Show notes
Tea friends, welcome back to Teatime with Jesse! On this episode, we have Nick Touma ( @nicktguy ) that guy on Youtube that makes candy art. If you ever wondered what it takes to get to over 1 million subscribers on Youtube, well, for this guy it was lots of trial and error, plus over 70lbs of candy! We talk about what it takes to be a content creator, getting started, understanding your audience, and walking a mile in candy shoes. Content creating is really a whole journey. Anyway, of course we have some tea!Try Three Treasures Chen Pi (Mandarin Peel) White Tea: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/three-treasures-chen-pi-mandarin-peel-white-teaPre-order our Oolong Sampler Box: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesse-in-taiwan-mystery-tea-dropJoin Jesse's Tea Club: https://jessesteahouse.com/products/jesses-tea-club-subscription-service4:00 Big puff (Tea pet)6:07 NickTGuy’s Youtube Journey7:27 Growing up and changing interests08:26 Setting intentions with Youtube9:38 TikTok vs. Youtube10:58 TikTok as a slot machine11:53 The start of NickTGuy candy art13:23 The journey of the tea flavor11:26 The Starburst ball14:08 “That thing took over my life forsure”13:14 Steeps and tea journey15:29 Phone addiction21:48 Context and content, 23:34 Shift in content29:48 Can’t pour from empty cup35:06 Sister Ai’s red tea cake44:00 Starting out as a content creator44:30 The hidden cost of time investment48:32 The barrier of entry to create50:24 Creativity is sharing your perspective53:13 Be yourself55:00 The channel is the movie55:16 Series content55:35 Using charmander to defrost someone57:28 Art’s value is deemed by the limitations59:44 Bringing people into your world1:01:39 What’s art vs. commodity?1:05:43 If you wanted to you would1:07:29 The moment you sell too hard, you lose the audience1:08:21 Taking a break from content1:09:25 Output vs. quality 1:13:03 Lightning round1:13:24 Passion and work1:13:42 Stop caring about other people’s opinions1:14:04 Dream project made of candy1:14:52 What’s it like meeting Mr. Beast1:17:43 Anything for the shot#contentcreation #youtubejourney #jessesteahouse #teatimewithjesse #looseleaftea #gongfucha #kungfutea #chinesetea #chineseteaculture
