Backstage Careers

At 18 years old,  @Chifftie  was working the night shift at home depot. Then he won  @TheAndrewSchulz  clip editing competition and got offered an internship. Next thing you know, Chifftie was on a one-way flight to New York City for the craziest adventure of his life. In this interview he tells that crazy story and everything he’s learned from Andrew Schulz along the way. 📈 Check out the special effects and subtitles Chifftie uses to edit Andrew Schulz' TikTok clips: https://chiffpacks.com 📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmary 📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/ SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro 02:00 - Chifftie’s Crazy Adventure to Get a Job with Andrew Schulz 03:35 - Dealing with Rejection on the Way 04:48 - Getting his First Shot Editing Clips 07:23 - Persisting in Chasing the Dream of Working for Andrew 08:38 - The Importance of Always Being Available 09:34 - The Dream Job Slips Away 12:33 - Andrew Reaches Out (And then ghosts Chifftie) 17:37 - Finally Getting The Job (and Moving to New York Solo) 24:41 - Chifftie’s Early Days Editing for Andrew 27:39 - Cutting Viral Clips 31:55 - How to Edit Comedy 35:15 - Working on Andrew’s Netflix Special 42:03 - Andrew’s Working Style 46:48 - Marketing the Special 48:50 - Day To Day Job Responsibilities and Travelling With Andrew 51:20 - Chifftie’s Podcast Intro Process 59:16 - Andrew’s Team Breakdown 1:05:02 - Biggest Lessons From Andrew 1:09:51 - Chifftie’s Plans for Youtube 1:15:05 - Chifftie’s Final Advice for People Going for Backstage Careers ABOUT THE PODCAST: Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there! My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under.

🎙️🗣️Check out Danny's 'Art of Interviewing' Course: https://artofinterviewing.com/ (Use Code "Jeremy" for 10% off) Today I talk to Danny Miranda, a 28-year old with a Microphone and a big dream: to one day become the first podcaster to sell out Madison Square Garden. 3 years ago he started a podcast in his bedroom with 0 listeners, and today his podcast has gotten over a million downloads, and he’s landed legendary guests like Alex Hormozi, Andy Frisella, and Seth Godin. In this episode you’ll learn: 1. How to make a full time living as a podcaster starting from 0. 2. The exact networking tactics that Danny’s used to land A-list guests for his podcast 3. The surprising business opportunities that came from a $50 dollar microphone. 4. And every single growth tactic Danny’s used to grow from 0 listeners to over 1M downloads Check out Danny Miranda's social pages: https://tapistr.ee/heydannymiranda 📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/ SHOW NOTES: 01:30 - How Danny’s Podcast Journey Began 04:50 - Trusting Life to Provide Money 05:23 - Where Danny Was When He Began His Podcast 08:13 - How ‘The Surrender Experiment’ Influenced Danny’s Mindset to Money 10:24 - The Importance of Setting Big Goals 12:02 - Why People Support Those With A Big Vision 14:50 - How Many Downloads Has Danny Had So Far? 19:00 - Getting Offered Jobs from Having a Podcast 22:09 - Fighting Depression to Keep Going 25:30 - The Importance of Volume 28:41 - What Were Danny’s Key Growth Inflection Points? 30:09 - Hiring an Editor Changes Your Life 32:12 - How Danny Works With His Editor (And How Much He Pays) 36:21 - The Importance of Big Guests for Growth 38:39 - How Danny Makes Money 47:16 - How Danny Charges for Podcast Consulting 50:19 - Danny Process To Built and Sell A Podcasting Course (And How Much It’s Made) 50:59 - Lessons Included in Danny’s Interviewing Course 55:34 - How Danny Books Famous Guests 1:04:39 - What Software Does Danny Use to Track Guest Booking 1:06:11 - Danny’s Best Story of Booking a Huge Guest 1:12:29 - Advanced Twitter Strategies (And Booking Gary Vee) 1:16:57 - Danny’s Weekly Calendar 1:24:14 - Final Thoughts: ‘Find What You’d Do For Free’ ABOUT THE PODCAST: Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there! My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under. 🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List: 👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant 👉 GaryVee's DRock 👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist 👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience 👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast 👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door" 👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene 🔔 If you're hyped about that list you should subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfQeaiXKSSONQXqhyMWtig

