E2: What If Fear Wasn’t a Good Enough Reason? A Conversation with Justin Allen

What do you do when the music scene dies, the money runs out, and you live off beans in a Florida motel?

If you're Justin Allen, you pivot — and you keep pivoting, all the way into a string of careers that seem more like a novel than a résumé.

In the latest episode of Whiplash Nation, we sit down with Justin, the creative force behind What Weekly and Light City Baltimore, for a raw and riveting conversation about:

• Tower climbs gone wrong (hello, frostbite and twin twisters)

• How to land a medtech patent without a medical degree

• Starting a media platform that didn’t play by the rules

• What it takes to turn an idea into a $38 million citywide light festival

• And how fear is the worst reason not to try something bold

But this episode isn’t just about the resume. It’s about the mindset.

The one where action beats anxiety.
The one where failure is just the tuition for growth.
The one where telling people your idea out loud makes it real.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the story you were told about “how success works,” Justin’s journey will punch through the noise and leave you asking:

What if that fear in your head is just... a bad story?

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