<p class="p1">Today on the Colin and Samir Podcast we’re joined by 17-year-old entrepreneur Jade Darmawangsa. Jade is a Digital marketer who has built a very impressive brand across all social platforms. Jade has a YouTube channel with 130,000 subscribers where she focuses on giving knowledge and tips on how to grow your business online.</p> <p class="p1">Jade’s been on YouTube for almost 10 years, so she brings a really interesting perspective on utilizing YouTube to grow an audience and a company. We cover a bunch of topics on this episode, we talk about business, family and dealing with being different.</p> <p class="p1">Jade is an entrepreneur, YouTuber, marketer, brand builder and all in all just an absolute hustler. I think you’ll really enjoy our conversation with Jade Darmawangsa</p>

<p class="p1">This week on the Colin and Samir podcast, we take a look at ourselves and more specifically, we take a look at our lifestyle and how the work we’re doing everyday is leading us towards a life we want to live.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span>As we started thinking about this topic I wrote down a bunch of questions to ask myself and eventually turned it into a worksheet that I printed out for both Colin and I to fill out and answer on our own.</p> <p class="p1">After we answered them, we got together and reviewed our answers and In this podcast, we go over our answers and talk about what we learned by doing this exercise.</p> <p class="p1">We’ve actually turned the worksheet into a PDF that you all can download, just go to <a href= "http://Colinandsamir.com"><span class= "s1">Colinandsamir.com</span></a> or check out our twitter @colinandsamir and we’ll have a link to download the worksheet if you are interested in doing it after you listen to the episode.</p>

<p class="p1">Today on the Colin and Samir podcast, we are joined by our good friends, Rachel, and Daniel of Mango Street. Rachel and Daniel have created a very successful brand on YouTube through photography tutorials, films and a unique take on vlogs. They describe their channel with one simple line: “Photography Tutorials that Don’t waste Your time”<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Since they started the channel in January 2017 they’ve gained over 750,000 subscribers and a rapidly growing towards the 1 million subscriber mark. </p> <p class="p1">On this podcast, we talk to them about their creative partnership and what it’s like to balance their marriage with their business. We also talk about Monetization and how they think about diversifying their revenue as online creators. We get into a lot of interesting topics about the concept of creation, the difference between passion projects and creative projects and we talk about our mutual love of the greatest television show of all time, The Office.</p> <p class="p1">Tweet at them @mangostreetlab </p>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on the Colin and Samir podcast we ask ourselves one question - Why?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do we do what we do every day? This conversation was inspired by a Ted Talk from Simon Sinek called <em>Start with Why</em>. We have been doing a lot of thinking around our purpose as creatives and trying to better understand our own personal reasons why we want to make videos for a living. In this episode, we record an open and honest conversation about our choice to work together and take on a challenging and time-intensive career path.</span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m sure some of you have listened to Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk, but if you haven’t, definitely look it up on youtube - just type in Start with Why and it will come it - watch the 18 minute video, Colin and I liked it so much that we both ended up buying his book,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Start with Why. </span></em></p> <p> </p> <p>Let us know what you think about the episode and about Simon Sinek's talk, tweet at us @colinandsamir </p>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re joined by Thomas Brag and Matt Dajer from Yes Theory. This is an episode we’ve been wanting to record since we met the guys back in February.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes Theory is not only a YouTube channel with millions of subscribers, but a movement and a way of life. They believe that the best things in life come from putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and challenging yourself to say yes to more things in life. They spread that message across the world through the content the content they create and we can tell you first hand that they authentically live the message in everything they do.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you haven’t checked out Yes Theory, we highly recommend you check them out on Youtube and see what they are all about, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll be hooked. When we first watched Yes Theory videos, we were instantly hooked and decided to challenge ourselves to meet them in 24 hours, which worked and we’ve been friends since.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode we cover the early days of Yes Theory, the choices they made and the challenges they faced trying to get their idea off the ground. We were incredibly inspired while recording this episode and we think you will feel the same way after listening.</span></p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out Yes Theory:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/yestheory"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.youtube.com/yestheory</span></a></p>