📺 Watch the episode on YouTube if you want to see all the screen recordings: https://youtu.be/SRQtZeP_bj0 Oliver Gilpin is a British entrepreneur, building Telos Media. A holding company scaling a new YouTube channel every month. With the creative vision of his business partner Alvaro Calmet - they've gone from 0 to 10M subs in 2.5 years, earning $1m per year, with 90 team members. In this episode, I talk to him about: 1. How he runs so many channels without being involved with any of them… 2. Oliver’s hiring secrets to find operators who will run his YouTube channels for him 3. The exact company structure behind all of his channels (with over 80 employees) 4. And for the first time ever, Oliver opens up his books and shares all of the financials behind running a faceless animation channel RESSOURCES mentioned in the episode: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SaeCWdnXe4dzwvcT7DwieyknbHsrLZ20?usp=sharing https://nowcreatives.notion.site/YouTube-Team-Compensation-Methods-Tips-and-Principles-a7534f08a68649458c2d9527c6e9d8b4 🖥️ Follow Oliver and his work online: https://twitter.com/oligilpin https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-gilpin/ Telos.so 📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: / backstagecareers TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:16 - Dropping out of high school to start an agency 00:04:06 - Why start an animation channel? 00:05:42 - Oliver’s first faceless channel - $30,000 Mistake 00:07:15 - Oliver's 2nd Channel (and most successful) 00:09:44 - The 5 animation channels Oliver is running 00:12:29 - How to build a faceless animation team 00:14:03 - What to look for when hiring an operator 00:15:44 - Hiring tactics to find A+ talent oversees 00:24:58 - First key hires for YouTube Automation 00:26:06 - Org chart for Oliver's 30 YouTube channels 00:28:28 - How Oliver thinks about profit share and incentives for his employees 00:31:59 - Hiring Strategy #2 00:34:04 - Oliver's systems to manage a team of 80 employees 00:35:30 - What does Oliver do all day? 00:39:09 - How much money Oliver makes 00:40:51 - Starting 1 channel every month in 2024 00:45:01 - Breaking down the economics of his youtube channels 00:48:37 - Revenue from Merch 00:50:41 - Managing 25 Foreign Language Channels 00:53:32 - How to start a faceless animation channel 101 00:56:28 - Oliver's Mission - What drives him ABOUT THE PODCAST: Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there! My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under. 🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List: 👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant 👉 GaryVee's DRock 👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist 👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience 👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast 👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door" 👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene

⏲️ Timestamps bellow 👇This is part 2 of my 2 part interview with  @AndrewKirbys  where we dive into Andrew's Backstory.In Part 1 I ask Andrew how he took  @Hamza97  from $20,000 to $200,000/month in under 30 days: https://youtu.be/I6ya9pe94zUABOUT THIS EPISODE:In this episode I talk to Andrew Kirby who at only 23 years old has grown a Youtube channel to 600k subscribers, made his first million, retired from YouTube, and who’s now spending all of his time helping other creators grow and monetize their channels.He’s worked with some impressive clients like MrBeast, Alex Hormozi, and most recently Hamza who he helped scale from making $20,000/month to $200,000/month.In this episode we dive into Andrew’s story and the mindset that’s made him so successful at such a young age, but we dive deep into the tactics he’s using to help creators make more money.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Andrew's background01:50 The great online game03:45 Andrew's "character evolution"05:55 Building bridges07:05 Apprenticeship10:55 Building a relationship with Sam Ovens13:05 Dropping out of college and early success on YouTube14:35 His first year after dropping out18:55 Getting back to experimenting with the online game22:10 The Hamza bridge23:50 Discovering Alex Hormozi29:45 Working with Mr. BeastABOUT THE PODCAST:Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there!My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under.🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List:👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant👉 GaryVee's DRock👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door"👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene🔔  If you're hyped about that list you should subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfQeaiXKSSONQXqhyMWtig

⏲️ Timestamps bellow 👇💸 If you have a YouTube channel with +100,000 subscribers, apply to work with Andrew here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aS4j7pEkqJ_99sySVOJIp5VW2TG7TosdGztyw7u8ppw📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/Today I talk to Andrew Kirby who at only 23 years old has grown a Youtube channel to 600k subscribers, made his first million, retired from YouTube, and who’s now spending all of his time helping other creators grow and monetize their channels.In this episode we dive deep into the tactics he’s using to help creators make more money and specifically how he helped Hamza to go from $20k to $200k/month.SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Intro01:05 How Andrew and Hamza connected05:25 Taking Hamza from $20k to $200k/month 12:40 Andrew's 4-Step Monetization Protocol19:30 Why Andrew helps creators monetize for free21:00 Creators that Andrew is Working With23:40 Creators Who Are Monetizing The Right Way25:30 Valuable insights for growing your audienceABOUT THE PODCAST:Backstage Career is a podcast where I interview the linchpins who are working behind the scenes with some of the biggest creators and entrepreneurs out there!My goal with these interviews is to give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these influential people, and to help you land a job working with someone you look up to and want to apprentice under.🎯 Upcoming Interviews Target List:👉 Tim Ferriss' research assistant👉 GaryVee's DRock👉 Patrick Bet David's Content Strategist👉 Jaime the producer of the Joe Rogan Experience👉 The Content Strategist for MrBeast👉 Alex Banayan Author of "The Third Door"👉 Ryan Holiday who apprenticed under Robert Greene🔔  If you're hyped about that list you should subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfQeaiXKSSONQXqhyMWtig

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇ABOUT THIS EPISODE:Today I talk to Jamie Rawsthorne who at 25 had grown a YouTube channel to 900,000 subscribers (The Zack & Jay Show) with his best friend Zack. They were getting paid +$300k to make videos sneaking into some of the world’s most exclusive events. But something wasn’t right with the YouTube fast life. Jamie started feeling burnt out and one day he decided to drop everything and move to Mexico to become a YouTube consultant insteadMy goal with this interview is to give you guys a realistic preview of what it’s actually like to run a YouTube channel: the good, the bad, and the ugly.We also get into some advanced strategies for getting in touch with influential people as well as what it’s like to be a YouTube consultant and tips to get started with that.SHOW NOTES: 03:00 The YouTube Startup Experience06:06 The Video That Saved Their Channel09:05 How Zack & Jay Collaborated On The Channel10:35 How much he made the first 2 years on YouTube11:10 Working with a YouTuber management company13:40 The "highs" of YouTube14:26 The "dark" side of YouTube15:49 Why did Jamie leave YouTube?19:55 How Jamie got into YouTube Consulting22:55 How Jamie Cold DMs Influential People24:33 The DM he sent Codie Sanchez26:00 The DM he sent Austin Rief (Morning Brew CEO)29:30 the DM he sent to the SOHO founder29:55 Jamie's YouTube Consulting Process31:14 How Jamie Researches Video Ideas For His Clients34:00 exact tools & processes Jamie uses for his YouTube research34:55 What's next for JamieLinks and Resources: Follow Jamie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamierawsthorneJamie’s Website: https://www.jamierawsthorne.com📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmary📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmary🖥️ Check out Noah's Course NexLev: http://nexlev.ioABOUT THIS EPISODE:Today I talk to Noah Morris who at only 19 years old is running 20+ profitable YouTube channels that are making him around $1M/year. He’s able to do that by building teams that run the channels for him… let’s find out how he does it!SHOW NOTES:00:00 Intro01:15 What is YouTube Automation03:45 Noah shares one of his faceless channels07:40 How Noah got started with YouTube11:30 How to get a YouTube Job15:25 About Noah's course17:50 YouTube Automation 10123:15 Step 2 of starting a Automated YouTube channel24:10 How much Noah invests into a channel25:15 problems with monetization 31:45 How does he manage the 40+ people that work for him?37:30 what does Noah's week look like?39:20 What does his team look like?42:15 How much does he pay his employees (+ Revenue Share)44:45 Noah's week (continued)47:50 Noah's strategy for finding people to work on his channels50:30 How much Noah pays his editors/youtube managers (continued)54:10 How much can you make with a new faceless channel55:45 why Noah doesn't share his YouTube channels57:30 How much does it cost to run a faceless channel?59:35 why you shouldn't invest too much $$ into new YouTube videos01:00:45 Noah's plan to sell his channels for $10M+ to a Private Equity firm📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmaryABOUT THIS EPISODE:Ivan Hidalgo sold his marketing agency for $3 million when he was just 21 to go work with the guys behind the Charisma On Command  YouTube channel. As the COO he's helped to grow the channel into a $3 million/year business in just 5 years. In this episode we talk about the massive opportunity that’s opening up right now for any entrepreneur who wants to partner up with their favourite creators to start a business, the business model behind a $3 million YouTube channel and what the day-to-day of running a 45 person YouTube team looks like.SHOW NOTES:00:00 Intro00:44 Ivan's First Projects & Responsibilities06:48 The Charisma on Command Business Model12:50 Strategic Decisions Framework17:06 The 40 Person Team Behind CoC24:44 Ivan's COO Role29:27 CoC's Company Culture33:04 The Youtube COO Opportunity37:09 Ivan's Salary 🤑44:43 Outro📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmaryABOUT THIS EPISODE:Billy Oppenheimer is Ryan Holiday’s book research assistant. Over the last 4 years Billy helped Ryan write 3 best selling books: Stillness is the key, Discipline is destiny, and Courage is calling.Today’s episode we’re going to dive into the exact strategy that he used to land his dream job with Ryan, how Billy and Ryan collaborate on a book and every single step of the book writing process from coming up with the idea for a book… to sending the book out to publishers and finally Billy shares what he learned working with Robert Greene on his book the Daily Laws.SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro0:34 How Billy got a job with Ryan Holiday07:28 Billy’s first projects and responsibilities14:18 How Ryan writes books21:36 Working with Robert Greene24:38 Writing advice from Ryan and Robert28:52 Ryan’s team30:56 Ryan’s marketing strategy38:45 Building your own newsletter44:55 Outro📲 Follow Billy on Twitter https://twitter.com/bpoppenheimer 📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/

