Today’s episode is the first in a series of episodes that were recorded at the recent Playlist Live conference. Playlist Live is a huge gathering of top content creators across a number of platforms and mediums from Youtube, to TikTok, to MeetMe. MeetMe showed up in a big way this year and we had dozens of top streamers converge upon the event. 

Taking advantage of so many content creators in one place, we took Stream Wars podcast on the road and recorded a number of mini-interviews with MeetMe streamers as well as creators from other platforms. 

This first mashup is with Russell Vision and Chris, both top streamers on MeetMe. 

Russ brought everything to the table in this interview, sharing his emotional journey of using live streaming to help with anxiety and depression. What really hit me was when he shared how he never thought he was good enough to become a top streamer, and he shares what happened that changed that mindset. He also shares the emotional story of how he was able to pay for his trip to Playlist and the big takeaways that he got from the conference. 

Then I chat with Chris, who told his story of getting into live streaming with no background in social media, never realizing he would be good at it or enjoy it as much as he does. Chris treats his live streams like a talk show, inviting audience members to jump in the guest box (which is like a video screen within a screen) and be interviewed. He shares his tips for having people in the box and emphasizes how important it is for streamers to create their own niche. 

Additional notes:

Russell vision 

Instagram @russell__vision

Chris

Instagram: @chrisc4sper

Check out their streams on MeetMe and watch out for the next Playlist Live mashup coming out next week!