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Aug 15, 2024 • 44min

The Matt Rife Interview: Netflix's $25M Comedian

Matt Rife, the youngest comedian to sell out the Hollywood Bowl, shares his incredible journey from financial struggles to earning $25 million. He discusses crafting his Netflix crowd-work special, 'Lucid,' and reveals how Dave Chappelle saved him $700,000. Matt delves into the impact of social media and crowdfunding on his career, offering valuable advice for creators and comedians. Plus, he reflects on the evolving comedy landscape and how connecting with audiences drives his unique approach to humor.
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Jul 2, 2024 • 31min

10 Years At VidCon...Here's What I Learned (Q&A Episode)

Discussing takeaways from VidCon 2024, including the rise of part-time creators, the need for creator support, and the importance of consistent uploads. Also, sharing insights on successful creator strategies and staying inspired in the digital space.
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Jun 17, 2024 • 24min

How my MrBeast interview happened...and how to land big collabs (Q&A Episode)

Learn how the MrBeast interview happened and get insights on landing collabs with bigger creators. Discover tips on paying good editors and the idea of buying a YouTube channel. Submit your questions for the next episode on Discord or the newsletter.
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May 30, 2024 • 1h 26min

The MrBeast Interview: Inside His $120M Creative Process

MrBeast shares insights on his creative process, secret project, A/B testing thumbnails, adding 'story' to videos, brainstorming with ViewStats, and reality of filming. He discusses choosing ideas with 'interest market cap', costs of productions, mental health, and income sources. The podcast also covers filming routines, filming for Amazon show, and entrepreneurial decisions in content creation.
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Apr 25, 2024 • 58min

How MKBHD Became The Most Powerful Man in Tech (Marques Brownlee Interview)

Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee discusses his influence in the industry, creative process for videos like Apple Vision Pro and Tesla Cybertruck, income breakdown and advice for new YouTubers. Touches on the balancing act of YouTube & personal life, using AI tools creatively, and joining Ridge for new product launches
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Apr 19, 2024 • 1h 12min

The Genius behind MrBeast & Casey Neistat's Videos (Dan Mace Interview)

Award-winning director Dan Mace discusses his experiences working with Casey Neistat and MrBeast, sharing insights on viral videos, the 4-step process for success, and his new project, the Bru Bar. He reveals details about his journey, meeting MrBeast, and the valuable lessons learned from working with the YouTube sensations.
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Apr 10, 2024 • 35min

I asked MrBeast to roast his own videos

I interviewed Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast about how to grow on YouTube, his creative process, and I even asked Jimmy to roast his own videos so you can learn how to improve. During this interview, Jimmy also discussed Feastables, ideas he rejected, what really happens on shoot days, his biggest arguments with his team, and how the Beast team comes up with videos that get hundreds of millions of views like Squid Game in Real Life, $1 vs $500,000 Plane Ticket, and I Spent 50 Hours Buried Alive. Special thank you to Derral Eves and the VidSummit team for this opportunity and providing footage, Jimmy, Mateo, Chucky and the Beast team for helping me prepare, Firebrand Media for filming onsite, DrewTheDirector and Lumen Studios for post production, and everyone who helped make this possible. Took a village.  Chapters: 0:00 - 1:15 Intro 1:15 - 2:37 MrBeast's Creative Process 2:37 - 6:23 How MrBeast "Storyboards" Thumbnails 6:23 - 7:23 Crafting Perfect Intro 7:23 - 12:15 What MrBeast Learned from Thumbnail Tests 12:15 - 16:45 MrBeast Roasts His Worst & Best Videos 16:45 - 19:18 Video Ideas That MrBeast Rejected...And Why 19:18 - 22:04 MrBeast breaks down his best Shorts 22:04 - 24:32 MrBeast's schedule (removing yourself as bottleneck) 24:32 - 25:40 Recent Disagreements with Team 25:40 - 26:46 Advice and ideas for smaller YouTubers 26:46 - 29:11 How AI & Deepfakes Impact Jimmy's Production 29:11 - 31:22 Jimmy's Documentary & Talking with Streaming Platforms 31:22 - 32:17 What Jimmy watches on YT  32:17 - 34:39 Final Tips for Creators Subscribe for more videos ►⁠ https://bit.ly/YouTubeYoushaei⁠ Join my Discord with 4,500 creators helping each other grow:⁠⁠ https://discord.com/invite/created ⁠⁠ Sign up for my cartoon newsletter for creators:⁠⁠ https://www.created.news⁠⁠ Join waitlist for my Insider Accelerator:⁠⁠ https://www.insider.school⁠⁠ Follow me on: ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Threads
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Mar 22, 2024 • 53min

