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Ex-YouTube and Instagram employee Jon Youshaei interviews MrBeast, Logan Paul, Danny Duncan, Liza Koshy, and more. After working inside YouTube and Instagram for 8 years, Jon has been featured in Time, Forbes, and CNBC and known as "The Creators' Creator.™" On this show, he gives an inside look at how to build a business as a creator, improve your creative process, and the latest trends in the Creator Economy.

  1. 4D AGO

    Inside YouTube's Most Popular Family (Jordan & Salish Matter Interview)

    I interviewed Jordan and Salish Matter on how they built one of YouTube's biggest channels — and the challenges that came with it. Thanks Thinkific for sponsoring, sign up: https://try.thinkific.com/o8x1mvptypwj Also, get my free YT Hack Pack with our best tips & templates to grow on YT: https://www.YTHackPack.com Join my Discord of 7,000 creators helping each other grow: ⁠Discord⁠ Join my newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠https://created.news⁠ Get Created merch hoodies, hats, shirts & crewnecks: ⁠https://created.store⁠ Subscribe for more videos: ⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 - YouTube’s Biggest Family Channel 2:13 - How Much Does Salish Make? 12:30 - Jordan’s Early Photography Career 14:47 - The Dark Side of Family Channels 20:13 - How Salish Grew The Channel 21:16 - How Involved Is Salish? 23:32 - Jordan And Salish’s Relationship On Set 28:46 - Pressure To Put Salish’s Life Online 33:53 - The American Dream Mall Controversy 39:28 - Reactions To Criticism 44:46 - BTS On A Jordan Matter Shoot 53:36 - Jordan And Salish’s Relationship Off-Camera 1:00:00 - Will Salish Quit YouTube? 1:02:58 - Why Jordan Feels Ignored 1:07:26 - Salish’s Career After YouTube & Hudson Matter 1:13:54 - Why Isn’t The Channel Called Salish Matter? 1:15:29 - Jordan Matter’s Advice For Creators 1:22:10 - How To Pivot As A Creator 1:25:07 - What Salish & Jordan Have Learned From Each Other 1:27:09 - Final Thoughts

    1h 30m

  2. JAN 5

    How Airrack Pulls Off YouTube's Biggest Pranks

    I asked Airrack to break down one of his biggest pranks ever: arresting KSI. Try OpusClip's new AutoPilot tool, one of the most innovative tools for creators: https://www.opus.pro/contact-autopilot ...Also, get my free YT Hack Pack with our best tips & templates to grow on YT: https://www.ythackpack.com/ Join my Discord of 7,000 creators helping each other grow: Discord Join my newsletter for latest creator news & tips: https://created.news Get Created merch hoodies, hats, shirts & crewnecks: https://created.store Subscribe for more videos: https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 - How Airrack Preps for Videos3:06 - Hiring Real Cops5:11 - Setting Up the Cameras6:51 - Inside Man9:16 - Going Undercover10:44 - “He Has No Idea This Is Happening”14:06 - Finding the Right Details15:40 - Fighting the Police17:29 - Point of No Return20:01 - “Only Time I Get Nervous”22:22 - How the Sausage Is Made23:36 - Trying to Buy Punk’d25:16 - Don’t Arrest Me

    26 min

  3. 12/22/2025

    MrBeast & Mark Rober Break Down Their Billion Dollar Empires

    I asked MrBeast and Mark Rober to break down their empires from content to products to experiences just like Walt Disney did in 1957. Thanks Shopify for sponsoring, get your free trial: https://www.Shopify.com/Youshaei Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools & templates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.YTHackPack.com⁠⁠⁠ Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://created.news⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get free 30 minute consulting with my new company, Boring Stuff, which does taxes, accounting, and more for creators: https://www.boring-stuff.com Get Created merch hoodies, hats, shirts & crewnecks: https://created.store Subscribe for more videos: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 - Inside Jimmy & Mark’s Empires 2:17 - Jimmy’s YouTube Channels: Old & New 3:02 - Beast Land: Is America Next? 5:45 - Announcing MrBeast Financial 7:30 - MrBeast’s Big Software Play 8:59 - Writing Books 11:03 - Testing Ideas for Beast Games 11:47 - Feastables, Merch, Lunchly & More 13:57 - Developing New Talent 15:44 - $5B Valuation 18:07 - Mark’s Biggest Videos 21:16 - Mark’s YouTube Thumbnail Strategy 22:45 - Rejecting $50M 26:12 - Mark’s “Trilogy” of Products 28:46 - Brand Deals 30:28 - Creative Process for Shorts 32:40 - Brand Deals (Continued) 34:07 - New Netflix Show37:26 - IRL Experiences 41:54 - $55M Classroom…For Free 45:01 - “Most Important Thing I’ll Do”

    52 min

  4. 12/08/2025

    He Made $26M on YouTube...But Nearly Lost It All (Linus Tech Tips Interview)

