The YouTube Power Hour Podcast

With any creative endeavor, you might experience dry spells or periods where the creator is lacking in inspiration and motivation, and content creation is no different. I’m a huge fan of self-improvement and I read a lot of self-help books. I came across the book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** and I came across a few nuggets of inspiration.   What if you do if you’re motivated but not i...

I started podcasting when most people didn’t know what a podcast was. I’ve recorded well over 300 episodes and I’m grateful to have been listed as a top marketing podcast for many years. I’ve been a guest on several popular podcasts as well, so it’s safe to say that I know a thing or two about podcasting. But I also know a thing or two about YouTube! I’ve been running my YouTube Bootcamp, coaching...

Last week’s interview with Jade Darmawangsa was super inspiring as she shared with us the entrepreneurial journey that started for her at the age of just 9 years old. Now, she is a 20 year old CEO! Missed this interview? CLICK HERE to watch it on YouTube In Part 2 of my interview with Jade, we chat about her advice to anyone wanting to start a Youtube channel, her regrets, how much YouTube paid he...

Ready to be inspired? Jade Darmawangsa is a social entrepreneur and current CEO at X8 media, an influencer marketing agency that works with tech platforms and civic movements. She also founded an incubator program CRE8, an organization that helps creators build long term businesses through blockchain and cryptocurrency. With over 750k+ fans and followers, her personal brand focuses on social media...

Last week’s interview with Lorry Hill was SUPER interesting. She told me about how she decided to get onto YouTube to create content about celebrity plastic surgery and the grueling 20-40 hour process she has for one single video. Missed this interview? CLICK HERE to watch it on YouTube In Part 2 of my interview with Lorry, I asked her 10 nosey questions about her channel and she spills the tea ab...

Lorry Hill has been interested in what makes a person physically beautiful for as long as she can remember. She’s spent most of her life entrenched in the world of beauty and make-up, but above all, plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Her unique access to the world of plastic surgeons through a private network of friends and associates has given her wisdom and knowledge, and although she is n...

Are you struggling with staying consistent on YouTube? Consistency is one of the most important aspects of YouTube, but it doesn’t guarantee success. Consistency won’t make you successful, but you won’t be successful without consistency.   And it seems easy enough, right? You make a schedule and stick to it. There’s more to it than that. In this episode, I’m going to go over the 4 steps you n...

Nicole’s channel did really well in 2019 when she had a viral video and her channel exploded, but by 2020, her channel had stagnated. Nicole was wondering how to keep her views up and how to keep her subscribers engaged. At 180k subscribers, she would check her stats every day, but nothing was changing. She was kind of stuck in terms of what kind of videos she was doing, and after a channel rebran...

When you think back to some of the first videos you ever watched on YouTube, who do you think of? What videos can you look back on and remember vividly? For many people, their first real exposure to YouTube was none other than Jenna Marbles. So how did this YouTube legend go from just your average weirdo to internet superstar practically overnight? How can someone stay relevant for 10 years in the...

Shea Whitney is a full-time fashion & lifestyle creator who launched her YouTube channel in 2016 with reviews of luxury handbags and accessories. She has since expanded her channel into other weekly content such as style tips and tricks, shopping hauls, productivity hacks, etc. and now has over 1 million subscribers.  She resides in Pittsburgh, PA where she was born and raised.  She...

Samantha Guerrero was born in Venezuela and moved to Canada in 2007. She is a 20-year-old student at the University of Toronto studying history and art history. She started a blog in February of 2020, and in July of 2020, she posted her first YouTube video. Her YouTube channel currently focuses on fashion, lifestyle, and beauty content across instagram and YouTube. ---------- 📝 Click HERE to chec...

Jaime French fans: the YouTube Power Hour Podcast is back with Part 2 of our interview! In this episode, I ask Jaime French 10 questions about her YouTube channel, and you don’t want to miss this. Jaime drops some seriously awesome YouTube advice… some of which I haven’t heard before even after almost 300 episodes of this podcast.  Jaime told me about drama with another creator and how she wa...

