Naval Officer by day Nascar Driver by Night with Jesse Iwuji

Millennials & Money

On this week's episode of Millennials and Money, our guest is US Naval Officer and Nascar stock car driver Jesse Iwuji. Jesse's parents immigrated to the United States from Nigeria and brought with them an intense work ethic and a business owner mentality. Both of Jesse's parents worked full-time jobs and each owned personal businesses on the side. Jesse was a stand-out football player in high school and received a scholarship to The United States Naval Academy. After college Jesse enlisted in the Navy as an officer where he did multiple tours and developed a habit of saving for the things he truly wanted. While in the Navy Jesse developed a love for Nascar, Jesse shares how he saved up enough money from his military tours to buy his own stock car and began to build his brand via social media and promoting racing shows of his own a business owner skill learned from his parents no doubt. This is an awesome story of a true winner, enjoy the show.