    I asked Linus how he built one of YT's biggest tech channels and nearly went broke. Thanks Dropbox for sponsoring, see how Dropbox can help your team create faster: https://bit.ly/jonyoushaeidropbox Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools & templates: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.YTHackPack.com⁠⁠ Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://created.news⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe for more videos: ⁠⁠⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 Real Talk & Declining Views 3:39 Looking at Linus' YT Earnings & Views 7:57 Handling Conflicts Of Interests 12:50 Why Nvidia Stopped Sponsoring Linus 15:58 Why Apple Hates Linus 18:26 Linus’ Advice to New Creators 20:17 Responding To Criticism 24:24 How LTT Catches Errors 28:53 More Advice For YouTubers 31:03 Income Breakdown 34:38 Tips for Brand Deals 39:22 Growing Merch To 55% Of Revenue 43:29 Turning Down $100M Offer To Sell Channel 49:51 Launching LTT…Then Almost Going Broke 55:42 Building Team from Day 11:10:57 Most Stressful Moment 1:14:23 Linus’ Prediction & Thoughts on AI

    1h 23m

  5. 10/18/2025

    How Airrack Made YouTube's Greatest Comeback (Interview)

    I interviewed Eric Decker aka Airrack about his wild journey to 17M subscribers. Thanks .Store for sponsoring, get your .Store domain for $0.99: https://go.store/jon125 (code: JON25) Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools & templates: ⁠⁠https://www.YTHackPack.com⁠ Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: ⁠⁠⁠Discord  ⁠⁠⁠ Join our newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠⁠⁠https://created.news⁠⁠ Subscribe for more videos: ⁠⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 0:00 Pressure, Money & Mistakes 8:55 Creative Process: Then vs Now 11:46 Inside Airrack's Ideas & Pitches 19:12 How To Identify & Innovate on Trends 25:32 Creating Formats To Repeat 35:04 Budget Per Video: Then vs Now 39:46 Focus on A Plots, Not B Plots 43:29 Improving Your Intros 46:59 What Sponsors Think 48:14 Why Mack Left 57:24 Learning from Controversy 1:08:20 Overhauling Everything 1:20:45 Airrack’s Best Business Tips 1:23:25 Income Breakdown 1:27:20 Starting Smarter Creator Businesses 1:39:08 Future of Airrack

    1h 45m

  6. 10/15/2025

    Why Mark Rober & MrBeast Hired These YouTubers (Sticks Interview)

    I interviewed Lucas and Curtis Nicotra (aka “Sticks”) who went from working for Mark Rober to making movies for MrBeast, Ryan Trahan & more. Thanks Shopify for sponsoring, get free trial: https://www.shopify.com/Youshaei Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools & templates: ⁠https://www.YTHackPack.com Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: ⁠⁠Discord  ⁠⁠ Join our newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠⁠https://created.news⁠ Subscribe for more videos: ⁠https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT 00:00 First Viral Videos, Lessons & Breakthroughs 7:37 Risking It All for Airrack 12:20 Surprising Ryan Trahan in 1 Week 21:34 Negotiating with Mark Rober 33:04 Sticks Breaks Down Their Packaging 39:58 The Turning Point: Creator Commercials 44:56 Breakdown of Joyride Commercial 47:26 Filmmaking on YouTube 51:36 How Sticks Made Videos with Mark Rober 1:01:24 Leaving Mark Rober 1:05:50 Making the MrBeast Movie 1:19:45 Filmmaking Tips for YouTube 1:34:08 Building The Sticks Team 1:35:24 How Sticks Makes Money 1:36:55 Making the Feastables Movie 1:41:16 Closing Thoughts

    1h 42m

  7. 10/13/2025

    I Asked YouTube's CEO Your Hardest Questions (feat MrBeast, Logan Paul & Cleo Abram)

    I interviewed YouTube CEO Neal Mohan as they launch 30+ updates to ask him your biggest questions. Get our free YT Hack Pack with our best tips, tools & templates: https://www.YTHackPack.com Join our Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: ⁠Discord  ⁠ Join our newsletter for latest creator news & tips: ⁠https://created.news Subscribe for more videos: https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT (0:00) New updates to get more views (10:21) New updates to make more money (19:47) How Does Algo Treat AI Content? (28:55) Truth about AI Age-Gating (34:52) YouTube on TV (39:01) More Big Updates from YT

    44 min

  8. 09/15/2025

    Inside MrBeast's "Billion Dollar" Movie (featuring Sticks)

    Sticks breaks down their movie starring MrBeast to launch Feastables’ brand-new chocolate milk. Thanks Feastables for sponsoring: grab the new chocolate milk now at Walmart, 7-Eleven, and Speedway nationwide. Get our free YT Hack Pack with the best tools, templates, and tips to grow on YT: https://www.ythackpack.com/ Join my Discord of 6,500 creators helping each other grow: Discord  Join my newsletter for latest creator news & tips: https://created.news Subscribe for more videos: https://tr.ee/YoushaeiYT

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Ex-YouTube and Instagram employee Jon Youshaei interviews MrBeast, Logan Paul, Danny Duncan, Liza Koshy, and more. After working inside YouTube and Instagram for 8 years, Jon has been featured in Time, Forbes, and CNBC and known as "The Creators' Creator.™" On this show, he gives an inside look at how to build a business as a creator, improve your creative process, and the latest trends in the Creator Economy.

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  • Creator
    Jon Youshaei
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Jon Youshaei
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