"I was better at making funny videos than making beauty videos.” Jaime French is a comedian, makeup artist, and musician with over 1.8 million followers on Instagram and 429k subscribers on YouTube. In Part 1 of our interview, Jaime talks about her YouTube journey, how she edits her videos to make them funny, and why you should consider uploading to Facebook to grow on YouTube. 📝 Click HERE to ch...

A lot of YouTube beginners want to start their YouTube journey learning about the latest tech tools, growth hacks, and SEO strategies because they think the key to YouTube success lies in one of these things. There are so many resources out there to help you succeed (including my channel!). But why is it that I get people reaching out to me every single day who say that they’ve watched everything,...

“Honestly, it was the best investment for our channel.” Meet Kelli and Christina of Mommies, Makeup, and Moscato: a fashion over 40 YouTube channel, and learn how they tripled their subscriber count in just a few months with the Zero to Influence method.   📝 Click HERE to check out the show notes! Love the podcast? Got some feedback you want to share? Want to request your favorite YouTuber?&...

Salma Jafri is a YouTube Marketing Coach, Consultant and Speaker. She helps entrepreneurs and brands build their online visibility through the power of video. She is both YouTube Certified, and Inbound Marketing Certified, placing her in the unique position to build a brand’s organic video marketing strategy.   📝 Click HERE to check out the show notes! Love the podcast? Got some feedback you...

Does the thought of starting a YouTube channel terrify you because it means that you’d need to get on camera. Does the thought of filming something, uploading it to YouTube, and having it potentially seen by hundreds, or even THOUSANDS of people send you running for the hills? The reality is that we live in a digital world and video is becoming the medium of choice, and getting over that fear, whe...

Dr. Danielle Jones, known online as Mama Doctor Jones, is a board-certified ObGyn and online educator who has amassed a following of over 1 million across platforms. She is an expert in periods, pregnancy, and gynecologic health and is passionate about science education, autonomy, and patient-centered care. She’s been featured in the New York Times, on the cover of People Health, and is frequently...

In this episode, I’m going to talk about 4 YouTube creators who have blown up, and do a deep dive analysis on why I think that is.    We’re going to talk about Dr. Vanita Rattan and how her channel and her passion caters to a very specific audience, Lilly Sabri and her thumbnails, Fernanda Ramirez and her incredible talent for filmmaking and editing, and Samantha Guerrero, whose upload a...

Angelica Nyqvist is a Sweden-based beauty YouTuber who recently hit 100k subscribers on her channel. She joined my Zero to Influence Bootcamp in 2020 after making the decision to invest in herself and in her channel, which at the time had become stagnant.    📝 Click HERE to check out the show notes! Love the podcast? Got some feedback you want to share? Want to request your favorite You...

Samantha March is a beauty content creator, blogger, and published author of 8 novels. She focuses her platforms on living an inspired life and enjoys sharing her own journey on how she created a life she loves. She was recognized in the industry as Skincare Influencer of 2019 at the American Influencer Awards and has two collaborations with Ofra Cosmetics. 📝 Click HERE to check out the show note...

How many times have you heard, “being consistent is the key to success on youtube”? Probably more than you can count. But if you rely on consistency and only consistency, you’re going to be disappointed. Using consistency AS a strategy rather than PART OF a strategy is a one-way ticket to a very long road to nowhere. Relying on consistency does not guarantee success on YouTube.   In this epis...

Tiffany Ferguson (she/her) is a 25 year old content creator based in NYC. She's well-known for her Internet Analysis series, in which she discusses internet culture and media. She has been on YouTube since she was only 11 years old and has over 684K subscribers on her channel.   📝 Click HERE to check out the show notes! Love the podcast? Got some feedback you want to share? Want to request y...

Seeing success on YouTube boils down to two very specific things: attracting new viewers and keeping the ones you have. So how do you build a loyal community? How can you ensure that the people who watch your videos turn into loyal subscribers? How do you even see where your subscribers are coming from? In this week’s episode, I’m going to teach you how to find your analytics in the audience tab a...

Hannah Ashton is a 21-year-old, Latina YouTuber, entrepreneur, and college student. She has grown her following to over 175,000 subscribers as she uploads videos weekly about women's lifestyle, college, and productivity. In 2019, Hannah launched her e-commerce business where she sells her own self-designed planner, The Dream Achieve Workbook, along with other products to help busy, driven women su...