Austin is a graduate from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's in Finance. While at UT, he took courses focused on financial analysis and accounting, risk management, and equity research. Outside of the classroom, Austin served as Treasurer of All Campus Events, VP of Philanthropy for the Delta Kappa chapter of Beta Theta Pi, and as a Resident Assistant. After graduation in 2018, he worked along side the CEO and SVP of Finance at Amedisys to help grow the company's already 380,000 patient reach. In 2020, Austin began creating short form personal finance and investing videos on TikTok. In 2021, he decided to pursue this passion full-time and is currently spending his time creating content, mentoring other creators in the space, and advising fintech startups backed by Y-Combinator, Forerunner Ventures, Norwest Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and many more.