Backstage Careers

At 18 years old,  @Chifftie  was working the night shift at home depot. Then he won  @TheAndrewSchulz  clip editing competition and got offered an internship. Next thing you know, Chifftie was on a one-way flight to New York City for the craziest adventure of his life.

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Today I talk to Danny Miranda, a 28-year old with a Microphone and a big dream: to one day become the first podcaster to sell out Madison Square Garden.

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Oliver Gilpin is a British entrepreneur, building Telos Media. A holding company scaling a new YouTube channel every month. With the creative vision of his business partner Alvaro Calmet - they've gone from 0 to 10M subs in 2.5 years, earning $1m per year, with 90 team members.

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This is part 2 of my 2 part interview with  @AndrewKirbys  where we dive into Andrew's Backstory.

In Part 1 I ask Andrew how he took  @Hamza97  from $20,000 to $200,000/month in under 30 days: https://youtu.be/I6ya9pe94zU


ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

In this episode I talk to Andrew Kirby who at only 23 years old has grown a Youtube channel to 600k subscribers, made his first million, retired from YouTube, and who’s now spending all of his time helping other creators grow and monetize their channels.

He’s worked with some impressive clients like MrBeast, Alex Hormozi, and most recently Hamza who he helped scale from making $20,000/month to $200,000/month.

In this episode we dive into Andrew’s story and the mindset that’s made him so successful at such a young age, but we dive deep into the tactics he’s using to help creators make more money.


SHOW NOTES: 

00:00 Andrew's background
01:50 The great online game
03:45 Andrew's "character evolution"
05:55 Building bridges
07:05 Apprenticeship
10:55 Building a relationship with Sam Ovens
13:05 Dropping out of college and early success on YouTube
14:35 His first year after dropping out
18:55 Getting back to experimenting with the online game
22:10 The Hamza bridge
23:50 Discovering Alex Hormozi
29:45 Working with Mr. Beast



ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there!

My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under.


🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List:
👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant
👉 GaryVee's DRock
👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist
👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience
👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast
👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door"
👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene

🔔  If you're hyped about that list you should subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfQeaiXKSSONQXqhyMWtig

⏲️ Timestamps bellow 👇

💸 If you have a YouTube channel with +100,000 subscribers, apply to work with Andrew here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aS4j7pEkqJ_99sySVOJIp5VW2TG7TosdGztyw7u8ppw

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Today I talk to Andrew Kirby who at only 23 years old has grown a Youtube channel to 600k subscribers, made his first million, retired from YouTube, and who’s now spending all of his time helping other creators grow and monetize their channels.

In this episode we dive deep into the tactics he’s using to help creators make more money and specifically how he helped Hamza to go from $20k to $200k/month.


SHOW NOTES: 
00:00 Intro
01:05 How Andrew and Hamza connected
05:25 Taking Hamza from $20k to $200k/month 
12:40 Andrew's 4-Step Monetization Protocol
19:30 Why Andrew helps creators monetize for free
21:00 Creators that Andrew is Working With
23:40 Creators Who Are Monetizing The Right Way
25:30 Valuable insights for growing your audience


ABOUT THE PODCAST:
Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there!

My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under.


🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List:
👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant
👉 GaryVee's DRock
👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist
👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience
👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast
👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door"
👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene

🔔  If you're hyped about that list you should subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfQeaiXKSSONQXqhyMWtig

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇

ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
Today I talk to Jamie Rawsthorne who at 25 had grown a YouTube channel to 900,000 subscribers (The Zack & Jay Show) with his best friend Zack. They were getting paid +$300k to make videos sneaking into some of the world’s most exclusive events. 

But something wasn’t right with the YouTube fast life. Jamie started feeling burnt out and one day he decided to drop everything and move to Mexico to become a YouTube consultant instead

My goal with this interview is to give you guys a realistic preview of what it’s actually like to run a YouTube channel: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

We also get into some advanced strategies for getting in touch with influential people as well as what it’s like to be a YouTube consultant and tips to get started with that.

SHOW NOTES: 
03:00 The YouTube Startup Experience
06:06 The Video That Saved Their Channel
09:05 How Zack & Jay Collaborated On The Channel
10:35 How much he made the first 2 years on YouTube
11:10 Working with a YouTuber management company
13:40 The "highs" of YouTube
14:26 The "dark" side of YouTube
15:49 Why did Jamie leave YouTube?
19:55 How Jamie got into YouTube Consulting
22:55 How Jamie Cold DMs Influential People
24:33 The DM he sent Codie Sanchez
26:00 The DM he sent Austin Rief (Morning Brew CEO)
29:30 the DM he sent to the SOHO founder
29:55 Jamie's YouTube Consulting Process
31:14 How Jamie Researches Video Ideas For His Clients
34:00 exact tools & processes Jamie uses for his YouTube research
34:55 What's next for Jamie

Links and Resources: 

Follow Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamierawsthorne
Jamie’s Website: https://www.jamierawsthorne.com

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
Today I talk to Noah Morris who at only 19 years old is running 20+ profitable YouTube channels that are making him around $1M/year. He’s able to do that by building teams that run the channels for him… let’s find out how he does it!


