- Oh, my gosh.
I am so excited to tell you guys about this thing.
It's going to be amazing, but first of all,
let me tell you a story.
Back in like, 2009,
I went to my very first YouTube event.
I invested a lot of money to travel to this place,
to go to this event,
and hear these YouTube people talk about their-
like, what they're doing on YouTube and
how they're growing their channels.
And I remember going, sitting there,
and this was before, like, I had,
like, digital screens to write on.
I had paper (laughs) to write down
on the paper, like all these notes and these ideas.
And I came back home just energized,
like, ready to rock and roll on my channel
and the stuff I was doing.
But as I started taking a closer look at my notes,
I started feeling a little bit frustrated.
I started realizing that
that person who is speaking,
like, figuring out how to make their channel grow,
but-
like-
I have-
I'm a different person than they are.
I have a different-
different goals on YouTube than they have.
I had different access to different resources.
I'm making different content.
And I couldn't really figure out how to make
what they were teaching me
actually translate to my channel.
Even today, now,
as someone who speaks at those events,
I often leave those kind of feeling the same way,
where, it's like, you know,
some expert on a stage gave a lot great ideas.
A lot of people took notes and
they're going to go home and
they're like,
well, what do I do with these?
How does this apply to what I'm working on?
So, I started Video Labs three years ago here,
as a 10-week experience for 20 of you and myself
to get into, like, not only just in-depth training
about YouTube and how it works,
but also to dig in deep into your own specific channel
and apply that training to your goals,
to your audience,
to your resources,
to your passions and your talents and abilities.
I really enjoy that process every week
of hopping in to do a live video call
and talking through what they're working on
and then, giving them assignments for taking the next steps
and then, follow-ups and accountability
to complete those assignments.
And then, giving them next steps and then after that
and reviewing their channel overall.
It is just so awesome.
I love doing it.
And apparently, you guys do, too,
because every time I do it,
it just sells out really quickly
and then I have a long waiting list
of people who are waiting for someone to drop out
so that they can jump in.
But I know not every has 10 weeks to give
to this type of experience.
And there's also something to be said for
being in person, face-to-face,
and working through something together
for an intense period of time.
So, that's why this September 28th and 29th
I am doing my very first Video Labs live event
here in Cincinati.
(laughs) I'm so excited.
I can not wait.
Again, it's limited to only 20 people.
And I'm going to be teaching the same content
that I teach through the 10 weeks of
the online Video Labs experience.
But it's not going to be just me teaching it.
Also here at this event will be myself,
Derral Eves will be here teaching a few of the sessions,
as well as, Jeremy Vest from Vidpow.
He will be here, as well.
And, together, the three of us are just going to
take this entire experience to a whole new level.
After a few teaching sessions and some discussion sessions
each morning,
every afternoon we're going to sit down at tables.
We're going to put your channel up on the big screen.
And, in small groups, we are going to dig into
your channel's goals,
what you're working on in your channel.
We're going to take the teaching that you've been hearing
and help you apply it to your specific audience
and to your content.
We're going to help you work through those roadblocks,
give you new ideas,
things maybe you've never even thought of before.
We're going to take a look at where
the growth opportunities are for your channel
and how you can improve it.
Like, this is-
you're not going to see me giving nice little tips
and seven little neatly organized bullet points
that all start with the same letter or something
from someone on a stage who's never even
looked at what you're actually working on.
Don't get me wrong.
It's going to be a lot of work,
but we're going to work real hard during the day
and we're going to play hard at night.
We're going to go out to nice dinners together,
get to know each other, hangout, relax together.
And also do some fun excursions in the city
to kind of just do some fun stuff together, as well.
Down below this video you can look at the
schedule and some of the topics we'll be covering.
But the main overall theme will be audience development.
That is, how do you get discovered and
grow an audience on YouTube?
Not just on any generic YouTube channel,
but on your channel.
Now, remember, this event is limited only to 20 people
and in the past, it has sold out very quickly.
So, make sure you reserve your spot.
And, man, I am just really looking forward to
digging into your channel with you, personally,
and helping you just grow this thing,
so it reaches the goals that you have for it.
So, reserve your spot.
I'm really looking forward to seeing you here in Cincinnati
this September.
I can not wait.
It's really-
it's going to be amazing.
I can't wait.
I'll see you guys then. Bye!