Jacklyn Dallas started making tech explainer videos for her grandmother as a 13-year-old on YouTube and has built a wildly popular channel, NothingButTech, making educational and entertaining videos about the tech that changes our daily lives. Her content moves between tech reviews to interviews with some of the industry's topmost leaders, all distinguished by her authentic, deeply engaged narrative presence and a powerful sense of energy and excitement in her videos.

00:00 – Intro & Why This Conversation Matters

00:47 – Jacqueline’s Warm Welcome

01:06 – Tech’s Double-Edged Sword & the Loneliness Epidemic

01:48 – Jacqueline’s Origin Story: From Grandma’s Tech Help to YouTube Stardom

04:29 – The Creator Dream: What Aspiring YouTubers Don’t See

06:46 – Navigating the Algorithm vs. Creative Integrity

09:57 – Dealing with 10/10 Videos & Detaching from Validation

11:33 – Vanity Metrics, Value, and Building the Right Audience

13:31 – Digital Wellness & Guardrails as a Tech-Centric Creator

16:20 – Tactics That Work (and Don’t) for Digital Balance

17:52 – Triggers to Recalibrate & Fighting Creative Fatigue

20:13 – Time Transfers: Replacing Screen Time with What Matters

21:48 – Trends in Screen Time & Bouncing Back from “Off” Days

23:43 – Identity Shifts & Momentum: Becoming Who You Want to Be

25:02 – From the Internet to Real Life: Building In-Person Relationships

26:55 – Feeling Alone in NYC to Hosting Community Dinners

29:43 – Hosting Events: The Low-Lift MVP Version vs. Scaling Up

31:38 – Curating Connection: Seating Charts, Shared Interests & Thoughtful Intros

32:46 – From One-to-Many to One-to-One: Scaling Real Relationships as a Creator

34:22 – Lessons from Taylor Swift on Intimacy at Scale

35:09 – Rapid Fire Q&A Begins

43:13 – Closing Thoughts & Where to Find Jacqueline