SHOW NOTES:
00:00 Intro
01:15 What is YouTube Automation
03:45 Noah shares one of his faceless channels
07:40 How Noah got started with YouTube
11:30 How to get a YouTube Job
15:25 About Noah's course
17:50 YouTube Automation 101
23:15 Step 2 of starting a Automated YouTube channel
24:10 How much Noah invests into a channel
25:15 problems with monetization
31:45 How does he manage the 40+ people that work for him?
37:30 what does Noah's week look like?
39:20 What does his team look like?
42:15 How much does he pay his employees (+ Revenue Share)
44:45 Noah's week (continued)
47:50 Noah's strategy for finding people to work on his channels
50:30 How much Noah pays his editors/youtube managers (continued)
54:10 How much can you make with a new faceless channel
55:45 why Noah doesn't share his YouTube channels
57:30 How much does it cost to run a faceless channel?
59:35 why you shouldn't invest too much $$ into new YouTube videos
01:00:45 Noah's plan to sell his channels for $10M+ to a Private Equity firm

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
Ivan Hidalgo sold his marketing agency for $3 million when he was just 21 to go work with the guys behind the Charisma On Command  YouTube channel. As the COO he's helped to grow the channel into a $3 million/year business in just 5 years. 

In this episode we talk about the massive opportunity that’s opening up right now for any entrepreneur who wants to partner up with their favourite creators to start a business, the business model behind a $3 million YouTube channel and what the day-to-day of running a 45 person YouTube team looks like.


SHOW NOTES:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Ivan's First Projects & Responsibilities
06:48 The Charisma on Command Business Model
12:50 Strategic Decisions Framework
17:06 The 40 Person Team Behind CoC
24:44 Ivan's COO Role
29:27 CoC's Company Culture
33:04 The Youtube COO Opportunity
37:09 Ivan's Salary 🤑
44:43 Outro

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
Billy Oppenheimer is Ryan Holiday’s book research assistant. Over the last 4 years Billy helped Ryan write 3 best selling books: Stillness is the key, Discipline is destiny, and Courage is calling.

Today’s episode we’re going to dive into the exact strategy that he used to land his dream job with Ryan, how Billy and Ryan collaborate on a book and every single step of the book writing process from coming up with the idea for a book… to sending the book out to publishers and finally Billy shares what he learned working with Robert Greene on his book the Daily Laws.

SHOW NOTES: 
0:00 Intro
0:34 How Billy got a job with Ryan Holiday
07:28 Billy’s first projects and responsibilities
14:18 How Ryan writes books
21:36 Working with Robert Greene
24:38 Writing advice from Ryan and Robert
28:52 Ryan’s team
30:56 Ryan’s marketing strategy
38:45 Building your own newsletter
44:55 Outro

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

Today I talk to Hayden Trowbridge, the 20-year-old YouTube producer behind Airrack’s viral videos. His job is literally to take Airrack’s crazy video ideas and make them a reality using only the internet, his phone, and his negotiation skills. 

In this epic conversation, we discuss how Hayden landed the job with Airrack and his advice for anyone that wants to work with a big YouTuber, Hayden shares some of the craziest behind the scenes stunts and negotiations that he had to pull off in order to make some of these videos happen. And finally, we discuss what Airrack’s 20-person team looks like and the systems and SOPs they use in order to consistently put out million view videos at scale.


SHOW NOTES: 

0:00 Intro
0:38 How Hayden got a job with Eric Decker
05:57 The unusual job interview
08:25 Announcing the Backstage Careers Coaching Program
09:14 A two week internship that turned into a month
13:09 Hayden’s first videos and responsibilities
15:07 Backstory of “Cycling Across 38 Miles of Ice!” video 
21:34 Advice for creators
24:00 Video process and idea development
29:12 Hayden’s role in ideation and planning
35:29 Pre-production process
38:04 Project management and tools
40:28 Airrack’s team
48:15 Producer Must-Knows
50:40 Hayden’s schedule and planning
51:34 Lessons from “I Bought Every Seat On An Airplane!”
59:39 Video budgets
1:01:14 Behind the scenes of “I Crossed America In A Perfectly Straight Line”
01:05:45 Day in the life of a Producer
01:09:39 Where you can follow Hayden

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