Creators Campfire

This episode we dive into Bhav's exciting week acting as Ali's Manager including attending Ali's public speaking gigs and meeting Steven Bartlett. Special shout out to Will on Steven's team, who went over and above for Bhav and the team. We dive into what it takes to stand out to a creator and how to secure a role with them and how to schedule moments of joy into the schedule for C...

This episode focuses on managing a productive day both for Bhav and how she manages Ali Abdaal's diary when life is always changing! We talk about the differences between the creative and corporate world, how our early careers were shaped by what we 'should' do and how we evolved our careers to where we are now. Enjoy 😃 ***** 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED Alex Hormozi's $100M Offers: https:/...

The episode where we talk about ourselves! With our focus on working with creators, Bhav and her new co-host Liz, talk about their career journeys and how they ended up working for creators. We cover a whole range of topics from the differences in the creative vs corporate world, how our early careers were shaped by what we 'should' do and how we evolved our careers to where we are now. 🔥...

In this episode I sit down with Paul Millerd, author of 'The Pathless Path', an amazing book that I read at just the right time for me. It's a book that questions this 'default path' that so many of us are on. Paul spoke to me about what led him to question his traditionally successful career (aka ' the default path') and instead figure out what he really wanted to do with his life. We then talked...

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, Mike Hanna. Mike really started taking YouTube seriously in November 2020 and has since grown his channel to over 30k subscribers. Mike spoke to me about how a shift in mindset has taken him from not making much money after going full time with content creation to having multiple sources of revenue and fully sustaining himself. Enjoy 😃  ***** ...

In this episode I sit down with Sponsorship Coach and founder of Creator Wizard, Justin Moore. In a past live, Justin has run an influencer marketing agency and been a full time content creator, along with his wife. Justin talked to me about how to monetise as a creator right from the start of your career, how to pitch yourself to both brands and in general, and how you overcome that imposter synd...

In this episode I sit down with YouTuber, Nick Himo. We talked about how Nick balances working for Strategyzer with working on his YouTube channel and making sure he has the energy to do both as well as tips on how to freelance and price yourself. Enjoy 😃 ***** 📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/CreatorsCampfire ***** 🔗 LINKS Th...

In this episode I sit down with Thomas Frank, a YouTuber, author and entrepreneur. Thomas talked to me about the birth of his blog, College Info Geek, how he turned it into a hugely successful blog with over half a million monthly readers and how he created one of the best productivity YouTube channels out there.  Enjoy 😃 ***** 📺 Watch the full video episode over on the Creators Campfire Yo...

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, Pete Matheson. We talk about Pete's cont...

In this episode I sit down with Mayuko, a content creator who worked in Silicon Valley as a Software Engineer before going full time with YouTube. Mayuko talked to me about what it was like working in and leaving Silicon Valley, how she grew her YouTube channel whilst juggling a full time job & wedding planning and how her first YouTube video went viral. Enjoy 😃 ***** ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Work...

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...

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 consiste...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 t...

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 j...

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. *****...

This week's guest is Podcaster, Jay Clouse. Jay hosts one of the best podcasts around, Creative Elements. He's interviewed the likes of Seth Godin, James Clear, Matt D'Avella, Amy Landino, Jordan Harbinger and Tim Urban (these are just a handful of the amazing guests he's had on in his 50 episodes). Join us as we talk about how Jay gets these top guests on his show, how he's monetised the podcast...

This week's guest is Interior Design YouTuber, Nick Lewis, who has gone from 0 to 150k subs in only 9 months, with 146k of those subs coming in just the last 3 months. In this episode we talk about the metrics you should focus on to grow on YouTube, how to get the YouTube algorithm working for you and whether we should still be telling people to subscribe to our channels. Huge thanks to Nick for t...

This week's guest is YouTuber and podcaster, Max Balzer . Max started on YouTube almost 2 years ago, when we was only 10! Since then he has gone from strength to strength and recently just hit the 1k mark, which is no surprise given the quality of his content! In this episode we talk about what's it's like to be a top quality content creator aged just 12, the importance of Twitter, and why he star...

This week's guest is YouTuber and freelance videographer Tom Richardson . Tom started his channel when he was just 15 and grew it to 75k subs before taking a 3.5 year break to focus on his job. In this episode we talk about what it was like trying to resurrect a channel after so long and why he decided to start a completely new channel. My huge thanks to Tom for taking the time out to join me on t...

This week's guest is YouTuber, Podcaster, Graphic Designer and Desk Setup King, Michael Soleded . And is this episode we talk about making the transition from Instagrammer to YouTuber, dealing will trolls and how a viral video can affect your channel. Huge thanks to Michael for joining me and being such a wonderful guest and for helping me through the incredible amount of technical difficulties we...