The Futur with Chris Do

155 - How to run your own YouTube channel — with Charli Marie

Sep 22, 2021

Charli Marie, Creative Director at ConvertKit and YouTuber, dives into the realities of managing a successful YouTube channel. She shares her journey balancing her day job with her creative endeavors, emphasizing the importance of hard work and authenticity. Charli reveals how embracing vulnerability can enhance content creation and discusses the benefits of building a personal brand in the design community. The conversation highlights overcoming self-doubt, mastering public speaking, and the four pillars of happiness in content creation, inspiring aspiring creators to stay committed to their craft.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Leading Creative Collaboration in a Remote Era

4min

Navigating Content Creation: From Strategy to Vulnerability

15min

Embracing Authenticity Through Personal Branding

6min

Navigating the Creative Journey: Embracing the Messy Middle

4min

The Power of YouTube in Design Careers

7min

The Four Pillars of Happiness in Content Creation

15min

Mastering Public Speaking through YouTube

14min

Empowering Designers: A Shared Mission of Education and Support

3min

What does it take to run your own YouTube channel? According to Charli Marie, putting in the work is a good place to start.

We know that’s not the advice you wanted to hear. But that’s the practical truth. You have to do the hard work.

By day, Charli is Creative Director at ConvertKit. A creative marketing platform made for creators. And also by day, she is a YouTuber on a mission to help designers improve their worth as professionals.

It almost sounds too good to be true, but Charli has built herself what some may call a dream job. On her personal channel, she shares what she’s working on at her day job. The good, the bad, and even the financial aspects of it.

Which makes her content so fascinating. These are real projects with real stakes attached to them.

In this episode, Charli and Chris discuss how she balances these two roles, that can be at odds from time to time, and her strategy for doing so.

But most of the conversation centers around what it’s like running your own YouTube channel. The benefits, the frustrations, and the awkwardness of recording yourself.

If you aspire to start your own YouTube channel then give this episode a listen. It’s a long game, but you can learn from those that have played it.

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