<p>In this weeks episode, we are driving to the Grand Canyon to help out with The Jump. In case you missed it - Last week, Will Smith bungee jumped out of a helicopter because of our friends at Yes Theory. </p> <p>While we were driving from Pheonix to Flagstaff Arizona, we turned on our mics and recorded one of our most vulnerable conversations to date. We talked about fame and what it means in the modern world. We also talked about some early stage success we've had with our new show, The Breakdown, and how that has affected us. </p> <p>We hope you enjoy the conversation and please let us know if you have feedback for the show by tweeting at us @colinandsamir. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p class="p1">On this episode of The Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re joined by the youngest guest we’ve had on the show, Braxton Haugen. Braxton is a filmmaker and YouTuber based in Oregon, he has a long history of working in entertainment, more specifically in television. He’s 18 years old but as you’ll hear on this podcast, he’s wise beyond his years.</p> <p class="p1">We met Braxton because he wrote an article about us, and it was so well written that we schedule a Skype call to learn more about him. On that call Braxton told us that if we ever needed help with anything, he’d fly out to LA and work with us…so a few weeks later Braxton landed in Los Angeles to help us with our new show, The Breakdown.</p> <p class="p1">Over the past two weeks, we’ve put out 2 episode of the show and learned a lot about the production process. But the most important part of the experience was getting to know Braxton and learning how to collaborate, which turned out to be a seamless process.</p> <p class="p1">He’s extremely talented, he's well spoken and we’re excited to introduce all of you to Braxton Haugen.</p> <p class="p1">Braxton's YouTube channel: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/braxtonhaugen">YouTube.com/BraxtonHaugen</a></p> <p class="p1">Braxton's Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/BraxtonHaugen">https://twitter.com/BraxtonHaugen</a></p>

<p>This week we talk about our new show, The Breakdown. We dive into how we are approaching our brand on YouTube and some of the struggles we've had in the past 2 years of staying consistent on the platform. Check out the first episode of The Breakdown on YouTube.com/ColinandSamir</p>

<p>This week we are joined by Christian and Aubry from the YouTube channel Minimal Millennials. 2 years ago, Christian and Aubry bought a sprinter van and converted it into their home. They've traveled across North America and Central America and have plans to take the van international in the near future. </p> <p>They are not the only ones who choose to live this lifestyle. If you search Van Life on YouTube or Instagram, you'll find a whole world of content that you can explore. </p> <p>On this podcast, we talk to Christian and Aubry about the logistics of living in a van, how they support themselves financially and why they decided to put their lives on YouTube. </p> <p>Follow Christian and Aubry Here</p> <p>YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2oD1D9H</p> <p>Instagram: https://bit.ly/2NdSOkn</p> <p> </p>

<p>On Today's episode of The Colin and Samir Podcast we talk to Caleb and Niles from Moment lenses about how they built a successful YouTube channel for the Moment Brand. Moment is a company that creates lenses and accessories for mobile photography and filmmaking - their goal is to encourage and empower the creative in everyone. </p> <p class="p1">When you watch Caleb and Niles on the Moment YouTube channel, you would assume that they are the founders of the company - and that’s because of their authentic excitement for the product and their true connection to their community. The moment YouTube Channel is an amazing example of how a company can successfully use youtube to develop a connection and communicate directly with their audience. If you are interested in utilizing youtube to market a product or company, this podcast is for you.</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDqzuoZDmQ1u9oNZ_F3zi4A">Moment Youtube Channel</a></p> <p class="p1">Check out Caleb and Niles on Instagram</p> <p class="p1">Caleb Babcock: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/nilesgrey/?hl=en">www.instagram.com/cameracaleb</a></p> <p class="p1">Niles Grey: <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/nilesgrey">www.instagram.com/nilesgrey</a></p> <p class="p1"> </p>

<p class="p1">On this weeks episode we interview Mai Linh Nguyen. Man Linh is a producer for Jake Paul’s Team 10, she’s a content creator and an advocate for Asian Americans in entertainment. We talk to her about working with Jake Paul, hear some amazing stories about the Team 10 house, and then dive into culture and the importance of diversity in entertainment.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Check out Mai Linh on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mailinh/"><span class= "s2">https://www.instagram.com/mailinh/</span></a></span></p>

