Today we’d like to introduce you to Tyler Blanchard.
Hi Tyler, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are.
My story of making videos started way out in South Florida, where I gained the inspiration to begin creating content on my channel and, after a few years, was able to acquire my first 100 subscribers by the age of 18. At 18, I decided to move up to Orlando, where I worked as a bartender, went to school, and made YouTube videos as much as humanly possible, all while supporting myself. After a year, I dropped out of college without telling my parents to avoid their anger and went as hard as I could on YouTube and TikTok for about 2 years longer. After all these years, I was seeing some success on Tik Tok, gaining over 200,000 followers, but I was still not making enough to quit my bartending job, and my YouTube channel was not working at all, only gaining 700 subscribers. One of the creators I followed at the time was named Airrack, and I was a big fan. I was very inspired by his content and closely followed him. A little after he hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube, he released a 6-week course to help creators make better videos called creator now that cost $250. Out of desperation to become a full-time creator and quit my job, I joined with the little money I had. I worked so hard for 6 weeks to stand out in the Creator Now community in an attempt to win their first-place prize, which was a collaborative video with the Airrack channel. Sure enough, I won and was so happy, this had the opportunity to actually change my life. I got a text from the owner and star of the channel, Eric, that he was “Interested in introducing me as a character in the vids.”… I was working at the bar in Florida, and I dropped to the floor I was so excited; I went into the office of my restaurant I worked at almost every day for the last 3 years and quit. This was my chance; I had to move to LA now to make the decision super easy for Eric to make so he would have me in the videos, and I wasn’t even going to tell him I did it till I was there. I got home and convinced my girlfriend and best friend to leave the city with me in a uhal and drive to California. They miraculously agreed to go with me. We packed up and spent every dollar we ever made getting to LA, I actually even ran out of money in Texas driving over and had to open a credit card to get us the rest of the way there and maxed it out upon arrival. I let his team know I moved down the street and to invite me to any shoots they need a character. They invited me to one video, and it was awesome. They kept inviting me back for every video and didn’t stop. After almost two years of not giving my channel much attention, I decided to start posting again while being in Airrack videos, and with the new knowledge I gained working with them, I was able to skyrocket my channel. I’ve had the honor of working with huge creators such as MrBeast and Ryan Trahan, and after all these hardships, I became a full-time creator. We now still operate out of LA and are working just as hard as the day we started.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Refer to the first entry, I go into the details of the hardships. To elaborate, though, the lack of parents’ approval in my decision to try and become a YouTuber was significant and hurt me while I was trying. That combined with over 5 years of financial struggle and debt put a lot of pressure on me.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a YouTuber and content creator. I specialize in YouTube videos specifically. I am very proud of the community I’ve built and the team around me now helping to create quality content. What really sets us apart at the end of the day is our relentless work ethic. We are okay with being wrong and learning. We are okay with making hard sacrifices to improve our videos.
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
What worked best for me was offering help to people who know more than you for absolutely free as an opportunity to learn. You can fast-forward years of learning by working alongside people who are better and smarter than you
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_tylerblanchard_/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCytgnJE6TrzTTq19GYCOyTg
