(uplifting music)
- Okay, Peter, I really love your stuff,
it is a huge inspiration to me.
In fact, you're probably one of the
reasons I got into--
- I was watching this...
- This is about editing,
not me editing, you--
- And then, I was watching this...
- I can sling some 120.
- I was like, there's no way he's gonna hire me,
there's no way he's gonna hire me,
I can't beat that guy, that guy is too good,
but then I was watching thi--
(uplifting music)
- Yeah, I was legit just recording
this thing about how angst I am that
creators get to connect (coughs)
Aw man, yeah, no, you say the time,
the place, when, like, I know you're
with Jack right now and that's so awesome man.
I'm so glad you're doing that,
but whenever if it's now, like you're making a video
you want to be your first vid
that you are leaking 'cause
that would be radical.
(country music)
- Alright, what's up guys?
Welcome to episode five of season two.
I am very excited about today's episode.
Probably the most excited I've been
about a vlog in quite some time,
and no, that title is not clickbait.
I did not just choose that so that you would click.
I actually want to address something I think tons
of creators, tons of individuals, artists,
people deal with on a daily basis,
and it's do I even matter?
You see, a lot people--
I'm gonna take my glasses off for this actually.
You see a lot of people get into this
for the wrong reasons,
or once they're in it,
they use the wrong tool to evaluate their success,
and that is the numbers.
Yes, the more numbers that you accrue with Instagram,
and with subscribers on YouTube and Twitch and Twitter
and Facebook and all of that.
More numbers mean the more likely you are able
to make career out of this.
But in no way,
in absolutely
no question, no way,
does not mean that you are not any less
than anybody that has higher subscribers,
high follower counts, anything like that, than you.
I have 2.2 million subscribers here on YouTube.
I have a larger pedestal to reach a larger audience.
That does mean that I, as a person, as a creator,
as an artist, am any better than you,
if let's see if you have 500 subscribers.
The difference in numbers there, in no way,
describes my work being better than yours,
but I feel the common misconception is
someone seeing a YouTuber, or an Instagramer,
that has a massive following,
and they look at their own following
and think to themselves,
"Do I even matter?"
"Like why do I bother making this video?"
"Is anyone going to see it?"
"Who even cares?"
So when people use numbers to compare their worth
to someone with higher numbers,
it really discourages me
because we're better than that.
We're all equal.
We're all passionate about something.
We're all creative about something,
and we all just want to co-exist doing what we love,
and I have a special guest on today's video
that I am so excited to introduce to you guys
whose going to drive this point home perfectly,
and I actually asked this guy to drive all the way
from Pennsylvania to Toronto to specifically
make a video with me with almost no notice
because I really wanted you guys to meet him.
He's one of my favorite creators,
and the content that he makes inspires me daily
on so many levels.
I'm--yeah, I'm just vlogging.
- [Bystander] Okay. - Thanks. (laughs)
I should probably get off these train tracks
because I think I'm worrying people
'cause they are like--I should just off them.
It's not safe.
Don't vlog on train tracks.
(country music)
- [Peter] Cody, what is up man?
- What's up?
- [Peter] Okay, I've been telling everyone about you.
I just did a whole a little thing on the train tracks
which we're still on. (laughs)
- Alright, alright.
My name's Cody Wanner.
I got a full time job in video production,
but I'm a pitch person,
so I just like, win jobs that win gigs.
- [Peter] Just winning.
- I just try to--I lose a lot,
I lose a lot more than I win.
I should clarify, thank you for that.
(laughs)
- [Cody] I started YouTube this year.
I started on January 1st of this year.
I'm a daily vlogger.
My whole jam is that I like to encourage,
like, I create content to encourage the doers, right?
So people are doing stuff like creators, entrepreneurs.
If you're trying to get something done,
I want my content to encourage you,
that's my whole thing.
- [Peter] I love it,
and what made you choose daily man,
'cause like, I just can't,
like I tried it a few times dude, it's hard.
