In a dramatic turn of events, one man’s quest to work for Logan Paul led him to quit his $100,000-a-year job, only to face rejection. Austin Wallace, inspired by his admiration for the YouTuber-turned-boxer, quit his lucrative job and traveled to Cleveland, hoping to join Paul’s team while Paul supported his brother Jake in a fight against Tyron Woodley. Wallace’s plan involved sneaking backstage, but it didn’t unfold as he hoped.
In a TikTok video that quickly went viral, an emotional Wallace shared his predicament. “I’m 22, I do make $100,000 a year and that’s cool. I wanna act, I wanna do these things. I’m gonna break down right now,” he confessed. He continued, “I don’t know what to do. I did come up here by myself, I do have family but we’re not the closest, and I don’t have really close friends. You know there’s millions of people trying to do what I wanna do. Just watch the clip.”
When Wallace finally met Paul, he admitted to not having the qualifications or experience needed, despite his bold move to quit his job. Paul’s response was straightforward. “Then why would I give you a job?” he questioned. Paul explained that he couldn’t offer mentorship and instead advised, “Go make content, make stuff with your friends. I’m glad you quit your job, it takes balls to do that, but now you gotta activate. I’m not the guy directly. My team is [mimes something very small] – we’re locked.”
Paul didn’t stop there; he offered further guidance. “Life isn’t about handouts, you’ve gotta work. If you really are serious about it, you should move to LA and just like you approached me, start making connections with every single person in LA. I’m serious, that’s it. I’ve always said, if you can talk to someone, you can make it in LA.”
Following his rejection, Wallace appeared in a YouTube update video by GunnarTV, who noted that Wallace had been approaching various internet personalities like Danny Duncan, Bryce Hall, and even Dr. Phil. GunnarTV offered his advice, saying, “My advice to Austin, who will probably watch this, is just make your own content for now. You’re not anybody yet, people do not know you, and you should not be trying to make content that relies on somebody else who is an unwilling participant, because it’s needy, it’s annoying, and in some cases it’s illegal. Austin, I really do wish you the best. You seem passionate and I hope you stay positive, so please take my criticisms and jokes in stride, but also hear them out.”
It seems Wallace took the advice to heart, as he has since amassed nearly a million followers on TikTok by creating his own content. On YouTube, he introduces himself as a ’23-year-old from Ohio here doing me, having fun and doing influencing.’ His journey underscores the importance of resilience and initiative in the pursuit of one’s dreams, illustrating that sometimes, a setback can set the stage for a bigger comeback.