "who am I becoming?" Are you becoming a better version of yourself? Are you on the path of self-betterment or spiraling down a dangerous road? Are you becoming someone you can be proud of? Again, it's not about who you currently are — instead, ask yourself who are you becoming. I have a post it note in my b…

President Barack Obama once said, “pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.”Oh, The Places You'll Go is great for kids, but as an adult, I'm inspired by it to no end.In this podcast episode, I recite the classic poem from start to finish.Hope you enjoy!

It’s the start of a new year — a defining decade and of course many people are heading back to the gym to whip themselves back into shape, but the truth is many of them will lose motivation after the luster of the new year has faded. In this video Gentleman Within proposes new years resolution ideas that might not be sexy, but if you can begin impl…

While I was at the beach a few summers ago, I was able to observe my little nephew (he's 6 now) and his interactions on the beach.The little guy was completely terrified of the waves. He squeezed tightly around my neck as I inched closer to the water to put him down. And when I did manage to get him on the sand, he would run in the opposite directi…

I realized the power of owning a blog when in early 2017, after just a few months of blogging, I was invited to a PR trip out to Los Angeles, California. The weekend was hosted by Chevrolet and I was in esteemed company. It was an all expenses paid trip—the flight, hotels, food, etc. I was skeptical and replied to the email with "what's the catch?"…

I like blogging over any other social media platform because there are no vanity metrics involved with blogging. Unique visitors, page views, session duration, etc., are only visible to the site owner. And so there's no sway to create content based on what you think others want you to be doing.From the outside looking in, there's no real way to tel…

If you're a writer, the key to good writing....is to JUST WRITE! Stream of consciousness, let it flow. Let your creative energy be released. Your creative writing brain and your meticulous editing brain are two separate halves. You must focus on one first and then the other. Don't try to do both at the same time. It's possible, but you are then res…

Quick piece of advice today — Fail forward. Fail fast.Apply the things you learn right away. Brain research shows that we retain more information when we either attempt to teach what we’ve learned or apply it immediately. If you read an article or watch a video without doing anything with the newly acquired knowledge, you’ll retain much less. This …

No matter where you are in life, on your journey to whatever it is that you're seeking to accomplish there will always be those ahead of you. Those you admire and aspire to be like. There will always be someone on the next rung.They're the blueprint. Mirror what they did to get to where they are. Learn from everything they did to get there. Great a…

Document what? You need to create something worth documenting. In order to be able to get to a place that people will even be interested in what you are documenting, you have to create something worth documenting. Whether it's a blog in the men's style niche or a YT channel teaching people how to grow their YouTube channel. You have to create first…

When you're early on in your entrepreneurial journey, go as fast as you can. You already know the direction that you want to go and you already set a level of excellence with everything you do. Now the key is to go fast. Put out a high volume of work. It's the best way to give yourself a chance to win big. The more at bats you have, the better your…

This was recorded earlier on in my journey as a content creator, back in 2017 with Ozeal from the No Permission Needed Podcast. You'll want to listen to this podcast if you want to know: About the early stages of Gentleman Within How I started on YouTube How I'm creating my own lane My thoughts on competition, 5 tips on how you can start dressing b…

Do you struggle in negotiations with brands? Here's what Khoi recommends you do to set yourself up for success. Transcript Below: Always know your worth. If you don't know your worth then you will always charge too little. You are worth way more than you think. In fact, I recommend to charge more than you think you are worth. It may feel uncomforta…

So earlier this month I was invited to speak on my first ever panel at the Small Business Summit in Old City Philadelphia. The topic was about making the transition into entrepreneurship. I was honored to be invited. I've gotta be honest, I've never been particularly good at speaking in public as I tend to freeze up and my mind just blanks. I don't…

Every company has one. Here is my brand's origins in a short, bite sized clip.

In this episode, I answer 6 questions about being an “influencer” in the men’s style niche, building my brand, working with brands, sacrifices I’ve made and challenges I’ve overcome to get to where I am now. THE 6 QUESTIONS: 1) What’s your favorite thing about having a following online? 2) What compelled you to start your Instagram? 3) If you woke …

This is a short story about how I got my first "paid" sponsorship as a menswear blogger, how things didn't really go as planned, and what I learned in the process.

What I tell brands that are eager for me to feature their products on my website, YT channel, and social media platforms.

Who I am and what you can expect.