In this Episode, Jakob Owens of TheBuffNerds reflects on his journey through film, business, and personal relationships which have helped build a career and lifestyle around his passions.
Connect with Jakobhttps://www.youtube.com/user/TheBuffNerdshttp://instagram.com/JakobOwenshttps://twitter.com/JakobOwensshttp://www.directorjakobowens.com/
TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro4:20 Arizona Upbringing5:00 How Film entered his life8:00 Deciding to pursue making videos9:00 How fitness entered his life10:50 Siblings13:53 Going to College22:25 Film School Takeaways33:46 Working with rapper Kyle (K.i.D)36:50 Finding Opportunities42:00 Working for Free?43:33 Regular Jobs45:40 Ways to Make Money with Video52:30 Working with Brands, Other Ventures1:01:30 Living in LA1:04:11 Next Steps and Parting Advice
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#11: How Jakob Owens Built TheBuffNerds Brand

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TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:00 Clubhouse App 2:00 Final Cut vs Premiere Pro Video Editing 3:35 Working From Athens Greece to America 6:00 Productivity vs Night Owl Culture 7:48 Making Music and Other Hobbies & Talents 13:00 Culture and Attitude about Life in Greece 19:28 Why start youtube channel 23:36 First Video 29:55 Finding your niche & monetization 35:25 Ancient Greek History vs Modern Greece 41:34 Making Youtube Videos in another Language 45:00 Family & Friends reaction to youtube channel 47:00 Final Advice & Outro https://www.instagram.com/JustinOdisho https://twitter.com/JustinOdisho https://justinodisho.com/ Emilio's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXO59lMamUdlqI6_wEhCaQ

The Emilio Takas​ Interview - Talking Editing Tutorials, Life in Greece, Finding your Niche

TIMESTAMPS 0:00​ Intro 1:23​ Relationship with Chris Hau, leaving traditional production company job 7:08​ Studying media at Ryerson University 10:55​ Starting Youtube Channel 14:50​ Experience between Female to Male Demographic in Photo & Video Space 28:25​ What books are you Reading lately 32:00​ How to grow on Youtube 37:20​ Growing on Instagram vs Youtube 41:05​ Perfectionism on Instagram vs Being Relatable 42:25​ Hiring a Video Editor / Expanding into content team 44:30​ Hustle Culture is overrated 48:00​ Tips for working with clients and big brands professionally 52:25​ Final thoughts and Outro Follow Lizzie https://www.lizziepeirce.com/​ https://www.instagram.com/lizziepeirce/​ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsWF...​ Follow Justin https://www.instagram.com/JustinOdisho​ https://twitter.com/JustinOdisho​ https://justinodisho.com/

The Lizzie Peirce​ Interview - Talking Instagram Perfectionism, Hustle Culture, Youtube Demographics

0:00 Intro 0:45 Meeting on Clubhouse 1:48 What does Sam title himself as “Videographer” 3:35 Establishing self before going Full Time on Youtube 7:38 Getting Recognition from big Creators & Travel Video Cliches 10:43 Sam Kolder 11:00 Other Sam Newton Music 12:40 Sam Newton Media Business & brand 16:00 Making a living & monetizing on Youtube 20:48 Serious Rapping / Potential Music Career 24:35 Do you like Lil Dicky 28:00 Getting shouted out by Peter McKinnon 31:32 Renting a Giant Throne for Music Video 34:02 How does it feel to get 30,000 overnight 38:00 Traveling to 30+ Countries and Travel Recommendations 44:17 Final Thoughts and advice Follow Sam: https://www.youtube.com/user/KidNewtonMusic https://www.instagram.com/samnewtonmedia/ Follow Justin https://www.instagram.com/JustinOdisho https://twitter.com/JustinOdisho https://justinodisho.com/

Sam Newton Media Interview - Travel Video Cliches, Rapping, Going Full Time on Youtube

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:48 The power of Instagram Memes 3:45 Being a "Youtuber" Elevator Pitch 6:18 Being a professional musician in a band 8:15 Passion and reason for sharing 11:00 Starting Youtube seriously 14:27 Meeting Peter Mckinnon 17:42 Being in a relationship as Youtubers 20:00 Getting first 1000 followers on Instagram / Youtube 23:48 Youtube vs Instagram Strategy and Monetization 30:00 Working with Clients 33:33 Keeping up with changing Algorithms on Social Media 38:00 Mini Musical Performance :) 40:00 Closing Thoughts Follow Chris: https://thechrishau.com/ https://youtu.be/H-d0DCoMXpI https://www.instagram.com/thechrishau/?hl=en Follow Justin: https://www.instagram.com/JustinOdisho https://twitter.com/JustinOdisho https://justinodisho.com/

The Chris Hau Interview - Talking Youtube vs Instagram Algorithms, Photography & Video

TIMESTAMPS
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0:00 Intro
0:42 How we met & Seans Book
2:55 Why Start Youtube Making Videos
4:45 Going to Federal Prison
7:55 Balancing Losing Million and Remaining Positive
10:00 What It’s Like in Federal Prison
17:45 Making 1000s of Videos and getting Millions of Views
20:50 Learning Social Media & Video Editing
26:55 Staying Fit over 50, Calisthenics Culture
31:55 Lessons Learned in Prison
40:02 Advice to Younger Self 
42:30 Value of College Degree vs Self Education
48:00 Closing Words
 
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#11: How Jakob Owens Built TheBuffNerds Brand

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