The Colin And Samir Podcast

We interview Twitch Co-founder, Justin Kan about his story, selling his company to Amazon and why he's starting a YouTube Channel. 

A quick update from Samir. 

This week we interview Tai Verdes to talk about how he rose to fame on TikTok and build an fan base for his music. We caught up with Tai a week before he headlined Lollapalooza 

NOTE: This episode includes Explicit Language.  This week we are interviewing TikTok creator, Victoria Paris. We Chat with her about how she grew from 0 to 1M subscribers in 6 months and how she plans on growing her business from here on out. Subscribe to our Creator Economy newsletter, The Publish Press. 

This week, we're talking about how College athletes can now monetize their name image and likeness, most notably - through Social Media.  Do you like stories like these? Check out our newsletter: www.thepublishpress.com

Part 2 of our interview with Airrack. 

Today we speak to YouTuber Airrack about his business after hitting 1 million subscribers by collaborating with creators like Logan Paul and MrBeast. Partner with Jellysmack and tell them we sent you! → http://www.Jellysmack.com If you're a creator looking to grow your audience and your business, definitely check out Jellysmack  

This week we discuss the Nelk Boy's new venture - Happy Dad Seltzer and talk about how they are following a similar strategy to Disney. If you want a visual reference for the episode, just search Walt Disney's synergy map from 1952.  if you want creator news delivered straight to your inbox every tuesday and friday, subscribe at http://www.thepublishpress.com

Sejal Kumar is a talented YouTube Creator from New Delhi, India. We speak with her today about YouTube in India and her trajectory as a career creator. Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring the episode, Check out http://www.Storyblocks.com/ColinandSamir

This week, we explore the wild world of Roblox  Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode - get started on Public.com by downloading the app and entering code CREATORS for $10 in free stock. 

This week we interview Ryan Trahan about his rise from college dropout to full time creator.  Subscribe to the The Publish Press at ThePublishPress.com  Watch the full interview at youtube.com/colinandsamir

TikTok has become the modern Radio, this week, we talk about it's impact on the music industry as a whole. Thanks to Slip Stream for sponsoring this episode, Head over to http://www.slip.stream and enter your email in to access 1000+ free tracks. Subscribe to get access to the biggest music catalog on the internet - the tracks are great, check out http://www.slip.stream and let us know what you think!

The next wave of Creator merch is here - and it's experiential. We're seeing creators transition from the digital space to the physical space - In this episode we talk to Shelby Church about why she's opening an Airbnb. Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode, Sign up at http://www.Public.com/creatorsinvest and get started with $10 in free stock, also follow Colin...

Sign up for The Publish Press at www.ThePublishPress.com Talk shows like Dixie D'Amelio's Early Late Show are taking over YouTube. Others include Impaulsive, Tiny Meat Gang, and WVFRM.

This episode is all about how we minted our first NFT and put it up for auction. Check out the Auction here: http://colinandsamir.mirror.xyz

On this episode we're joined by Li Jin to discuss all things creator economy, and to chat about how much money YouTube has paid us last month as well as in our full lifetime as a channel (5 years)  Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode, start investing today at http://public.com/creatorsinvest 

This week we're talking about Why Emma Chamberlain is the new Casey Neistat. We talk about the difference between a Relationship Based Creator and an Idea Based Creators as well as what opportunities arise from both. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel: YouTube.com/ColinandSamir  Check out Peter Mckinnon's Kickstarter Here: https://nomatic.kckb.st/61ec8ef9

Nas Daily quit his $120k job to make videos, he uploaded 1,000 videos in 1,000 days and built a business that is currently doing $8M / year. He's a truly inspiring creator and we loved chatting with him!  Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/6R4zxswb8gQ

Thanks to Notion for sponsoring this episode! Sign up for Notion here: http://bit.ly/colinsamirnotion​ Today on the show we're talking about BitClout, the decentralized crypto social network that allows you to buy "stock" or coins in your favorite creators.

We interviewed Mr. Beast about his latest ventures and talked to him about the future of YouTube. Also... You heard him... we will be giving away $1,000 to someone who subscribes to our YouTube channel in the next 5 days!  Subscribe to our channel here: https://youtube.com/colinandsamir