Subscribe for more videos: https://bit.ly/YouTubeYoushaei Mark Rober knows a thing or two about how to grow on YouTube. After all, Mark Rober gained 10M followers while still working his day job at Nasa and Apple before growing his YouTube channel to now 20M followers. I recently sat down with Mark to ask him about his most viral videos (including "World's Tallest Elephant Toothpaste Volcano" and "Backyard Squirrel Maze"), avoiding creator burnout, his relationship with Jimmy Kimmel and MrBeast, working at Apple and NASA and much more. We also talked about his most audacious challenge yet: working with Mr.Beast to remove 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean as part of #TeamSeas which is the sequel to 2019's #TeamTrees initiative. For more info and to donate to #TeamSeas, click here: https://teamseas.org/ Hope you enjoy the episode, let me know what you think below ⬇️ #TeamSeas #MarkRober #MrBeast #NASA #Science #Apple #JimmyKimmel #PhatGus #TeamTrees Special thanks to Stir for sponsoring this episode. Stir is where creators run their business. It's a financial studio for collaborating, splitting revenue, money management and metrics—all in one place. For more info: https://usestir.com/youshaei ------- TIME STAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:10 Finding Viral Ideas 02:30 How Mark Tests Video Ideas 03:46 Tips To Improve Your Storytelling 04:34 How to Make a Viral Video 05:25 How Mark Uses "Jenga Storytelling" 07:01 How Mark Makes Every Second Count 07:55 Creating Characters (i.e. Phat Gus) 09:55 Helping Viewers "Discover" The Story 11:10 How Mark Scripts His Videos 12:03 Storytelling Advice 14:58 Achieving Mainstream Media Success 15:35 How Mark Met Jimmy Kimmel 19:10 Mark Has Jimmy Kimmel’s House Key? 19:30 How Kimmel Persuaded Mark to Create a TV Show 21:10 Why Mark Waited to Quit Apple Until He Had 10M Subs 23:18 Tips To Avoid Burnout 24:53 How To Pick The Right Projects 26:30 Turning Down Big Opportunities & FOMO 27:24 What Mark Learned From Mr.Beast 28:30 How #TeamTrees Started 30:35 Their Latest Project: #TeamSeas 33:35 What’s Next for Mr.Beast and Mark? 35:33 The Super Mario Effect 38:02 Using Failure To Become A Better Creator 39:43 Reviewing Mark’s First Video & His Growth 41:48 Will Mark Became A High School Teacher? ------- PAST EPISODES: ► MatPat Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBQYIgsbSAY ► Logan Paul Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNQG93EkWiI ► Jake Paul Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Z7qATMl40 ► Tesla Cybertruck: Why Elon Is A Better Marketer Than Steve Jobs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDt5VvgQUr8A ► Star Wars vs Harry Potter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dtVc3daLLU ► How Michael Jackson Saved Pepsi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv2-rOKMUDA ► Taylor Swift: World's Best Marketer or Manipulator? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PdjdM5xkbQ -------- CREATOR TOOLS: ► Notion: https://bit.ly/3KwpLU0 OpusClip: https://bit.ly/3sNXpjQ(my favorite tool to organize & brainstorm new content ideas) -------- GEAR: I've scoured Amazon to test the best gear to get cinema quality on a shoestring budget... ► Microphone: https://amzn.to/2ULckY7 (best deal ever) ► Lights: https://amzn.to/2YzwaGX (lasted me 3 years and counting!) ► Tripod: https://amzn.to/2YxiHQ1 (solid and sturdy) ► Camera: https://amzn.to/30HvSAD (great value for a 4K camera) ► Backdrop: https://amzn.to/3hrV7N9 (tons of great colors) ► Backdrop Mount: https://amzn.to/37uDurg ► More recommendations on my Amazon store: www.amazon.com/shop/youshaei If you buy and have any questions on set up, feel free to comment or DM me. -------- CREATED BY: Jon Youshaei, Forbes 30 Under 30 who worked at Instagram and YouTube for past 8 years. DM @Youshaei on Instagram to say hey