Creators Campfire

Hey there, welcome to Fireside Chats - this is where I chat to my creators friends about what the creative life is like for them and how they're getting on. These are friends that are around the same point in the creator journey as me so we can help each other out and talk about things we're currently going through.

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, Shervin Shares. We talk about Shervin's content journey and how he's putting everything he has into YouTube.

Enjoy 😃

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, SHERVIN SHARES:

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ShervinShares

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shervin.yoga

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShervinShares

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber and podcaster, Kharma Medic, aka Nasir Kharma.

Nasir's a 5th year medical student who started a YouTube channel helping people get into to med school in his first year of uni. Since then, he's grown it into a hugely successful channel with 1 million subscribers, all whilst studying for a degree in medicine.

Nasir talked about how he managed to stay consistent and put out a video a week ever since he started, what his process for each video looks like and how he's balanced putting himself online with trying to keep his personal life private.

Enjoy 😃

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Starting YouTube

08:55 The secret of Nasir's success

15:47 Finding time to YouTube channel whilst studying medicine

21:36 Doing YouTube in secret

25:54 Getting first subscribers

31:22 How to make good videos and perfectionism

37:25 Outsourcing editing (and taking a break from YouTube)

44:46 Building confidence

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, KHARMA MEDIC

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KharmaMedic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KharmaMedic

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

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KharmaMedic

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

Hey there, welcome to Fireside Chats - this is where I chat to my creators friends about what the creative life is like for them and how they're getting on. These are friends that are around the same point in the creator journey as me so we can help each other out and talk about things we're currently going through.

First up is my buddy Joe Gannon, who owns his own content agency for creators and works with the likes of Ali Abdaal, Chris Williamson and Speechify CEO, Cliff Weitzman 🔥

Joe dropped so much knowledge in this episode, it's crazy. We talked about how to reach out to people in the right way (and how Joe got to work for Ali) and how to turn one piece of content into lots to share across as many different social media platforms as you want or need.

Enjoy 😃

(P.S. I'm really sorry the audio is out of sync, it's Riverside not me!)

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 How Joe started working with Ali Abdaal

04:26 Building an agency

09:30 How to reach out to people in the right way

18:03 Note-taking process for content

27:41 What is repurposing and how to grow on social

37:29 Joe plans my social strategy

47:00 Joe's learnings from working with Ali and building his own agency

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🔗 LINKS MENTIONED

How I Repurpose Content for Ali Abdaal: https://youtu.be/vVUPiq_dmsU

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, JOE GANNON:

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/JoeGannon

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joegannon22

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joegannon1

Website: https://www.amplifycreators.com

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

*****

🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with content creator, designer and entrepreneur, Oliur.

Oliur has built up a following of over 220k subscribers on his channel where he makes videos about tech, design and lifestyle. He also runs an online store selling sleek, minimalist products.

Oliur is a true entrepreneur and he spoke to me about the imposters syndrome he felt when taking on clients at just 18 after he decided not to go to uni, as well as how he taught himself the skills he needed to run & grow his different businesses and what it was like hiring & managing his first employees, which included one of his friends.

Enjoy 😃

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Not going to university

10:38 First starting to make money

17:52 Getting into and starting a YouTube channel

29:00 Selling his own products

33:56 Work/Life balance

40:37 Cancer diagnosis and it's impact

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, OLIUR

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Oliur

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ultralinx

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

Website: https://oliur.com

Store: https://ulxstore.com

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

*****

🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, Videographer and Photographer, Dunna Did It aka Justin McDonough.

Dunna has over 180k subscribers on his channel where he makes videos about photography and videography. But, he started his career in music and until recently worked as a professional recording engineer.

He built up his channel whilst working full time and he spoke to me about why and how he got into YouTube in the first place, what it was like managing a full time job and a side hustle and his biggest piece of advice for new YouTubers.

Enjoy 😃

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Early Life

14:57 When your passion becomes work and starting a YouTube channel

23:59 Not approaching YouTube as a business

26:23 Going from part-time to full-time with YouTube

29:47 What to do when you're just not feeling it

35:42 Hustle culture and side hustles

48:59 Best advice for new YouTubers

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, DUNNA DID IT

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dunnadidit

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dunnadidit

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

Website: https://www.dunnadidit.com

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

*****

🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, Podcaster and Course Creator, August Bradley.

