The Art of Quitting Your Job To Be A YouTuber (Cleo Abram Interview)

I interviewed Cleo Abram about how she went from a journalist at Vox to a YouTuber with over 2 million subscribers. After 5 years as a journalist at Vox, Cleo Abram made the jump to solo-creator in 2022 with the launch of her show Huge If True and making videos with NASA, MKBHD and Boston Dynamics. The ‘optimistic tech explainers’ explore everything from NASA’s supersonic planes to Formula 1, artificial wombs, quantum computers, and electric cars. Thank you to Firebrand Media for filming this episode and VidSummit for providing the space.  Chapters0:00 - 1:05 Who is Cleo Abram?  1:04 - 6:21 Leaving Vox to Start YT Channel 6:21 - 8:02 Cleo's first sponsorships  8:02 - 10:12 Hiring a team 10:12 - 12:29 Cleo’s 4-Step Video Process 12:29 - 16:51 Step 1: Pitch 16:51 - 21:20 What Are Key Visuals?  21:20 - 22:51 Step 2: Info Doc 22:51 - 24:29 Step 3: Outline 24:29 - 27:53 Step 4: Script 27:53 - 32:52 Lessons From Vox 32:52 - 35:43 Breaking Through Your Niche 35:43 - 42:59 Cleo’s Cold Email To NASA 42:59 - 47:31 How Do YouTubers Be Better Journalists? 47:31 - 49:48 Short Form Process 49:48 - 52:57 Future of YouTube Subscribe to my newsletter: https://created.news/ Join my Discord Community: https://created.club/ Follow me on: YouTube TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Threads