<p class="p1">This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we are really excited to have our good friend Kyle Harrison joining us. Kyle is a professional lacrosse player that Colin and I both looked up to when we were young lacrosse players. As most of you probably know, Colin and I both grew up playing lacrosse - and as we grew our first company, The Lacrosse Network, we actually got to make videos with Kyle and through that process, we became close friends.</p> <p class="p1">Something really interesting about our relationship is that Kyle was the catalyst to get us into vlogging. We cover a bunch of topics on this episode including how to manage your content as a professional athlete, How to build trust with someone you want to film (like we did with Kyle), balancing family life and brand building, Lebron vs MJ and Race issues in the sport of lacrosse.</p> <p class="p1">Now in this episode we definitely dive into some topics that are specific to lacrosse, but even if you’re not familiar with the sport I still think this conversation is valuable to anyone who is interested in content creation and brand building - Athletes have always fascinated us with their ability to build long-lasting brands and Kyle is someone who has been building his brand since before the age of social media.</p>

<p class="p1">Today on the podcast we are joined by YouTube Creator: Cody Wanner</p> <p class="p1">Cody is a daily vlogger who’s goal is to encourage the Doers, he is also responsible for the no small creator movement - a movement that suggests that there is no such thing as a small creator, whether you are creating for an audience of 1 or 1 million, the concept of creation is so large that the term small creator sounds ridiculous</p> <p class="p1">Cody’s content has picked up a lot of traction recently after his collaboration with Peter McKinnon.</p> <p class="p1">Cody talks about why he started daily vlogging, how to balance his family life with daily content creation for YouTube and gives us a ton of great stories from his adventures.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Check out the video we made with Cody when he stopped by our Downtown LA studio: https://youtu.be/vSfIMsnINsg</p>

<p>On this episode of the Colin and Samir Podcast we interview legally blind filmmaker James Rath. James is an incredibly inspiring creator - he makes awesome content for his YouTube Channel, he directs commercials for big brands and he consults on accessibility features for tech and gaming companies. </p> <p>We first met James through a cold email he sent us, we ended up getting coffee and making a video together.</p> <p>Here is that video: <a href= "https://youtu.be/71Dl3eKi78E">https://youtu.be/71Dl3eKi78E</a></p> <p>Check out James' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/jamesrath</p> <p>On this podcast, we cover accessibility, self-acceptance and mental health. If you are struggling with mental health, we have provided links to resources below: </p> <h2><span style="font-size: 8pt;">NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 1‑800‑273‑TALK (8255)</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, contact the<a href= "https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suicidepreventionlifeline.org%2F&t=Mzg5MDE5MDRkZjczMDdmNTBjMmM4MzgyYTJjN2RhYTJmYmQwYWE4MCxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&p=&m=0"> National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a>. Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your confidential and toll-free call goes to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 8pt;">NAMI INFORMATION HELPLINE 1 (800) 950-NAMI (6264)</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The <a href= "https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nami.org%2Fhelpline&t=M2U1NTMzNzE0OGQxYzAwOWY3ZWJmMzI4ODNkNDk2MDg5YjkzNjczMixUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&p=&m=0" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Information HelpLine</a> is an information and referral service which can be reached by calling 1 (800) 950-NAMI (6264), Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., EST. or by emailing <a href= "https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=mailto%3Ainfo%40nami.org&t=NzMzOTZiMTI5OTFkMTUwNGYwMTBiM2RiMTc3YWJkNmZiNmQ2OWJmYyxUbU4zdWpESg%3D%3D&p=&m=0">info@nami.org</a>.</span></p>

<p>On this weeks episode we sit down with Aerospace engineer, Madison Dye....Madison is also the editor / producer of our podcast. We met Madison the way we meet a lot of people - through a cold email. Maddy sent us an email a few months back and suggested we start a podcast and 6 months later, here we are recording our 13th episode of the Colin and Samir Podcast. For those of you who don't know, Colin and I actually met through a cold email - I saw some videos he was making and sent him an email. Cold email is often times how ideas get turned into action. </p> <p>So why did we respond to Maddy's email? What caught our attention? And how can you be more successful in your cold outreach? We cover all of this and more on this episode of The Colin and Samir Podcast. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p>This week on the podcast Kerry Furrh joins us to talk about Instagram robots and the future of storytelling. Kerry is an extremely talented writer, director, filmmaker who we collaborate with on a regular basis. Most recently we made a video about Lil Miquela - a computer-generated Instagram influencer with other 1.2 million followers.</p> <p>On this episode, we talk to Kerry about her career as a filmmaker as well as the future of storytelling. You can check out our YouTube video on this topic on YouTube.com/ColinandSamir </p> <p>Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us any feedback you have in the reviews! </p>