August started YouTube with a clear plan in mind - put out a series of videos teaching people how to design an intentional life through Notion. What he didn't expect was just how fast his channel would grow, the incredible community he'd build around it and that the channel would turn into its own business with a dedicated course.

August spoke to me about what that growth and journey looked like for him, how's he's now looking to pivot his content and how you can take the first steps to living a more intentional life today.

Enjoy 😃

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⏰ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The power of the YouTube playlist

08:25 Why YouTube vs a course platform

17:31 Building a business around the channel

27:27 Life-threatening health crisis

38:13 What to do when you feel like you're not progressing in life

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, AUGUST BRADLEY

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/augustbradley

Twitter: https://twitter.com/augustbradley

Notion Life Design: https://www.yearzero.io/notion-life-design

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing creators to talk about their journey. We'll find out how and why they started their creative journey, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber and medical student, Elizabeth Filips.

Elizabeth started her YouTube channel back in November 2020 whilst studying medicine and working a part-time job. Since then she's grown her channel to almost 150k subs, and had just hit 100k when we recorded this episode. 

We spoke about how she overcame her initial insecurities & fears of starting a channel, what led to her amazing growth and how her approach to YouTube has changed over time.

Enjoy 😃

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, ELIZABETH FILIPS

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElizabethFilips4

Feelosophy Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5NsPe2poaBRA0IPdTxJTQA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth.filips/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizziefilips

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing YouTuber to talk about their journey.

We'll find out how and why they started their channels, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, podcaster and entrepreneur, Ali Abdaal.

The last time I spoke to Ali on this podcast, we spoke about getting started on YouTube. Since then, Ali has launched his Part-Time YouTuber Academy, expanded his team from 4 people to almost 20 and turned his part-time YouTube gig into a full time, multi-million dollar business.

We spoke about why he felt the need to grow, what that growth was like for him and what he would have done differently along the way.

Enjoy 😃 

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

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👤 THE GUEST, ALI ABDAAL

Main Channel: https://youtube.com/aliabdaal

Ali Behind the Scenes Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliAbdaaalBehindTheScenes

Deep Dive Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeepDivewithAliAbdaal

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing YouTuber to talk about their journey.

We'll find out how and why they started their channels, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

This week's guest is YouTuber, podcaster and bullet journal aficionado, Matt Ragland. 

Join us as we talk about how Matt initially found his niche, went on to build & grow his email list and launch his courses successfully. 

Matt also gave a lot of great advice on how and why to monetise, the need for different revenue streams and how you could go full time.

Huge thanks to Matt for joining me on the podcast and for dropping so much knowledge in such a short amount of time! 🙏

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

👤 THE GUEST, MATT RAGLAND:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mattragland

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattragland

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

Website: http://mattragland.com/

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing YouTuber to talk about their journey.

We'll find out how and why they started their channels, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

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🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/

This week's guest is Tech YouTuber, Krystal Lora. Krystal is one of the best Tech YouTubers around and has years of experience on the platform.

Join us as we talk about how Krystal found her niche, what her initial learning curve was like, and just how she managed to land her amazing sponsorships.

Huge thanks to Krystal for joining me on the podcast and for being such an amazing human being.

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📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

👤 THE GUEST, KRYSTAL LORA:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thekrystallora​

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystallora/​

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lora_krystal

🎙 THE HOST, BHAV SHARMA

Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/BhavSharma

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustBhavs

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

🔥 THE PODCAST, CREATORS CAMPFIRE:

Each week I have a conversation with an amazing YouTuber to talk about their journey.

We'll find out how and why they started their channels, their experiences along the way and their biggest learnings.

*****

💼 Business Enquiries / Collabs

[email protected]

🎙 Want to start your own podcast? Check out: https://gumroad.com/l/bhavspodcasting

📥 Special thanks to the sponsor of this episode, FileInbox: https://fileinbox.com/