Meet Jordan Rumsey

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jordan Rumsey a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jordan, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?

I try best to find little things that keep me motivated. I love creating content and if I ever don’t have motivation, I love to put on a really fun playlist and try to locate some cool spots in my bedroom to take photos. I also have a variety of different props that I can use so I always like to mix up different things. Some days I would like to match my props to the clothes that I’m wearing and other days I will just do free range.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

My name is Jordan and I am a 80s content creator on TikTok and Instagram. I started creating content my freshman year of college and I have been working on it for the past 3 1/2 years. I have always loved the 80s and when I decided to share it online, I did not know what to expect. I started out by creating random content that I found enjoyment in and the 80s really stuck and I decided to revolve my entire pages around the 80s decade. Over the years I feel like my style has definitely improved to be more authentic. I’m so grateful for how far I’ve come.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I feel like there were so many different skills that I’ve had to learn how to do. One of them is very simple and that’s just to be myself. It’s very easy to be authentically myself online because it is the way that I portray myself in real life. Another would be that I had to learn how to have a strong mind because the Internet is a wild place and people can be very hurtful and very mean online so I had to develop a strategy how to put a border up. This has helped me so people who have negative things to say will not affect me. Lastly, since I wanted to make my content very authentically 80s I’ve had to do years and years of research. I only buy authentic 80s clothing pieces as well as 80s electronics and perfumes and other items around my room to create my 80s bedroom how people back in the day used to do their rooms.

One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?

I am absolutely looking forward to partnerships or collaborations in the future. Since my content revolves all around the 1980s decade, I would love to partner with brands who have been around since the 80s or brands that make 80s inspired product products. I’ve been lucky to work with some of my all-time favorite bands to create promotional videos for. I’m always looking forward to creating a loving partnership with brands and to have a really good collaboration. There’s brands that I use every single day that I would love to be a part of one day. I am actually about to film for a 80s inspired TV series which I am super excited about. The company actually found me through my TikTok videos. I’m so grateful for all the opportunities that I have and I hope to create more down the line.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cantbuyme80s_?igsh=cnFwM3k3bzFuMmlv&utm_source=qr
• Other: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cantbuyme80s?_t=ZP-8szheY0M6lK&_r=1

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