Julian is the creator behind Gundam Universe, a community page for Gundam fans. Julian started the page in 2013, with reposting screenshots of shows on Instagram, and now the page has grown to over 110k followers on Instagram and he also began posting anime commentaries on Youtube and livestream on Twitch.

Jason Lai is a video creator and a full-time management consultant in London. He makes videos about personal development and a career in management consulting. He started his YouTube channel when he was studying Law at the University of Durham and his goal is to inspire and create positive impacts for people around him.

In my conversation with Jason, he shared his perspectives about his upbringing as someone who moved from Hong Kong to London, his creative process with creating long-form and short-form content, and building good habits with reading and meditation. 

“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you”

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Follow Jason’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Jason_lai/videos

Jason’s Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/jason.yslai/

Resource Mentioned

Steve Jobs Clip on Secret of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfNvmF0Bqw

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough

4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss 

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The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes/

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Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction

[01:32] Shoe Dog

[04:10] Growing up in Hong Kong, moving to London

[08:15] Jason’s 3 Personal Statements for University

[09:56] First Video

[14:13] Video Planning

[18:30] Creating on Youtube vs Instagram 

[25:27] If your old videos aren’t cringy, you aren’t improving 

[28:40] Reading 

[33:35] Building Habits 

[38:42] What Jason’s friends would describe him

Podcast 

Frank Chen is the Head of Finance & Operations for a Restaurant Software company Captain AI, the podcast host for Ideas Can’t Wait and a founding member of the founder community Acesocial. Previously, Frank co-founded and led a startup Sumer, which provides 15-minute grocery delivery in Toronto. 

In my conversation with Frank, he shared his perspectives on founding Sumer, his interview with Y-Combinator, and how those led to him starting Ideas Can’t Wait, a podcast focused on young founders navigating their startup journey and personal development

“If you haven’t found the problem you feel convicted to, you should keep building projects”

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Follow Ideas Can’t Wait: https://open.spotify.com/show/2cXVvT87W12AJHuCihJLa0?si=62c5104ff3634138

Frank’s Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/frankt002

Resource Mentioned:

Buildspace: https://buildspace.so/

Y-Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/

Paul Graham Essays: www.paulgraham.com

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The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes/

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Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction

[01:29] Frank’s First Half Marathon

[06:20] Frank’s Upbringing

[13:00] Founding Sumer

[16:52] Right Mindset to Starting Business 

[19:20] Y-Combinator Interview 

[24:53] Post-Sumer Career 

[31:00] Ideas Can’t Wait

[38:39] Founder Community

[42:59] What Makes a Good Podcast

[51:03] BuildSpace Challenge

Danny Desatnik is the host of the ⁠Creator Culture Podcast⁠ and the head of partnership at ⁠Creator Camp⁠. Previously Danny was leading #Paid as a creator initiative manager, a role he created at the company because of his passion for activating creator relationships. Meanwhile, Danny started an initiative called Playlist Stoytellers where he brings together artists/creatives to share stories around music they created/enjoyed. 

In my conversation with Danny, he shares his early journey working in accounting, sales, social media marketing and how he discovered his passion for creators, how he began building the Creator Culture podcast and his experience with curating experiences for creators through MeetTheCreators and Playlist Storytellers and more.

“it was obvious to me that I kept spending all my time thinking about creators. I did not care about anything else.”

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Follow Creator Camp: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/creatorcamps/⁠

Follow Danny’s Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannydesatnik/⁠

Creator Culture Podcast: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3nNlfbLHiSlHh6jk3p44aJ?si=7e857150583140c9⁠

Episode with Corporate Natalie: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MozqH59TVQ0mBB03zQEPQ?si=924fabba89c24ee4⁠

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The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes/⁠

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Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction of the podcast

[01:22] Danny’s Source of Dopamine 

[03:54] Early Career 

[13:40] Creating his own role at #Paid

[21:58] How do you get to those roles that don’t exist?

