Evan Carmichael
Evan Carmichael is a very successful entrepreneur from Toronto with a YouTube channel close to 2 Million subscriptions. His channel is a tool to teach people to become entrepreneurship. Evan believes in entrepreneurs. At 19, he built then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist helping to raise $500,000 to $15 million. He now runs EvanCarmichael.com, a popular website for entrepreneurs. He breathes and bleeds entrepreneurship. He’s obsessed, aiming to help one billion entrepreneurs and change the world. He has set two world records, uses a stand-up desk, rides a Vespa, raises funds for Kiva, wears five-toe shoes and created Entrepreneur trading cards. He speaks globally, but Toronto (#EntCity) is home. He loves being married, his son, salsa dancing, DJing, League of Legends and the Toronto Blue Jays. Evan discusses his struggles and accomplishments with his companies and journey to where he is today. His message he has always told himself is not to live in regret. Evan has a business based in Toronto that teaches thousands of people to learn how to salsa a year. Evan has a broad interest in things and states that he “just likes tasting stuff” meaning he loves to try new things and see where it goes. Evan gives endless tips and tricks to starting and growing your YouTube channel. This Podcast has lots of information on success and having a strong drive to have no regrets and be the best you can
Podcast Summary:
0:00 – Ex: “A really good quote” or A very interesting topic1:00″how do you get started in what you do?”
2:20 – “didn’t want to regret it!” “doesn’t want to live in regret”
5:50 – “all day grind and got nothing” but still didn’t want to live in regret
6:40 – “applied bill gates strategy to his company”
7:15 – talks about his youtube channel
7:30 – “purpose comes from your pain”
8:50 – friend watched people play league of legends
9:40 – league of legends gives Evan an outlet on his thinking and helps him not stress
10:10 – “how do you do your djing?”
10:25 – talks about teaching people how to salsa
11:25 – “6’4 white man who can’t dance” ~ Stefan
12:55 – “how’d you end up with a salsa business”
14:00 – Evan trained an entrepreneur to take care of the salsa club
14:50 – Evan talks about how he started and got successful on YouTube
16:20 – discuss how youtube has changed
16:40 – “I just liked tasting stuff”
18:35 – “people are starting to think ‘I could do that'”
19:35 – discuss Stefan’s YouTube channel
21:10 – “Youtube you want to keep the interest rolling”
22:00 – “show up through related videos”
23:02 – skyscraper content
27:15 – discuss the intros
28:00 – Evan discusses Martin Luther King Jr.
29:05 – “what do you think of Instagram taking away likes”
30:00 – “whats the new thing people value now”
31:00 – Evan talks about the Paul brothers
32:05 – have the true value
32:20 – “if you’re early you don’t have to be good”
33:30 – Evan and Stefan talk about editing
34:20 – “weird duck”
34:45 – “I want to learn how to think as you think”
38:15 – “when you’re a one-man stand you have to be great”
39:15 – “believe more”
40:05 – “are books still relevant”
Get Connected with Evan:
Facebook – https://facebook.com/EvanCarmichaelcom/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/evancarmichael
Website – https://www.evancarmichael.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKmkpoEqg1sOMGEiIysP8Tw
