The Karat Podcast

Subscribe to Karat's Creator Newsletter at https://news.trykarat.com Check out Jed's new merch drop at https://ruleofthirds.com/! @jedcal got crazy views as a fulltime creator living in a creator house w friends like Kelly Wakasa & ur mom ashley. But he felt burned out. Today he shares why he decided to step back on YouTube and return to software engineering - and ensure that content is a small but meaningful part of the broader life he wants to live ✨ ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Jed at @jedcal https://www.instagram.com/jedcal/ Follow his new project at https://ruleofthirds.com/ ---------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Jedcal is getting JACKED 1:59 - is Jed *actually* 6 ft tall 4:17 - Why @ColinandSamir call Jed the "Casual Creator" and Jed's burnout 6:04 - Jed's secret trick to doing vlogs FAST 7:44 - @urmomashley's advice for vloggers 8:15 - why ​⁠Jed says: be careful of vloggers 9:15 - why Jed LEFT the creator house 11:05 - What MrBeast DOESN'T do in his videos 12:39 - How to build an audience for vlogging 13:00 - what Jed would make if the views didn't matter 13:56 - endgame for Jed is... 14:31 - Jed started his own company 17:10 - How much is he making from Ratemydorm.com? 19:43 - What will end Jed's content career? 21:46 - Jed's chess rating vs @BotezLive 24:36 - Jed is a 4th degree black belt 25:10 - why Jed needs to do chessboxing 26:21 - What changed when he left Guam? 27:54 - How he built so many friends in the Youtube space 29:08 - When he found his Youtube niche 31:10 - How was his mental health during covid when he couldn't make content? 33:58 - How much he made from Youtube when he quit his job 37:16 - Jed talks about his clothing brand 38:15 - Jed’s DATING life 40:19 - Would he ever form a content group? 40:48 - What he's working on 41:18 - The biggest thing on Jed's mind & how he keeps his male audience engaged 48:36 - How does Jed celebrate his subscriber growth? 49:40 - Last video he's most proud of

Subscribe to Karat's Creator Newsletter at https://news.trykarat.com In just 3 years - OTK has grown into a top profitable content org that owns a gaming PC company, a videogame publisher, and a talent management arm - all managed by co-owners @AsmonTV @EsfandTV @MizkifYT @Emiru @sodapoppin @nmplol Their fearless leader? OTK's CEO - @TipsOutBaby. Today Tips shares why OTK has succeeded when other groups have failed, how he makes decisions with 6 other streamer co-owners, and OTK's ultimate dream. ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow OTK at @OTKchannel https://www.instagram.com/otknetwork/ https://twitter.com/OTKnetwork Follow Tips at https://twitter.com/TipsOut ---------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Why start OTK? 7:04 - The dangers of starting a podcast with friends 9:13 - From construction to gaming - which pays more? 12:10 - How much Tips makes now compared to his early days 13:35 - What Tips sacrificed for his dream job 15:32 - How World of Warcraft ruined streaming 16:38 - Working with content creators is DIFFICULT 19:08 - Is Tips happy? 21:21 - Tips shares OTK's secret to its success 26:21 - How OTK started its gaming PC company 28:14 - Is OTK profitable? 29:30 - Publishing our first OTK game! 33:02 - Making decisions with SEVEN Co-owners 37:53 - Tips puts OTK Talent rumors to REST 39:22 - How Tips really feels about EMIRU 43:07 - Knowing OTK would become a legit business 48:20 - Tips shares thoughts on ASMON 49:10 - The truth about MIZKIF 49:42 - True feelings about ESFAND 50:23 - How Tips feel about NICK 51:20 - Thoughts on SODAPOPPIN? 52:33 - OTK Co-owners get emotional 55:11 - His family FLED Syria 59:18 - Outro

Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights @TomBilyeu sold Quest Nutrition for $1bn. He used to hate his life & his own mom thought he'd fail - until he fixed his brain. Today he shares why you don't have free will & why that's ok, how to overcome the evolutionary impulses keeping you unhappy, and how to build a $1bn business. Check out Tom's courses at http://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Tom at @TomBilyeu https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu https://www.facebook.com/tombilyeu https://twitter.com/tombilyeu https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombilyeu/ Check out Tom's upcoming video game at https://www.projectkyzen.io/ --------------- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:12 - Success is never guaranteed 00:05:39 - The secret to succeed at anything 00:09:06 - Wanting more will ALWAYS lead to failure 00:10:21 - Holding yourself accountable 00:11:35 - You become what you REPEAT 00:15:21 - Act as if YOU ARE in Control 00:18:20 - Tom's #1 rule to live by 00:21:51 - Motivating 98% of the world 00:25:50 - Video games are BETTER than film at storytelling 00:28:46 - One thing Tom and his dad bonded over 00:31:55 - How Tom's mom SCARED him straight 00:34:14 - Tom's psychedelic experimental phase 00:38:16 - Filling the God-Shaped Hole in the Heart 00:41:42 - The Brutality of History 00:45:24 - Nature's Brutality and the Concept of God 00:48:38 - The Decision of Having Kids 00:51:41 - Finding Fulfillment in Life 00:54:49 - Fear of Death and Living Fully 00:58:02 - The Importance of Accurate Predictions in Behavior 01:01:07 - Balancing Business and Relationships 01:04:20 - The Role of Equality in a Successful Relationship 01:07:24 - Mapping Strengths and Weaknesses 01:10:49 - Project Kyzen: Blurring the Line Between Real Life and Video Games 01:13:50 - The Impact of Technology on Society

Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights @PrestonPlayz made over $35M last year through YouTube. He's CEO of TBNR - a media empire with 100 employees, 9 channels and over 80M followers - but started as a kid making Runescape videos. Other top YouTubers are quitting. What keeps Preston going? Today he shares how he avoids burnout, how he scaled from creator to CEO, and he makes consistently compelling videos. ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Preston at @PrestonYT @PrestonPlayz https://www.instagram.com/prestonplayz ---------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:29 - Will Preston ever leave YouTube? 5:41 - Preston's #1 secret to success 10:43 - Where Preston's faith comes from 18:10 - ChatGPT is Preston's sensei 21:27 - Mr. Beast's formula will NEVER work for Preston 24:39 - Viewers always come first 26:01 - Hiring my first editor 32:53 - Growing up with Call of Duty XBox LIVE chat 34:54 - How to be 100% honest 36:13 - Preston's Mom: business partner and biggest critic 40:31 - "Fake" Preston 42:44 - I will NEVER retire 43:38 - His Minecraft server has made HOW MUCH? 46:17 - Does Preston need to be in his own content? 47:59 - Why Preston doesn't believe in work hierarchy 49:56 - Expanding the team 55:33 - Preston's hardest interview questions 56:46 - Preston's biggest flaw? 59:13 - Preston's greatest piece of advice 1:03:44 - What philosophical principles has Preston gotten from anime? 1:06:55 - The last time Preston cried? 1:08:27 - Is there an inherent meaning in what we do? 1:12:35 - Preston discusses alcoholism in his family 1:13:30 - Preston go to nutrition hacks 1:15:01 - Thoughts on AI and does Preston use it in his content 1:16:27 - Breaking down Preston's different brands 1:20:43 - Will Preston ever make more personal based content 1:21:59 - Why did Preston get married so fast? 1:24:24 - Looking to the next 10 years

Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights @TaylorBell just quit her prestigious six figure corporate job to do YouTube full time - because passion is more important than money and prestige. Today she shares when she knew she had to quit - how to make smart bets on yourself that payoff - and how to build a YouTube empire part-time. ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Taylor Bell at @TaylorBell https://www.instagram.com/taykbell/ --------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - intro 01:37 - Taylor quits her job 01:57 - how did your boss take it? 02:56 - why Eric left Instagram 06:18 - Taylor's dream 07:23 - Taylor has crazy Ivy League credentials 10:19 - what Taylor's mom did and how her parents met 12:09 - Taylor's first youtube video 12:42 - Taylor was a model 14:38 - Taylor did a music video 16:15 - Was Taylor cool in high school? 17:45 - Taylor's college application essay 19:40 - Taylor spills tea on consulting 21:30 - How Taylor made a risky decision not risky 25:49 - Taylor's changing her content 27:43 - is Taylor more of a creative or a businesswoman? 29:00 - who are Taylor's friends? 31:00 - Why Eric's friend group changes every few years 33:36 - Taylor opens up on her romantic relationships and being single 35:14 - how being single pushes you to develop friendships 37:12 - Taylor feels lonely sometimes 40:53 - Does Taylor take big risks? 41:32 - Taylor & Eric talk about therapy

Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights Jonnie Park grew up alone on the streets - so he hardened himself - becoming Dumbfoundead a battle rapper who'd *make* you respect him. In a life of machismo, partying, and clout - he got millions of fans, praised by Drake, featured in movies - but now he shares why he's going sober, reconnecting with family, and looking for his feminine energy. ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Jonnie Park aka dumbfoundead at https://www.instagram.com/dumbfoundead/ https://www.instagram.com/funwithdumb/ ---------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Touring colleges when I was just a teen 02:46 - Balancing masculinity and femininity in my life 03:40 - Phone calls with my dad only last 1 min 06:02 - Family gatherings make me uncomfortable 06:53 - Unconditional love is complicated 08:30 - Trying not to forget childhood memories 09:43 - Why waste your time with stubborn relatives 10:25 - After everything, I just want my dad to be happy 12:23 - Why I'll pay my mom's rent until the day she dies 14:40 - I'll always keep my "shitty" friends around 16:18 - Don't just ghost your toxic friends - try to fix the friendship 17:14 - Seeking validation is worthless 20:30 - Death is my deadline for accomplishing my goals 21:47 - Why Eminem is WRONG 24:06 - Dumb's podcast is not his only project in the works 25:29 - Why I move in silence 26:30 - Defending the Asian community in my first rap battle 27:36 - T.V. raised me when my parents didn't 29:09 - I wanna be the Scorsese of my craft 31:47 - Why I'm going sober after drinking since I was 15 35:08 - What still gets me insecure 39:04 - Dumb's advice to young artists 41:06 - Outro

Sign up for free access to Karat Insights: https://link.trykarat.com/yt-insights Graham Stephan is quiet quitting his main channel - and he's focused now on the podcast he started with Jack Selby - a former bus boy who cold emailed Graham in 2019 to work for him. Why is Graham quitting? How did Jack convince Graham to partner with him? How have they tripled the podcast's audience in the past year? Find out today on the Karat podcast 😉 ---------------------- Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Graham & Jack's podcast at  @TheIcedCoffeeHour  Follow Graham at @GrahamStephan https://www.instagram.com/gpstephan/ Follow Jack at @jlsselby https://www.instagram.com/jlsselby/ ---------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:35- Competing with @CalebHammer 2:10 - How we went from 300k to 1M subs in 1 year 4:18 - Why Graham is quiet quitting his main channel with 4.5 million subs 7:30 - Why @TheIcedCoffeeHour is Jack's BABY 8:33 - Why bring on such CONTROVERSIAL guests? 9:48 - Who WON'T they have on the podcast? 10:51 - Jack and Graham's Bromance 13:33 - How Graham took a chance on Jack 16:16 - Does Graham consider Jack a friend? 17:59 - What Jack and Graham WONT agree on 21:02 - Why @TheIcedCoffeeHour guests need to mediate Jack & Graham 24:36 - Why Graham is willing to loose money for this... 28:52 - Why we started a podcast in the first place? 29:51 - Jack's cringe content he doesn't want you to see 30:59 - Graham's skateboard/jackass phase 33:15 - Why Jack & Graham DON'T want their kids to be YouTubers 35:40 - Jack dropped out of college to make $6k a month 39:41 - How our content is maturing with each guest we bring on 41:19 - What guests made us change the way we think 42:43 - If it doesn't bring me value, it doesn't matter 45:15 - Graham's dating advice for Jack 45:52 - Eric does his Graham Stephan impersonation 47:07 - The secret to @TheIcedCoffeeHour's success 49:00 - Jack's feedback to Graham 51:13 - Graham's feedback to Jack 52:39 - We resolve everything with a coin flip 59:02 - Outro

