How Andrew Hales Changed Danny Duncan’s Career (LAHWF Interview)
Jan 23, 2024
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Andrew Hales, known for his prank videos and interviews, talks with Danny Duncan about their early days on YouTube, strategies for success, and dealing with mental health. They discuss childhood aspirations, frustrations with existing products, and their love for caffeine and sports. They also touch on sobriety, books, music, and family.
The speaker and Danny created popular content such as pranks, hidden camera videos, and street interviews during the early days of YouTube.
Andrew shifted from pranks to one-on-one interviews and later street interviews, reflecting on the significance of wealth and awareness.
The importance of hard work, perseverance, and passion were discussed, along with Danny's desire to create meaningful content and provide opportunities for others.
Deep dives
The Early Days of YouTube Fame and Content Creation
During the early days of YouTube, the speaker discusses how he and Danny created popular content such as pranks, hidden camera videos, and street interviews. They reminisce about their fearless approach and the importance of being in Los Angeles for filming at that time.
Changing Lifestyles and Career Transitions
The speaker and Andrew discuss their experiences in Los Angeles and how they have transitioned to new lifestyles. Andrew shares his decision to move to Nashville for a cheaper cost of living and his shift from pranks to one-on-one interviews and later street interviews. They also reflect on the significance of getting wealthy and becoming more aware of the world around them.
Lessons Learned, Looking Towards the Future
The conversation touches on various topics like the importance of hard work, perseverance, and passion. They discuss the need to obsess over one's goals and to focus on personal growth. Additionally, they discuss Danny's ventures, such as creating his own energy drink and his desire to make meaningful content while providing opportunities for others. They contemplate the future and the potential for financial success and retirement.
Lack of interest in basketball rule changes
The podcast episode touches on the speaker's frustration with the current basketball rules, specifically expressing the desire to lower the rim by one foot to encourage more exciting plays like alley-oops and dunking. They discuss the importance of adapting the rules to make the game more enjoyable for players and fans.
Discontent with the current state of Los Angeles
The podcast also delves into the speaker's disappointment with the current state of Los Angeles. They express concerns about the growing homeless population and frequent criminal incidents, stating that the city has been on the decline. They discuss the need for better gun laws and their preference for living in Florida, where they feel safer and more in control of their surroundings.
In this episode, we interview one of the OG YouTubers who helped shape Danny’s career. Andrew started out doing prank videos for years but has since transitioned into more of an interview style with his “Chatting with” and “People on” series while still doing the occasional prank or social experiments. We talk about the highs and lows of Andrew’s career and how he has gone about dealing with the mental health associated with that.
Thank you to Prize Picks for sponsoring this episode, see link here and use code "Danny": https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/DANNY
About The Hosts:
Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies.
Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more.
Danny's Channel: https://www.YouTube.com/@danny
Jon's Channel: https://www.YouTube.com/youshaei
LAHWF's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LAHWF
0:00 - 0:49 Intro
0:40 - 3:38 First time meeting Danny
3:39 - 4:03 Danny and Andrew’s first video together
4:04 - 5:40 Andrew’s early days of making videos
5:41 - 6:37 The types of conversations Andrew has in his videos
6:38 - 7:27 Danny’s early days of videos
7:28 - 9:01 Not wanting to be repetitive with ideas
9:02 - 14:34 Andrew and Danny’s advice for being successful
14:35 - 20:07 What Danny wants to work on
20:08 - 20:43 Prize Picks
20:44 - 22:44 Danny on buying a sports team
22:45 - 24:12 Andrew wants to race Danny
24:13 - 26:25 LA isn’t as good as it used to be
26:26 - 27:27 When Andrew visited Danny in Florida
27:28 - 27:53 Andrew had a blog about Danny
27:54 - 30:52 Being around drunk people
30:53 - 32:28 Andrew Hales on going broke
32:29 - 33:18 The process of Andrew interviewing people
33:19 - 37:27 Getting burnt out
37:28 - 39:52 Danny on fans getting scammed
39:53 - 44:24 Danny is trying to get a book finished
44:25 - 45:15 Comeback stories
45:16 - 46:50 Andrew tries Matador
46:51 - 50:16 Will Danny have kids eventually
50:17 - 51:38 Having a good sleep schedule
51:39 - 54:49 Andrew’s upcoming projects
55:50 - 57:08 Making money on YouTube
57:09 - 58:07 Outro
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