56. Weston Smith is a producer for Room2041, a production company specializing in content creation and has amassed billions of views over the years. Room1041 produces for creators like @AdamW , @HannahStocking , & @topperguild . Weston is also a member of @heyboysongs . We cover all these topics and how he got to this position when pursuing a marketing degree in college. (WS26)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d5Hn-dbaMtU

Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - How Did He Get Into Producing? 8:54 - Billions of Views | AdamW | 1600 Vine 12:52 - Social Media Brand Deals 13:57 - Starring in Videos 15:00 - Learning Production 16:17 - Taylor Sheridan 18:20 - Weston Creating Content? 21:09 - Music on Stage 23:25 - Family Reactions 25:43 - Woody Harrelson | Content & Mainstream Media 28:20 - HeyBoy Tours? | Jack of All Trades 30:20 - Topper Guild Production 34:16 - Online Personas | Creator Economy 36:12 - 1600 Vine | Viner Migration 40:32 - Jesse | Room1041 45:32 - Creator Contacts 46:24 - Massive Creators vs Mainstream TV 48:28 - DVD’s & Disc Trays 49:40 - Strikes | SAG & WGA 50:56 - Christopher Nolan 53:30 - Barbenhiemer & Mission: Impossible 54:44 - Talking to Celebrities 57:15 - Favorite Movies of All Time 1:01:50 - Artificial Intelligence | Mission: Impossible 1:06:00 - Entertainment 1:11:01 - Outro

55. Karve is a digital philanthoprist who finds underground content creators and provides them a spotlight to which they get showered with love and fame. (CC17)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/l0rJq0-mHzg

Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - Why Does He Do This? 1:53 - @airrack Filming Experience 2:17 - VidCon Recap | Creator Economy 7:58 - How Does He Discover Underground Creators? | Grandpa Story 11:47 - Interacting With Streamers 13:34 - People Asking For Shoutouts 14:57 - How We Met | Trust With Community

18:45 - The Importance of Reddit

23:04 - Thanks & Appreciation

24:04 - No Face Cam

27:19 - First YouTube Video

28:18 - Creator Economy | Social Media with Friends & Family

31:11 - Inspirations

32:57 - Online Groups & How He Makes The Videos

36:16 - Snapchat | Monetization | Shorts | Vine

44:47 - Kick Streaming

47:42 - Building an Empire | Content Eras

53:04 - Goals

56:20 - Outro

54. [LIVE] Interview with Trace Johnson | @TraceJohnson *SUBSCRIBE* | @armanzaidi Socials: *@armanzdi* Chapters 0:00 - Intro 02:10 - Experience with Creator Now 03:18 - Move to Los Angeles 05:55 - Difficulties in Settling Into LA as a Content Creator 09:33 - Who Inspired You to Move to LA and Start Making Content? 12:30 - That Guy Who Asked Logan Paul for a Job 14:03 - What Kind of Content Do You Want to Make? 17:44 - YouTube Live Is Untapped 21:54 - Short Form Content on YouTube 25:47 - Answering to Comments in Chat 29:07 - YouTube Journey of Airrack and Ludwig 32:18 - Getting Paid as a Content Creators on YouTube 34:07 - YouTubers Creating Brands 36:14 - Shooting Vlogs in Tennessee 37:56 - What Tool Do You Edit On? 41:24 - Creator Support: Meeting the Biggest YouTubers 44:28 - About Creator Support Crew 47:03 - Creator Now Community: Flying on a Helicopter for Free 48:32 - Roasting and Echo Chamber 51:04 - Joining Creator Space and Why It's Legit Now 53:19 - Is Mr. Beast Evil? 55:34 - Remembering When I Started My YouTube Channel 58:24 - "It's Scary Doing What We Do..." 1:02:15 - Everyone Is Supportive of YouTuber 1:05:58 - What Is the Biggest Thing Holding You Back? 1:11:09 - Do You Want to Live in LA Forever? 1:14:08 - YouTube Poll: Knew Me In-Person vs Found Me on YouTube 1:15:41 - Clip or Video That Went Crazy 1:18:47 - 4 Digits to 5 Digits Subscribers: Enjoy the Process 1:22:14 - Dream Video You Want to Make? 1:23:07 - Making Vlogs Like Danny Duncan 1:26:59 - Growing YouTube and Instagram 1:29:36 - Famous Sounding Names 1:33:08 - YouTube Channel Names 1:36:08 - Shoes with "Sub to YouTube" and Free Promo on Merch 1:39:01 - Axel Thesleff - Bad Karma 1:42:57 - Bryce Hall Rebrands 1:45:01 - Watching Older Videos and Next Mr. Beast 1:48:34 - Do You Want to Get Big and Have a Team? 1:50:37 - How Much Mr. Beast Makes & About Fidias 1:52:00 - @JoshKreuger 1:54:33 - Favorite Smaller Creator Right Now 1:58:17 - Hitting 100K on YouTube 2:01:42 - YouTube Live Inception 2:03:00 - Do You Read Books at All? 2:03:56 - How Many Videos Have You Made in Your Life? 2:07:13 - Book I Am Reading Right Now? 2:11:18 - Are You Addicted to Your Phone? 2:13:41 - Cool Skills 2:15:39 - Outro #Live #Podcast #ArmanZaidi #ai __________________________________________ 📲 @armanzdi 🎤 @thecourtesyflushpodcast 💵 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/armanzaidi 🔺 Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCourtesyFlush/ 🟦 Discord: https://discord.gg/RxBnWy6jWT 🟩 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0svp8MFS1NOwtRH3y18PQ0 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-courtesy-flush/id1473699096 You made it this deep in the description.. SUBSCRIBE 🔴https://www.youtube.com/c/ArmanZaidi?sub_confirmation=1

