EP173: Fins & Fury w/ The King of DIY Joey Mullen The Pond Digger Podcast

Joey Mullen, the undisputed King of DIY, is here to make the aquarium hobby a lot more exciting with the upcoming charity boxing event – Fins N Fury. Joey details about the boxing match, a charity event for raising funds for late Brian Barczyk’s Legacy Aquarium. He also opens up about his long YouTube career and gives some gold nuggets about YouTube and content creation.
 
In this episode, they talk about:
Joey’s YouTube journey over 16 years 
Struggles Joey faced with burnout, identity crises, and life challenges
How Joey worked through that identity crisis and got back into the mindset shift
Tragic incidents in his life that made him consider retiring from YouTube
Eric’s experience with cancer in 2015 and keeping it private for years
Joey’s journey to reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube and the challenges and setbacks along the way
Joey’s first meeting and collaboration with Dustin of Dustin’s Fish Tanks 
YouTube algorithm’s impact on content and visibility  
Advice to aspiring content creators who are looking to build their brand and channels
Meeting Julian Sprung and innovations in saltwater aquariums
How stingrays are often mis-cared for in freshwater aquariums
Details about the Fins N Fury event
 
Mentioned:
 
The king of DIY on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekingofdiy 
 
Joey Mullen’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kingofdiy 
 
Joey Mullen’s book The ultimate DIY handbook – for the DIY aquarist: https://diyaquariumbook.com/ 



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