⏱ Time stamps for the episode below 👇🚨 Apply for the 6-week Backstage Careers coaching program to land a job with your favorite creator: https://pullv8zgme5.typeform.com/to/d3DZ4Wza📧 Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive job opportunities to work with your favorite creators and entrepreneurs: https://sendfox.com/jeremyjohnmaryABOUT THIS EPISODE:Today I talk to Hayden Trowbridge, the 20-year-old YouTube producer behind Airrack’s viral videos. His job is literally to take Airrack’s crazy video ideas and make them a reality using only the internet, his phone, and his negotiation skills. In this epic conversation, we discuss how Hayden landed the job with Airrack and his advice for anyone that wants to work with a big YouTuber, Hayden shares some of the craziest behind the scenes stunts and negotiations that he had to pull off in order to make some of these videos happen. And finally, we discuss what Airrack’s 20-person team looks like and the systems and SOPs they use in order to consistently put out million view videos at scale.SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro0:38 How Hayden got a job with Eric Decker05:57 The unusual job interview08:25 Announcing the Backstage Careers Coaching Program09:14 A two week internship that turned into a month13:09 Hayden’s first videos and responsibilities15:07 Backstory of “Cycling Across 38 Miles of Ice!” video 21:34 Advice for creators24:00 Video process and idea development29:12 Hayden’s role in ideation and planning35:29 Pre-production process38:04 Project management and tools40:28 Airrack’s team48:15 Producer Must-Knows50:40 Hayden’s schedule and planning51:34 Lessons from “I Bought Every Seat On An Airplane!”59:39 Video budgets1:01:14 Behind the scenes of “I Crossed America In A Perfectly Straight Line”01:05:45 Day in the life of a Producer01:09:39 Where you can follow Hayden📲 Follow Hayden on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehaydentrowbridge/📲 Follow @backstagecareers on Instagram to get clips & highlights from the latest episodes: https://www.instagram.com/backstagecareers/