{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Riding Tandem","title":"#20 From New Kids on the Block to YouTube: The making of a YouTube content creator - Matthew O'Brien's story","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4471,"description":"Matthew O'Brien is a filmmaker, content creator, and YouTube expert who has worked in show business for 15 years. He edited content for live tours, including New Kids on the Block, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez & Gwen Stefani, runs a production company producing documentary films, and has a successful YouTube channel. In this episode, Matthew shares his story, how he discovered his true passions, went after them, and created a successful YouTube channel.  After years of experiences and self-evaluation, he has now found a way to express himself and connect with an audience in a way that is both personally and financially fulfilling.\n\"I was never good at playing other people. I was best at being myself.\"  - Julia Childs\nUnpacking this episode min by min:\n\n00:54\nMeet Matthew O'Brien a YouTube content creator expert. \n02:56\nSworking in Los Angeles creating concert content for big names is thrilling. Then you think about what you sacrifice. \n13:07\nThere are times be a little bit more on your own and private, and there are other times when you want to get out there and transfer that energy.\n14:09\nWhat it's like to be an independent contractor and move to content creation.\n21:01\nMaking the shift to become content, Julia Child's says \"I was never good at playing other people. I was best at being myself.\" \n22:14\nDesign your business around that what you want and know when something is an opportunity or a distraction.\n27:49\nThink about marketing yourself and building your own community \n36:17\nThe process of creating a profitable Youtube channel \n40:25\nThe passive income craze.\n42:55\nHow to keep content flowing \n44:35\nCreating goals and the drive to achieve them \n55:50\nYou only have so much energy to apply\n1:02:12\nA lot of pressure is put on young people to \"arrive\" and become a Youtube sensations overnight.\n1:05:34\nRunning a business is a paid self-improvement plan. \n01:08:18\nUsing the Discord server for creating a community and a place for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ieanonfQa-yze4_G0x70pIibWQsSpqJEC_uFCSM1Jog/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM1MDE2LzE2NjQ5/MzExMjUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}