53. Ilias is a YouTuber, CEO, and Founder who I sit down and pick his brain about his app Tapped, TCC Entertainment, creator economy, and sports. (IA24)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GdnAlzb4VnA

Chapters 0:00 - Intro

0:24 - Ilias Origins

1:42 - Tapped App

9:45 - How We Met | David Dobrik

11:45 - TCC Entertainment

15:00 - Creator Economy

16:00 - Ilias's Content

18:24 - Business Acumen With Creating

19:00 - Don't Chase Bigger Creators

22:22 - Be Your Own Person

25:03 - The Social Network | Chip On Shoulder

27:07 - Growing Up With The Internet | YouTube Eras

31:23 - Representation is Everything

36:02 - Connecting With Creators

37:25 - New York Business Deals

42:44 - Artificial Intelligence

52:29 - Ilias Roasts Me

54:00 - Snapchat Spotlight | Creator Economy

56:19 - Sports Debates

1:03:54 - Outro

52. Kia Nalbandi is a YouTuber, podcaster, and TikToker. In this episode we discuss his origins in Claremont and boarding school to navigating the LA lifestyle with newfound success in the creator economy. (KN23)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2WiVaw9SX_o

No Script by Kia Nalbandi: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVafQd0dMUkIz1rLMjoUFeeBddRvI5MX3

Chapters 0:00 - Intro

1:06 - Boarding School Experience

10:08 - How Did Kia Transition to YouTube?

14:46 - Creator Economy

18:48 - Panini Press

21:51 - Sober

23:34 - LA Culture Shock

28:51 - How Does It Feel Hitting 1 Million Subscribers

32:37 - Generating Ideas

35:33 - Inspirations

36:58 - Universal Language

38:54 - Tesla Wrap | MrBeast

42:42 - Seeing Insanity In Hollywood

52:49 - Desensitized to YouTube Virality

55:14 - Ralph Barbosa vs George Lopez

57:20 - Beef / Drama

58:52 - Hometown Reactions

1:02:27 - Streaming | TikTok

1:06:24 - Family Support

1:11:09 - Kia's Reality Show

1:14:32 - Crazy Numbers | Content Skills

1:21:11 - Outro

51. Jared Hathaway is a YouTuber, podcaster, and athlete. In this episode we discuss how he obtained $10,000 from Airrack. (JH21)

YouTube VIDEO : https://youtu.be/Xge7DnxEuCM

#creatornow @airrack @armanzaidi #Podcast

Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - How We Met | Airrack’s Pizza Party 8:13 - Creator Now | Mack, Tyler, Eric 11:21 - Getting 10k from Airrack 28:00 - Yes Theory 28:38 - Colin and Samir 37:45 - Track Stories 55:21 - Connections and Networking 1:00:00 - Album Release 1:01:58 - Outro

50. Chris Van Vliet is a 4x Emmy Award Winner, Host of the "Insights" podcast, and Hollywood's best reporter. In this episode we get a career/life retrospective with Chris. TAKE BIG SWINGS! (CVV39)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bYnREMvdW5I

0:00 - Intro

1:53 - Was CVV Always Outgoing?

4:10 - Does He Ever Get Nervous?

6:18 - Vague Goals Get Vague Results

6:57 - Building Connections With Guests | Dwayne Johnson

8:43 - Leslie Mann & Dakota Johnson

12:10 - Anne Hathaway | Forward Young Man

15:01 - Legendary & Viral Moments | Take Big Swings

16:49 - First "Pinch Me" Moment

18:10 - Did CVV Know He Would End Up In Entertainment?

20:30 - Transition from Traditional TV to Online

22:23 - The Process of Press Junkets

25:52 - Finding Great Questions

28:57 - Questions CVV Wished He Asked

29:52 - Reporter Rivalries

31:00 - Off Camera Moments

32:57 - Exclusive Stories | GOTCHA! Reporting

34:56 - The Power of Social Media

36:18 - Getting Guests on Podcasts

38:15 - LA | Working in Different Environments

41:09 - Family Influence

42:25 - Being Involved in Controversy

44:07 - Visiting LA vs Living in LA

47:39 - Socks

50:02 - YouTube | Airrack & MrBeast

52:11 - How Does Someone Be Like CVV?

55:14 - Wrestling | The Rock

58:11 - Fishing | WOO! Tungsten

1:00:35 - CVV Community | Time Capsule

1:05:15 - Delusions of LA

1:07:53 - Back to the Future

1:09:28 - How Does CVV's Team Look Like?

1:13:07 - Hair | Blumaan

1:14:40 - Tom Cruise

1:16:31 - Outer Space | Christopher Nolan | Tenet

1:18:54 - 3 Things CVV is Grateful For

1:21:49 - Take Big Swings

1:23:41 - Outro

49. Mike Masilotti is a stand up comic, musician, podcaster, ex gangster, and business owner originally from Albany, NY. In this episode we get a look a retrospective of his life and talk about current events. He is going to be a household name one day so keep tabs on him. (MM36)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/I_Q-HWqjIIM

0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Viral On Social Media | Stand Up Comedy 16:42 - Entrepreneur | Third Wheel 20:10 - Podcasts 22:12 - Youth | MrBeast 23:50 - Craziness in LA 31:52 - Weight of YouTube | TikTok | IG 34:37 - Welcome To The Internet 40:00 - Making It In Comedy 43:13 - Origins | Gang Life 54:25 - Stand Up Beginnings 56:05 - @malonecomedy 57:36 - Mike’s Future 1:05:14 - Maintaining Good Relationships 1:07:00 - Girls vs Guys 1:11:40 - Highs & Lows 1:29:40 - Outro