The Video Creatr Podcast

A diamond is formed under intense pressure. 

This is true for Sabrina Koun who started her YouTube career at a very young age. Born in the age of YouTube, Sabrina began to create content while attending school and under the scrutinous eye of their conservative Armenian community. Being a young content creator, Sabrina was prone to not being taken seriously but through these pressures, she came out like a true diamond.

Sabrina Koun is a YouTube content creator out of Toronto, Canada who found her YouTube success after collaborating with @PiinkSparkles. In this episode, Sabrina shares the story of the YouTube journey she had to navigate growing up in a conservative community. She talks about how she discovered how essential networking is and how sponsorships worked for her, business-wise. Furthermore, Sabrina shares her interest in Veganism, her thriving sports jersey business, and what’s in the future for her career. Listen to learn more!

Links mentioned:
Check out Sabrina's Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SabrinaKoundakjian
Check out PiinkSparkles https://www.youtube.com/user/PiinkSparkles

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There are hundreds of car shows where enthusiasts gather to show off their passion and love for their vehicles. Going to these car shows is one way to start your YouTube channel like Scott DuPre. Scott DuPree is also known as ScottieD from ScottieDTV on YouTube. Scott features local car shows that have grown into an international online platform showcasing the “coolest cars on the web!” Scott offers his subscribers cool facts and comments about cars. Scott also does interviews with car owners and builders.

Grant and Scott DuPre share how Scott started his YouTube channel, monetization strategies, and how Scott’s passion and interests in cars came a long way with the help of evolving technology.

Scott DuPre launched ScottieDTV on YouTube in 2010. Scott has grown his channel to over 216K subscribers with over 126 million total views!

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:13   The early days of ScottieDTV on YouTube
06:23   How Scott monetizes his channel over the years
11:59   Scott’s first video that blew up his channel
17:49   Scott’s life before he started his channel 
23:23   How Scott’s day looks like
30:57   How the economy can affect your business on YouTube
32:33   Scott’s way of working with sponsors
39:33   How Scott maintained his numbers
42:48   Scott’s experience with live streaming

Links/ Resources Mentioned
Check out the ScottieDTV website
Follow ScottieDTV Facebook
ScottieDTV YouTube channe

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

We already showcased a garage that housed cars and became a thriving business. In this episode, we will feature a company that showcases gorgeous classic cars. Our guest is Ken Dusman of Gateway Classic Cars. “Gateway Classic Cars” has been in the industry for over 23 years and is now the world’s largest classic and exotic car sales company. The Gateway Classic Cars have 20 showrooms across the US and feature over 2500 classics and exotics valued at $100 million for sale every day.  

Grant and Ken Dusman share how passion can easily take you to a long-term company. Ken also discusses the strategies and mindset in building the company of Gateway Classic Cars. 

Gateway Classic Cars YouTube channel currently sits at 154K subscribers with over 91 million total views. Aside from selling cars, Gateway Classic Cars also host events and humbly shares its facilities with the community. 

Check out the Episode Highlights
01:12    The early days and expansion of Gateway Classic Cars
03:33    The YouTube impact on Gateway Classic Cars
08:08    YouTube as a social media footprint for business
12:13    The story behind the original showroom
17:06    Ken Dusman’s passion for starting his business
24:27    Choose the right people to work with
31:23    How Gateway Classic Cars strategized their content
36:28    The story of Ken Dusman’s favorite video      
40:52    The process of adopting cars in Gateway Classic Cars
43:32    Ken Dusman’s advice to business starters

Links/ Resources Mentioned
Check out the Gateway Classic Cars website
Follow Gateway Classic Cars Instagram
Follow Gateway Classic Cars Twitter
Gateway Classic Cars YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

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Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

The path straight is never the path followed when you’re trying to get to something higher.

Before Lamont Tyson became a YouTube mainstay by reviewing TV shows, his path wasn’t a straight line. Lamont went from being a respiratory therapist for children to starting a childcare business and dealing with his weight problem. Believe it or not, his rise on YouTube wasn’t exactly about TV shows and Lamont Tyson is here to talk about it.

Lamont Tyson is the content creator of the YouTube Channel of the same name, and the Life Gain Financial channel. He also has an online store, shoplifegains.com, where he sells merch and courses.