<p>On this episode we do something a bit different, we are bringing you a long with us as we conquer one of our biggest fears: Skydiving. Colin is afraid of heights and Samir is a very anxious flyer - so we figured we should combine the two and jump out of a plane.</p> <p>We started recording before we jumped and picked back up after the jump and by the end we are joined by our friend Josh Rottman. Josh is the one who actually took us skydiving, he's an incredibly talented cinematographer and is now filming while he jumps out of planes. You can check out his work on his instagram - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/emptyduckdigital/?hl=en">@Emptyduckdigital</a></p> <p>This was a really fun episode for us to record, we hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends.</p> <p>If you have feedback for us, please rate and review our podcast wherever you are listening! </p>

<p>On this episode, we talk to Alex Portera of The Nowhere Men. The Nowhere Men is a traveling group of filmmakers who have a really simple philosophy - they believe that everyone has a story to tell. They’ve traveled across 35 different countries over the past 4 years - mostly by car and they filmed all of it. They learned a lot about themselves and about travel and film the most importantly they learned about the kindness of strangers.</p> <p>Alex tells us some amazing stories in this episode, we talk to him about learning how to film and edit and about what you learn from traveling the world in a car. </p> <p>Enjoy our conversation with Alex and check out The Nowhere Men </p> <p>Follow Alex and The Nowheremen here: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/nowheremenadventures">https://www.facebook.com/nowheremenadventures</a></p> <p> </p>

<p>This week we decided to experiment with the format of this podcast. We decided to wear wireless lav mics and walk around Venice beach answering the questions that you put in the reviews of our show. The idea came from a conversation we had about "Daily Vlogging" in podcast form and what that would be like, we thought it would be interesting to hear what it sounded like to go through daily life with a mic on. </p> <p>Let us know what you think about this episode and of this format, you can tweet at us @colinandsamir and you can also rate & review our podcast. Feel free to leave a question in our reviews and we will answer it on a future episode. </p> <p>We reference a YouTube video in this episode about a book that became the number 1 best seller on Amazon - here's the link to that video: https://youtu.be/_DRsu5Cv3O0</p> <p>- Colin and Samir</p>

<p>Hey Everyone - just a quick update from us: On next week's episode we are doing a Q & A, so we're asking our audience to rate & review our podcast and leave a question in your review. Whichever platform you listen on, you can review the podcast there and leave a question in your review. We'll pick out our favorite ones and answer them on next weeks episode. </p>

We have been feeling "Burnt Out" from the pressures we place on ourselves to achieve a certain amount of success through our content. This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we are opening up about mental health as a creator and an avid social media user. Nobody can stay in perfect mental health 100% of the time, but just like we train our bodies at the gym and with personal trainers we can train our mind to by happier and health with certain tools and trained Mental Health Professionals.

Since its inception live entertainment has been dominated by sporting events and major networks, but with the advent of live video game streaming, YouTuber boxing, and HQ trivia we think the future of live entertainment will belong to the online creators. .

Matt D'avella is an award-winning documentary filmmaker best known for his movie Minimalism. Matt has done something that Colin and I have always wanted to do, make a movie and sell it to Netflix. Matt asked us to be on his podcast and after we were done recording the episode we kept the mics on and asked him some questions. Make sure to check out Matt on YouTube where he releases The Ground Up Show (his podcast) in full along with insightful tips for aspiring creatives.

Jake & Josh are creators who've grown to over 140,000 subscribers on YouTube in just under 9 months. They perform trick shots and break World Records every Wednesday. Josh Horton is one of the best jugglers in the world and performs regularly on primetime tv shows as well as in person during the halftime shows of major sporting events. He also has a background in social media which we get into in detail on the podcast.

Jack Coyne is a filmmaker and YouTuber based out of New York City that got his start working for Casey Neistat. After a complete overhaul of the company by CNN, Beme was restructured and Jack was let go. Within days of the news Jack released a video on his personal YouTube channel that garnered over 1.2 million views and launched his career as a YouTuber. Enjoy our conversation with Jack about working with Casey, his time at Beme, and finding your voice as a YouTuber.