The EricksonNYC Interview

"The Encore Podcast is a show geared to helping creatives turn their passions into careers."

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Erickson’s background
1:42 - What inspired Erickson to start creating
2:20 - Erickson’s early content ideas
3:41 - Pivoting from relationship content
4:26 - Erickson’s most viewed video
4:45 - Building confidence on camera
5:26 - How Erickson comes up with ideas
7:28 - How Erickson learned editing
8:50 - How Erickson marketed himself
9:42 - The hardest platform to blow from
10:30 - Why creators get discouraged
12:10 - Erickson’s mindset starting off
12:52 - When content flops..
13:26 - Leading audience or being led by audience
14:05 - What helped Erickson blow
15:57 - Erickson’s attitude towards numbers
16:30 - Monetizing your YT channel
18:30 - Erickson’s biggest dream
19:32 - Separating business & personal relationships
21:04 - Personal conflicts with business partners
22:24 - Self discovery through making content
23:33 - Erickson’s attitude towards networking
24:51 - Brainstorming ideas with other creators 
25:30 - Common things people ask Erickson
26:30 - What makes Erickson turned off to some creators
28:07 - Repurposing ideas
28:50 - Using copyrighted music in videos
31:32 - How Erickson’s vision evolved
32:34 - Dealing with hate comments
33:47 - Erickson’s goals
34:07 - What made Erickson made music serious
36:50 - Erickson’s biggest fear
37:17 - The most agonizing part of the content game
38:18 - The types of people Erickson wants around 
39:05 - When to cut someone off
42:39 - What Erickson never wants to do again
46:01 - Outro

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