As a kid, @Stanzipotenza nearly died. She suffered PTSD but couldn't afford therapy - so she found escape in theater & comedy. Today - she's a top creator & comic with sold out shows, millions on TikTok, and a feature in the NY Times. She helped Biden win the Senate and successfully fooled Dr. Phil on national television. On the podcast today - she shares why you need therapy, how to channel emotional pain into creative work, and how to be funny! ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about Karat at https://www.trykarat.com Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Stanzi at @Stanzipotenza https://www.instagram.com/stanzipotenza/ https://www.tiktok.com/@stanzipotenza ---------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 01:54 - My parent's divorce got me into theater 03:14 - Theater helped me escape my trauma 04:37 - Reliving a traumatic childhood experience 04:55 - I couldn’t afford therapy after my near-death experience 05:29 - How I almost DIED at 11 06:25 - A stranger sacrificed his life for me 07:56 - My world was falling apart 08:52 - Seeing my mom struggle 10:16 - No one wanted to be my friend 10:57 - Theater was my lifeline 11:58 - The Pacific changed my acting career 13:20 - The turning point in my acting career 14:08 - What are people saying about me on Reddit? 16:19 - My first viral video 17:49 - My parents are my biggest cheerleaders 18:41 - Giving people confidence and validation 21:41 - My teacher humiliated me 22:30 - Receiving male validation 27:32 - Acting is more than playing pretend 28:23 - I was emotionally unavailable to protect myself 29:53 - The moment I changed 35:16 - Being vulnerable is scary 36:37 - Therapy invited Scumbag Dad into my life 38:17 - I’m telling you the truth because I care 42:25 - I prioritized my relationship and not my career 43:29 - Therapy gave me the confidence to post online 46:42 - The best advice for posting on social media 48:40 - The New York Times called me cringe 52:14 - Dr. Phil was wrong about me 56:51 - How becoming an artist changed my life forever 1:00:04 - Why people don’t become artists 1:04:38 - I want to be a household name 1:07:19 - I sold out my first stand-up comedy show 1:11:42 - Rejection is redirection 1:16:01 - How I view my content 1:19:03 - I helped Joe Biden win the election 1:24:10 - I want my art to have an impact on people

 @PhillipVu  filmed TikToks on the frontlines of the Ukraine war to raise money for refugees. He nearly died when a bomb exploded 30 meters away- and suffered through PTSD to begin therapy and confront his demons & family trauma. Today he shares how to heal when you’re hurting, how he raised thousands of dollars for refugees thru TikTok, and why he wants to settle down to do laundry & taxes. ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about Karat at https://www.trykarat.com Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/ Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/ Follow Phillip at  @PhillipVu  https://www.instagram.com/phillipqvu/ ---------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - Why would a TikToker go into an active warzone? 5:34 - Phillip on growing up in OC, moving to Newport, and drug use 7:17 - Why Vietnamese people are the most TOXIC Asians 7:58 - His parents ESCAPED Vietnam 10:46 - Phillip's short-lived corporate career 12:11 - Phillip's dad died 13:56 - Nearly dying in Ukraine 19:15 - Why people hate Phillip for not giving enough 26:14 - Helping a friend w/ cancer 30:53 - Why is Phillip poor 37:34 - Why Phillip can't have a relationship 40:18 - Why Phillip posts unfiltered content 41:24 - Phillip's assistant is also his bodyguard 45:04 - Settling down and doing laundry and taxes 46:50 - How Phillip picks up girls 49:11 - His goal in life is to do mundane tasks with someone else 51:12 - How do his friends grapple with his near-death experiences 51:53 - Phillip NEEDS therapy 52:52 - His dad is in the UCI hall of fame 54:00 - Why Phillip's mom beat him as a child 56:07 - Why Phillip let his abusive mother back into his life 58:08 - Eric shares the abuse he faced as a 5-year-old 1:00:24 - Why Phillip's mom doesn't remember beating him 1:03:29 - Root reason as to why Phillip is afraid of commitment 1:05:48 - Eric made his therapist cry 1:08:36 - Phillip HATES animals, why did he save them? 1:10:06 - The Racism he faces traveling the world 1:11:31 - Why a masked man followed him through LA 1:13:14 - What is Phillip most excited for? 1:14:56 - Why Phillip is happy living in poverty 1:16:38 - Phillip can't afford to eat out 1:17:27 - Outro

