That Creative Life

Akilah Hughes is a UCB trained comedian, writer, and YouTuber. Formerly at MTV, and Fusion-- and a writer everywhere -- you can almost always find her waxing poetic about memes and using too many emojis. In this podcast we talk about: How Akilah got her start on YouTube, what to watch on Netflix, political correctness and how to write & produce shows!

Dotan sold everything to live life in a truck, travel the world and play piano for people. Based in NYC, he is still playing piano on the streets, but now making experiences online and in his Tribeca commercial space.

Gloria Hwang is the founder of Thousand and they make really cool bicycle helmets. I first met Gloria when filming for my YouTube Series, Creative Spaces TV, two years ago. In this episode you will find out about cyclist culture in cities like NYC/LA, the value of a retail space for businesses, being a Texan living in a coastal city and what it's like having immigrant parents. She is my favorite and we had a really fun conversation.

Rachel and Daniel started a YouTube channel last year and have already gained 500,000 subscribers. Their channel features photography tutotrials that don't waste your time. What we talk about: how to stand out on Instagram, being a wedding photographer & motion graphics artist (pre-youtube), techniques to help interact with people on photo shoots and working with your significant other.

Monica Church is a YouTuber based in Los Angeles and Seattle. She started her first channel - Hairodynamic - when she was only 13. It features clothing hauls, tutorials, lookbooks and back to school DIY videos and has over 1 million subscribers. Millennial Life Crisis is her vlogging channel where she applies for a full-time job and moves cities after creating a successful YouTube channel and dropping out of college. Monica is a powerful story teller and created a reality gymnastics YouTube show called "Flippin Out". We dive into the frustrations of being a "YouTuber", the importance of film school and vlogging while in a romantic relationship.

Entrepreneur Kara Goldin from Hint Water shares her story from an AOL Executive to a beverage CEO. Hint produces the leading flavored water with no sweeteners and nothing artificial. Kara launched the podcast Unstoppable to tell the stories of entrepreneurs and founders.

John Hill is a pro skater for Revive Skateboards and a Youtuber with over 500K subscribers. He vlogs every day - sharing his life in NYC and his shenanigans with the fellow YouTube skate community in Cincinnati, Ohio and Los Angeles, California. Learn about his journey from making baby onesies on Etsy to creating his own clothing company - Progress Daily. He is also my boyfriend... so enjoy this somewhat of a Valentine's Day special where we talk about our relationship a lot! (HA)

Austin Evans has 2.7 million subscribers on YouTube . Whether it's finding out if that new gadget is worth it, discovering the coolest of retro and cutting edge tech or testing the latest smartphone you'll find it on Austin's channel. Jonathan Morrison has 2.3 million subscribers on YouTube showcasing the latest products and gadgets. His videos are super crispy and always pushing the envelope of tech videos on YouTube.

Gary Vaynerchuk is CEO of the $150 million digital agency servicing Fortune 500 companies. He is a venture capitalist, 4-time New York Times bestselling author, and an early investor in companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo and Uber. Gary is currently the subject of DailyVee, an online documentary series highlighting what it’s like to be a CEO and public figure in today’s digital world. He is also the host of #AskGaryVee, a business and advice Q&A show online.

Find out who the first guest will be on The Creative Exchange & John Hill shares his new podcast name!