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.
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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