How to Edit the Perfect YouTube Video | Hayden Hillier-Smith

I sit down with the most famous gecko on the internet on this episode of Creator Economics. Therapy Gecko (Lyle Drescher) is modernizing the call-in show format and building a cult of gecko followers. He's also had some impressive guests on his show like Logic, Lil Yachty, Noel, Yung Gravy, and even Loveline’s Drew Pinsky to name a few.

I sent out a memo to the creator economy a few weeks ago that had a lot of creators talking about how they should be preparing for a potential recession. So many creators hit me up with additional questions and concerns so I created this episode to chat through the thoughts and insights I've been sharing so far. Hope every creator takes a moment to watch and evaluate their own business while preparing for hard times.

Sam and Colby join the Creator Economics podcast to chat about their success flipping their channel around and taking over the haunted exploration niche. How did they grow their channel while keeping their team lean, how do they earn millions of views on videos that are over an hour long, and what's next for their creator journey?

Matthew Beem joins MrBeast's Manager and NIGHT CEO Reed Duchscher to chat about his insane 1 million subscriber growth in just 6 months. How did Matthew Beem unlock the secret to viral content and how does he plan to keep the growth up over the next year?

Ryan Trahan has gone from making videos about beating his mile time to being one of the fastest growing creators on the platform. In this episode of Creator Economics, he breaks down his creator journey, vision for his channel, and how he's found success on the platform.

MrBeast's manager, Reed Duchscher, joins VC fund partner Blake Robbins to chat about MrBeast's newest venture, FEASTABLES. How did Reed pitch MrBeast on the idea for Feastables, how long has it taken for them to launch, and how do the bars actually taste? Listen all the way through to hear the final taste test!

The latest trend in the creator economy has been creators giving up equity in their channel in exchange for cash. Why is this happening, how are these deals structured, and what do creators need to know before agreeing to these deals? Hear it all on the latest episode of Creator Economics!

In this highly requested episode, Logan Paul's longtime editor and streamy award winner for Best Editing, Hayden Hillier-Smith joins the show to discuss his perspective on Youtube editing and working with an editor. Hayden is widely regarded as one of the best editors on YouTube and has helped take Logan Paul's channel to over 23 million subscribers. How does he use analytics to analyze video performance, how should creators hire an editor, what channels have the best editing right now? Hear it all on this latest episode of Creator Economics!

Devin Finzer is the CEO and Cofounder of OpenSea, the first peer-to-peer marketplace for blockchain-based assets. With the rise in popularity of NFTs and cryptocurrency, OpenSea is the world's largest NFT marketplace with trading volumes of over 3 BILLION dollars a month.

Nuseir Yassin quit his software developer job at Venmo to become a full time vlogger and created 1 minute videos everyday for 1000 days on his Facebook page Nas Daily. He's localized his content to over a dozen languages and has since transitioned into his entrepreneurial journey. Most notably, Nuseir has founded Nas Academy - which recently raised $11 million dollars in a Series A round.