Firing The Man

How Travis Chambers Created the Most Watched Viral Video of All Time (Part 1)

Nov 30, 2021

33:11

Episode 101

Our special guest for today is the Henry Ford of video ads, Travis Chambers. Travis is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister and founder of Chamber.Media, a growth and video agency with 100 employees that has tripled the revenue of 6 multi-million dollar DTC companies, driven $600M in tracked revenue, managed $100M in ad spend, makes 3,000+ videos a month for ads on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Travis has been a keynote speaker at Google Growth Summit, VidCon, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and has been featured in Inc, Entrepreneur, AdWeek, HuffPo, among others. Travis led distribution and content strategy for "YouTube's #1 Ad of the Decade," Kobe vs. Messi with 140 million views and took Old Navy from 2M to 8M Facebook likes while at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, working with brands like Kraft, VitaminWater, Amazon and others.

Tune in now and learn from Travis how to create viral videos!

[00:01 - 06:09] Opening Segment

Let’s get to know Travis Chambers
Travis talks about his journey to ecommerce

[06:10 - 14:00] Creating Viral Videos

The new way to reach the masses according to Travis
Travis reveals how to create a viral video online
He talks about his experience running an MMA business

[14:01 - 28:01] The 3 Ways to Live Life

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Travis shares his experience working 70 hours weekly for the man
He talks about the 3 ways to live your life
- Entrepreneurship is just one!
When to leave your current job

[28:02 - 33:14] Closing Segment

Here’s a rarely talked about topic related to entrepreneurship
Connect with Travis!
- Links below
Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“At 12, I realized advertising was the blend of the pragmatic and the creative in the arts.” - Travis Chambers

“If you’re gonna be an employee and you’re gonna work for a wage, then don’t give your whole effort and soul to the organization. Live your life outside of your job.” - Travis Chambers

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