In this episode, Lamont Tyson talks in great detail about his YouTube journey where he documented his trucking school, getting demonetized, and starting what he does now with TV shows. Lamont talks about how he diversified his income so that he would not fully rely on his YouTube Channels and many more!

Check Lamont Tyson’s channels:

LamontTysonLifeGains
Life Gains Stock Market

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Comedy videos or skits are popular on YouTube because they are generally enjoyable and relatable among viewers. These videos can be seen all across the Internet and can go viral. If you’re still looking for the right niche to start your YouTube and like entertaining other people, this episode is your guide! 

In this episode, Grant and Josh of Joshiiwuh discuss how Josh started his YouTube channel and monetized his videos by entertaining his subscribers with comedy skits and character impression skits with his sister. 

Joshua Alden of Joshiiwuh’s YouTube channel started in 2012 and accrued 783K subscribers with over 154 million total views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

00:52    How Josh feels about being super famous 
01:43    How it all started for Josh of Joshiiwuh’s channel
04:05    Josh’s collaboration with his sister
05:53    What makes Creepy Dora videos popular on TikTok
07:19    Josh’s voiceover offers and gigs
09:05    Josh of Joshiiwuh plans in the future
11:01    How TikTok sponsorship and monetization works
14:48    Josh’s passion and how he enjoys it
18:31    How YouTube and TikTok affected Josh’s life in 10 years
20:30    How Josh of Joshiiwuh interacts with hate comments
25:59    Josh’s favorite part of the playground
26:42    Josh’s best character impression
31:48    How Josh’s daily activities look like
34:31    How Josh edit his TikTok and YouTube shorts
35:48    Josh’s advice to people who’d like to try his niche

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Check out Joshiiwuh’s TikTok
Check out Jenna Moreci’s website
Follow Joshiiwuh’s  Instagram
Follow Joshiiwuh’s  Twitter
Joshiiwuh’s  YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

Fantasy writing can give readers a wide variety of fictional realities from slaying mighty dragons to unbeatable superheroes. Fictional authors are free to invent any sort of reality they choose. If you would like to be a fictional author of your book, Jenna Moreci’s YouTube channel would be a great place to learn. 

In this episode, Grant and Jenna Moreci discuss how Jenna became one of the best-selling fantasy authors of her The Savior's Series. Jenna also shares how she was able to inspire aspiring writers to finish their books.

Jenna Moreci’s YouTube channel, Writing with Jenna Moreci got 271K subscribers and over 26 million total views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:19   How Jenna Moreci’s YouTube channel started
05:05   Jenna Moreci’s first published book 
06:37   Jenna Moreci being authentic on YouTube
10:54   How Jenna come up with her video topics
13:01   Jenna’s YouTube channel analytics
15:08   Jenna Moreci’s monetization strategy
17:44   How Jenna seriously worked on her book Savior series
19:48   Jenna Moreci’s advice to writers
22:56   Jenna Moreci’s frustration being a writer
25:30   Jenna Moreci’s reaction to other author’s perspectives
29:09   Romanticizing unhealthy relationships in books is bad
34:07   Drawing life experiences in writing a book
39:54   3 things to remember when writing a book
42:52   What to look in hiring an editor 
46:42   The idea of shoehorned romantic subplot

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Check out The Savior's Series on Amazon
Check out Jenna Moreci’s website
Follow Jenna Moreci’s Instagram
Follow Jenna Moreci’s  Twitter
Jenna Moreci’s  YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

Chasing a childhood dream can be tasking and sometimes tedious, that’s why a lot of people end up pursuing another path. However for our guest today, Austen Paul, success can be achieved by those who never let go of their dreams. 

In this episode, Austen Paul talks with Grant about his journey into filmmaking, product photography, and how his filmmaking tutorials pay the bills. Presently, Austen’s YouTube channel is helping other filmmakers, both amateur and professional, to refine their skills. 

Austen Paul is a creator, director, and founder of the Austen Paul Productions which produces creative films that help develop brands, agencies, and artists. Austen is responsible for creating cool food videos and advertisements that genuinely capture those brands' characters. Some of his clients are Hyundai, Pringles, and a variety of products that you may have seen yourself.

