29 episodes
Creator Business Lab Tim Schmoyer
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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You grew an audience online, but you’re learning the hard way that growing a successful business requires a new skillset. You’re overworked and want to hire a team, but aren’t sure how to find the right people. You tried launching a product, but despite waaaay too much work, the launch still flopped. You feel like there’s no way to systematize the routine parts of your business.
Overall, it feels like your personal life is on pause while your creator career takes over.
On this show I help you grow a successful creator business without all the stress... because I learned the hard way, too.
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What is Creator Business Lab?
For the past 10 years, I've been in the trenches with content creators, hearing the same dreams over and over: more family time, ability to travel, and sharing their passions with the world. But here's the catch: even after they've figured out how to make YouTube their full-time gig, they end up feeling stuck—overwhelmed, running in place, and not really living the life they imagined.
Growing a channel is one thing, but the real magic happens when you learn to turn that channel into a thriving business that gives you freedom, not just more tasks. It's not about chasing after more money; it's about creating a life you love and having the freedom to enjoy it.
Today, I'm peeling back the curtain on my journey. I'll share the big challenges I faced, the business smarts I picked up along the way, and how all this shapes my plan for this channel.
Welcome to the Creator Business Lab podcast, where our aim is to equip you with everything you need to build a million-dollar business around your YouTube Channel. And I won't stop there—I'll also share my go-to books for anyone wanting to grow a business as a creator. Let's dive in!
Resources in this Episode:
* Business Model Generation: https://amzn.to/3H6XoLQ
* The Personal MBA: https://amzn.to/48Luz38
* The E-myth Revisited: https://amzn.to/47t23m7
* Ready, Fire, Aim: https://amzn.to/47lQQDP
* $100 Offers: https://amzn.to/3tABGwJ
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ABOUT ME
This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!
When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.
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I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com -
Welcome to the Creator Business Lab!
My goal on this podcast is to share what I have learned about business to help you create the systems you need to make life feel free again.
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Reclaiming Control when your Business Owns YOU [My Story]
I started my business because I wanted freedom: Freedom of time and finances. I had a passion for my business and wanted to share it with the world. But after years of grinding, I realized I was driving so hard for my dreams that I could never take time off to rest and enjoy the dream I was trying to create. I was not free at all, but a slave to my business. Instead of owning a business, my business owned me.
Maybe you are here. Maybe you began your business expecting freedom and found slavery. I found a way out of this bondage and I want you to do the same.
In this podcast, I share my story and how I changed my perspective and turned my attention to good systems that allow me to be fruitful and multiply, while also taking time to rest and enjoy the good gifts God has given me.
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ABOUT ME
This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!
When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.
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I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com -
In a disconnected world, we use our home for building connection
What is community? Is it the people in your church that you say hi to on Sunday? Is it the families in your small group? Is it your neighbors? What if you live out in country? What does community look like then?
How do you engage in your community? What is your purpose in your community? How do you use the gifts God has given you to serve your community? How does hospitality play into all of this?
In this episode, I have my most special guest, my wife Dana, join me to discuss all these questions and how God has changed our view on community and hospitality over the years. We also share the people God has used in our lives to show us what real community and hospitality looks like and how we now use our resources for hospitality as well.
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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!
When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.
COACHING
I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com -
Growing a Business With a Family vs Without (Spoiler: WITH is Better!)
Recently I was able to sit down with Greg Smith, cofounder and CEO of Thinkific. He and his brother took this company from a little starter company to a billion dollar company traded on the NY Stock Exchange in less than 10 years - all while having a family.
You might find yourself in a similar spot, trying to grow a company while trying to figure out what is most important and where to put your energy. It may feel like the company rises and falls on your shoulders and any time you spend away from it is hurting your business. But, Greg disagrees and shares why he thinks it is better and more effective to grow a business with a family than without one.
LINKS IN THIS EPISODE
Thinkific.com
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ABOUT ME
This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!
When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.
COACHING
I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com -
Navigating marriage challenges in entrepreneurship [feat. Sean Cannell]
Sean and I have known each other for a long time. We connected in the early days of YouTube due to our similar paths regarding church ministry, video creating, etc. It’s been so cool to watch him grow into a multi-million dollar business owner.
But, his story is not without challenges. Along his path to success, his business has had an impact on his family, marriage and mental health.
Sean and I sat down recently to discuss this, and he very candidly shared about his problems in his marriage and medication of his success. Money doesn’t fix your problems. It reveals your deeper issues. Hear more about that here.
Links In This Episode:
Think Media: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkMediaTV
Sean Cannel:https://www.instagram.com/seancannell/?hl=en
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ABOUT ME
This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!
When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.
COACHING
I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com
Customer Reviews
A Wisdom Filled Resource
Tim has such a great heart to help others and see them succeed! I really see him giving so much to everyone all of the time and I’m so glad he is starting this podcast to help all of us double down in business and YouTube. What a wealth of wisdom and knowledge! Keep going Tim, we are all ears and appreciate your heart!
Such a great Podcast
Tim, thank you for this podcast! Every time I listen I am blessed. As a Christian, Husband, Dad, and new Entrepreneur/ YouTuber it has helped me get balanced. Be blessed!
Real Advice for Family-Focused Entrepreneurs
Just the prospect of raising 7 kids is enough to intrigue (even scare) dads like me, but I love how Tim makes the connection between building a successful business and family feel seamless and natural. By including his family moments and transparently revealing struggles, he’s helping family-focused solopreneurs like me process the day-to-day issues I face - so I remember why I’m doing what I do for those I love. Highly recommended!