Marche quit community college to work at a gaming center for minimum wage so he could use the computers to stream a dying video game. Those life choices led to today - where Marche is the secret boss of Twitch. He’s co-owner & producer of  @FearAndPodcast   with @HasanAbi @WillNeff @QTCinderella @AustinProductions - and shoots content for @Valkyrae. Today Marche shares how to take massively risky bets on yourself that payoff, why partying can help your career, and how to find meaning if in life- even when you're down. ---------------------------------------------- Learn more about Karat at https://www.trykarat.com Follow Karat at https://www.instagram.com/trykarat/?hl=en Follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/erictway/?hl=en Now available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iL6RT6SOPFKXA4148hBPc Follow Marche at https://twitter.com/Marche https://www.instagram.com/actuallymarche/?hl=en ---------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Filming Talent to becoming one 04:03 - Creating content for the viewer and the streamer 05:26 - I deserve just as much pay as you do 06:43 - My boss likes to empower workers 07:57 - 100 Thieves discouraged me to interact with talent 08:59 - I view popular streamers as equals 09:46 - Having no experience producing The Courage & Nadeshot Show 11:44 - I've always been a Hasanabi head 13:09 - From being a fan to a terrified employee 14:33 - How I got to produce the Fear& podcast 15:18 - My first Fear& podcast is taking a downfall 17:17 - A Hasanabi head let us use their boathouse 17:45 - My adrenaline refused to let the first podcast fail 18:51 - Getting praised by my favorite streamer 20:11 - Building Fear& from the ground up 21:46 - Surrealism within the podcast 24:32 - I'd rather have a scuffed podcast 27:46 - I just wanted to be a pro gamer 28:47 - Gambling my future 30:10 - Working a minimum wage shift to make my dreams come true 32:44 - Making $8/hr to part owner of a successful company 34:56 - Why I skipped high school 37:22 - High risks always led me to high rewards 38:33 - Gambles that might’ve not worked out 39:46 - Ignoring the adverse outcomes 40:09 - Getting punched by life 40:37 - Turning my life around 41:21 - My life philosophy 42:23 - My best friend got me a job at 100 Thieves 45:12 - Experiencing self-doubt and imposter syndrome 47:07 - I spoiled Will Neff’s dog 49:08 - Controlling my different mindsets 50:35 - Partying escalated my career 52:43 - DO NOT gain confidence this way 54:15 - Partying as a teen taught me how to hang 57:21 - I don’t want to scale into a production company 59:01 -Say yes to every opportunity 1:00:00 - Working with Valkyrae and MGK 1:01:09 - Saying yes to jobs I don’t know how to do 1:02:45 - I’m my boss’s secret weapon 1:03:32 - What I had to unlearn 1:04:46 - Professionalism isn’t everything 1:09:23 - Would I change anything? 1:10:38 - This is what I want in 10 years 1:11:28 - A more fulfilling life