The Art of Quitting Your Job To Be A YouTuber (Cleo Abram Interview)

Former journalist at Vox Cleo Abram shares insights on transitioning to a YouTuber with over 2 million subscribers. Topics include leaving Vox, sponsorships, video process, visual storytelling, collaboration with NASA, journalism on YouTube, and the future of the platform.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 32min

The Dude Perfect Interview

I interviewed Dude Perfect about how they went from trick shots at Texas A&M to planning a $100M Dude Perfect World, new streaming app, toys in Walmart, and more. The group of Tyler Toney, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones and twins Coby and Cory Cotton have come a long way. In their first interview in years, the group opens up about their biggest fights, turning down brand deals, launching their Overtime show, the new Dude Perfect Streaming app, and their most popular videos like Gym Stereotypes, All Sports Golf Battle, and Giant Nerf Trick Shots. Chapters 0:00 - 1:34 Meet Dude Perfect 1:34 - 3:15 Who's More Popular: Dude Perfect or The Beatles? 3:15 - 6:04 Almost Quitting Dude Perfect 6:04 - 7:39 First Brand Deal 7:39 - 11:59 Traditional Careers vs YouTube 11:59 - 16:28 Biggest Argument 16:28 - 20:49 Saying No To Big Deals 21:16 -  23:35 Dude Perfect's Creative Process 23:35 - 27:17 $100M Dude Perfect World...The Next Disney? 27:45 - 30:16 Launching New Products in Walmart 30:16 - 32:12 The Team Behind Dude Perfect Subscribe to my newsletter: https://created.news/ Join my Discord Community: https://created.club/ Follow me on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠
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Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 12min

How Kwebbelkop Broke YouTube…Forever

I interviewed Kwebbelkop (Jordi Maxim Van Den Bussche) who’s been uploading to YouTube for over a decade, earning 15M subscribers. But earlier this year, Jordi replaced himself with an AI. Jordi opens up about why he did, reveals the truth about Tiger and Bloo, and tells us his worst fear for AI. Chapters 0:00 - 1:43 Who Is Kwebbelkop? 1:43 - 3:15 Why Replace Yourself With AI? 3:15 - 10:33 Launching Second Channel … To Turn Into AI 10:33 - 14:11 Creating a V-Tuber: Bloo 14:11 - 15:17 Turning Bloo AI 15:17 -19:06 Virtual Influencer Vs. AI Creator 19:06 -26:46 Turning My Podcast into AI? 26:46 - 31:41 Kwebbelkop Replaces Himself With AI 31:41 - 36:34 Can AI Replace Human Creators? 36:34 - 41:36 Kwebbelkop Responds To Hate Tweets 41:36 - 48:46 Will AI Displace Jobs? 48:46 - 52:05 Secretly Launching 100% AI Channels 52:05 - 58:28 Kwebbelkop Reveals His ChatGPT Prompts 58:28 - 59:35 AI Rules & Regulations 59:35 - 1:05:13 Kwebbelkop’s Worst Case AI Scenario 1:05:13 - 1:11:40 AI Rules & Regulations Cont. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://created.news/ Join my Discord Community: https://created.club/ Follow me on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Twitter LinkedIn Threads

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