Casey Neistat: Why I Quit YouTube & What I'm Doing Now!

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

December 11, 2023

Duration

1h 46m

Channel

The Diary of a CEO

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

If you enjoy hearing about the challenges of being a creator, I recommend you check out my conversation with the creator of ‘Call Her Daddy, Alex Cooper, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPqBc2qJ8E 0:00 Intro 03:23 The Early Years That Made You Who You Are Today 07:29 Your Parents 08:51 Your Parents Divorce 12:03 Your Plan In The Early Years 14:09 Having A Child At 16 Years Old 18:10 What Do Now Know About 'Brilliant Accidental' Decisions 22:12 Why Don't People Make The Leap Into The Changes They Want? 25:02 The Gift Of Failure 28:42 The Role Of Persistence & Patience In Your Story 31:56 Where Does Your Patience Come From? 40:47 What Was It That Got You Into Video? 44:10 How Do We Create Originality? 54:02 Warning For Anyone Wanting To Get Famous 57:14 Finding Your Success 59:21 Starting Your Daily Vlog 01:03:59 Launching A Tech Company 01:07:53 You Were "Unqualified" To Do All Of These Things...What Does That Mean 01:15:50 A Million Failure For One Success 01:18:15 How You Were Feeling During Your Exist From Beam 01:22:26 Dealing With Fam 01:26:43 Your Wife Candice 01:28:08 Ads 01:29:35 What Does The Next 10 Years Look Like? 01:34:48 Whats Next For Casey? 01:36:53 What Advice Do You Wish You Had But Never Received? 01:39:34 The Current Landscape Of Vlogging 01:44:04 The Last Guest's Question Follow Casey: Instagram: https://bit.ly/47NRUB8 Twitter: https://bit.ly/3RcoHZD YouTube: @casey My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now: https://smarturl.it/DOACbook Listen on: Apple podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-diary-of-a-ceo-by-steven-bartlett/id1291423644 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join FOLLOW ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven/ Twitter: https://x.com/StevenBartlett?s=20 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-bartlett-56986834/ Sponsors: Whoop: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO Huel: https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Casey Neistat

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• Steven Bartlett

  host

• Narrator

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Casey Neistat and Steven Bartlett, Casey Neistat: Why I Quit YouTube & What I'm Doing Now! explores casey Neistat Explains Walking Away From Fame, Fortune, And YouTube Casey Neistat unpacks his journey from a chaotic, unsupervised childhood and teen fatherhood to becoming YouTube’s defining vlogger and a successful tech founder. He argues that his success was built on extreme patience, delusional persistence, and an unwillingness to accept a Plan B. Despite billions of views, a multimillion‑dollar exit, and intense fame, Casey describes a dark period where he realized winning and visibility did not equal happiness or fulfillment. Now semi‑retired from the spotlight, he’s focused on family, craft, and making work that feels true, while wrestling with the privilege—and danger—of being able to “coast.”

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