[26:13] Advent of Creator Culture, First Episode

[33:20] Identifying patterns in talents 

[38:33] Communication styles and building connections

[45:00] Status of the Podcast  

[50:33] Playlist Storytellers

[56:45] Finding Passion 

Matt Parkin is an account executive at a software startup and a serial entrepreneur. Having founded organizations such as LEAP Canada, Paragon Consulting and Coble. Matt Parkin is known for his content with MorningswithMatt, which started as a career consulting platform which has now evolved to a B2B agency focusing on Linkedin content marketing.

[Due to technical difficulties, video is only available for the first half of the podcast]

Hayden Cashion is the owner of a B2B marketing agency Cashion Marketing and a B2C education company Modern Market Certificates. Currently, he has a TikTok following of 130k where he makes content around digital marketing. Today we spoke about his entrepreneurial journey with Cashion Marketing, how he began posting on TikTok, and how his drive to build real connections. Welcome to my conversation with Hayden.

“Nothing you did up till now matters because today is the first day of the rest of your lives”

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[Timestamp] Show Notes

[00:00] Introduction

[03:30] Early Interest with Marketing / Entrepreneurship

[07:57] Visiting Gary Vee in NYC

[12:27] Personal Training Session

[17:00] Running 2 Businesses at the same time

[22:03] Biggest Struggle with Content

[23:42] Most Memorable TikTok

[28:08] Brand & Relationships

[33:10] Virality Content

[37:20] Hayden's Routine

[43:07] Parting Advice / Challenge

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More about Hayden:

Hayden’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haydencashion

Hayden’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayden.cashion/

Cashion Agency: https://cashionmarketing.com/

Modern Marketing Certificates: https://modernmarketingcertificate.com/certificate/

Email: [email protected]

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Resource Mentioned: 

The Richest Man in Babylon: https://www.amazon.ca/Richest-Man-Babylon-George-Clason/

GaryVee: https://www.instagram.com/garyvee/

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The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes

Brandon Yu is a serial founder and content creator. He has co founded iAscend to help high school students with post-secondary transitions, Nucleate Dojo is one of North America’s largest biotech student communities.In this conversation, we spoke about his drive for building communities, the story behind his Youtube channel as well as his 60-day reel challenge that he committed over the summer. Welcome to my conversation with Brandon Yu.

“What is the last thing on this earth I would ever do?”

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[Timestamp] Show Notes

[00:00] Guest Introduction 

[01:45] Maintaining Relationships with Newsletters

[06:19] Studying Life Science in UofT

[09:45] Youtube 

[20:48] What does a great community look like?

[32:52] 90-Day Reel Challenge

[41:06] Building products to help people build meaningful relationships

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More about Brandon:

Follow Bradon’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@brandonnnyu

Brandon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonoliveryu/

Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonoliveryu

Brandon’s 60 Day Reel Challenge: https://www.instagram.com/brandonnnyu/

Brandon’s Relationship Newsletter: https://brandonyu.substack.com/

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The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes

Ronald Chen is a videographer and director for CantoMando, a YouTube channel that focuses on Asian heritage, culture and food. Ronald is a graduate of the Toronto Metropolitan University where he studied media & production.

In my conversation with Ronald, he shares his perspectives on his aspirations to work in TV production, how he met and joined the CantoMando squad, the reality of working full-time for a YouTube channel, advice for aspiring creators and much more.

"Always keep pushing your limit"

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Show Notes

[00:00] Guest Introduction 

[01:06] Arts and Media in High School

[05:38] Career Paths / University

[10:13] Getting Involved in CantoMando

[18:36] Ronald’s Role at CantoMando

[28:30] Traveling For Work

[34:05] Imposter Syndrome

[40:13] Hardest Moment at CantoMando

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More about Ronald

Follow CantoMando’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CantoMando

Ronald’s Photography Page: https://www.instagram.com/ronshots/

Ronald’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronaldchens/

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Videos Mentioned

Eating 10,000 Calories Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqODKbLg1Lg

Ikea Hide and Seek Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_pbktYfV68

Current Collaboration with Uncle Roger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX16t0lJAqY&t=465s

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About Behind The Frames

The Behind The Frames Podcast is owned and operated by Alex Ha.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmfbQzELkztAIHzLebqeqeQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_behindtheframes

Trailer for the Behind The Frames Podcast with Alex Ha, which premieres November 6th.

This is a Podcast about Creators.