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/c/AustenPaul/videos
https://www.austenpaul.com/

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Mindset coaching is an exciting field of human development that is now expanding on YouTube. The essence of mindset coaching is a method in which the coach is helping a person to find out where they want to be, take in all factors of their life and work out a route plan that will help them transform and reach these goals. 

In this episode, Grant and John, creator of Bulldog Mindset, discuss how he helps people transform their life for the better. John also shares how his channel started, techniques of personal development, and more. 

John Sonmez is the creator of the YouTube channel Bulldog Mindset. John’s channel focuses on personal development by building strength, getting in shape, and transforming their mindset. Bulldog Mindset channel got 286K subscribers and over 30 million total views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

00:57   How John’s Bulldog MIndset channel started
03:46   Getting rid of the victim mindset
05:46   The biggest pitfall that men fall into
09:32   Everybody is narcissistic
15:09   How John interacts with the audience
20:52   Bulldog Mindset demographic and monetization strategy
25:07   John’s advice to people who’d like to do business on YouTube
28:47   John’s period of transition to achieve his goals
35:46   How to get motivated from burnout
40:42   It's not what you do but how you do it
46:27   Take time to plan and stick with it
49:46    Trust the process and execute

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Check out the quiz on Bulldog MIndset’s website
Follow Bulldog MIndset’s Instagram
Follow Bulldog MIndset’s Facebook
Bulldog MIndset's YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel
Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.
Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

These days, anybody could be a photographer or a videographer, just grab a camera or a mobile phone, and it will make you one. However, starting a videography business will not be that easy! 

In this episode, Grant and Lizzie Peirce discuss how she got 10.5 Million views by doing Videography business on YouTube. Lizzie also shares how she created a Videography business in a men-dominated industry.

Lizzie Peirce is a Video Producer, Photographer, Entrepreneur, and YouTube creator. Lizzie’s YouTube channel got 238K subscribers and over 10 million total views. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:10   How it all started for Lizzie Peirce 
07:00   Lizzie Peirce’s goal for her channel
10:49   Lizzie’s nine income streams and monetization strategy
20:09   Lizzie Peirce’s advice to starters
25:56   Learn interesting things in starting your channel
29:45   The first video Lizzie made of all time
31:45   The time when Lizzie realized she loves video editing 
39:26    Lizzie Peirce's future goals for her channel
41:56   The award that Lizzie Peirce got in a festival

Links/ Resources Mentioned

Check out Lizzie Peirce’s website
Follow Lizzie Peirce on Instagram
Follow Lizzie Peirce on Twitter
Subscribe to Lizzie Peirce's YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel
Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.
Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.

ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. ASMR gives a blissful relaxation or meditative state triggered by sounds like whispering, quiet tapping, and the pops and crunches slime makes when you play with it. Some people consider ASMR relaxing and therapeutic. 

In this episode, Grant and William discuss how William was able to revolutionize ASMR and creates unique content on his YouTube channel. 

William is the creator of the YouTube channel Blissful Zen ASMR which got 207K subscribers and over 38 million total views. William will share how he turned his dreams into a lucrative reality. 

Check out the Episode Highlights

01:14   How it all started with William’s channel
06:21   How William’s video clips help his channel
07:30   William’s transition in his channel
08:49   William’s slow ASMR versus fast ASMR
10:14   William’s monetization and marketing strategy
13:47   How William spend his time outside YouTube
15:33   The importance of YouTube thumbnails
19:23   How William’s skills and background helped him start his channel
21:17   The future of William’s Blissful Zen ASMR
23:03   How William edit his videos to increase engagement
25:44   How William reacts to criticisms and comments
30:01   Live streams as the best way to engage with the audience
36:06   William's advice to young men

Links/ Resources Mentioned
Follow Blissful Zen ASMR’s Instagram
Listen to Blissful Zen ASMR’s SoundCloud
Blissful Zen ASMR's YouTube channel

Subscribe to the Video Creatr Youtube channel

Check out these awesome channels and gain more inspiration.

Check out Grant and Augie’s Channels below:

Grant Ball
Treesicle

Augie Johnston
Vidchops
Baller Boot Camp

Get all your YouTube content done in 1 hour a week.