- Yeah, so it's kind of how my brain works.
I've got ADHD.
It's easier like I do daily for myself.
If I don't do it daily,
I think I'm not gonna really be able to do it,
and like that limitation helps me with my perfectionism
like to just like, alright,
I gotta upload, I gotta upload
in case you're not used to that style.
- [Peter] I like that.
So you kind of use it as like, a means of accountability.
- Right. It's like--and just like shutting it off.
Like I can work on a video for 17 years
and try to make it perfect and still never love it,
or I can just upload every single day and be like,
look, I'm trying to get it out there.
(country music)
- Another hot one today.
Super bright outside.
This guy got the Onewheel faster
than anyone I've ever taught.
So people come to the office,
it's customary, we hang out, we have some coffee,
and I teach them how to ride the Onewheeler,
and usually that's like an hour long experience.
- [Peter] But Cody here (pause) beast.
Like you don't even need to look.
(Cody laughs)
- He literally just stepped on it
as if he works for Onewheel,
and he was like, "Bye".
- Hi.
- [Peter] Can I have an iced coffee?
- Sure.
- [Peter] Can I have two iced coffees?
- Yeah. (Peter gasps)
- Guys, the perks of having a coffee shop
at the bottom of your office
run by the coolest people ever.
Just, I don't know, does it get better?
I already know the answer to that...
it's no.
It's just good time to be alive, folks,
good time to be alive.
Ooh!
I had her actually slide those in the window again
because I missed it the first time.
I'm not perfect.
(upbeat music)
Okay, so something I'm gonna start doing
with the new guests that I have on this channel
is like a little rapid fire 20 questions
so you guys get to know my guests a little bit better,
and in this case, we're gonna fire
these 20 questions at my friend, Cody, here
starting with what's your favorite thing about YouTube?
- Favorite thing about YouTube...
I love the diversity.
Everyone is on there--
This is gonna get tight.
- [Peter] Whoo!
- Everyone is on it.
Everyone's there.
Feels like everybody's there.
I thought it's a bunch of haters, it's not,
it's a bunch of lovers, I love YouTube.
- [Peter] First thing you do in the morning everyday?
- It's coffee.
- [Peter] That's a good answer. (laughs)
- I don't know what else to say.
- [Peter] Give me your--what's your favorite
type of video to shoot?
- Hands down, the vlog.
Hands down. Vlog style 'cause it's just happening,
it's just happening, and you're just doing it,
and you're like what is the meaning of this?
I love that.
- [Peter] Favorite thing about riding the Onewheel?
- Intuition. (Peter laughs) Is the what I meant to say?
I just love that there's no controller like,
it's my feet, it's my feet, I'm snowboarding
on concrete, and I love it.
- [Peter] What's your favorite food?
- Bread. (laughs)
- [Peter] Favorite thing about vlogging
in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?
- I just love all the stares.
Like, people don't vlog where I vlog, and that's fun.
(laughs)
- [Peter] Favorite camera to vlog with?
- I use Panasonic GH5.
It's not necessarily my favorite, but it's what we've got.
- [Peter] Do you have a doppelgänger?
- I do. I do.
It's Gabriel Macht,
Macht...
Mach-t.
Harvey, Harvey Spector from Suits.
That's him.
I look like that, I look like him.
- I know that guy.
Like I know, actually,
well I don't, I mean, yeah I--
here's a photo of him. (laughs)
Alright, so Cody has this thing on his channel
where he's always floating and doing stuff
like checking his emails or trying to
make this thing float.
It's this, like, this inflatable unicorn,
and he actually brought it to Canada with him,
so he's gonna inflate it,
and I think it would be cool
if we pulled you behind the boat on that.
A little cinematic sequence getting dragged
on your unicorn, (laughs)
and that sounds interesting.
(trap music)
- You want to see my best Sam Kolder?
(trap music)
- I think I nailed it.
(Peter laughs)
I think I nailed it.
I'm from Harrisburg, alright?
I'm from Harrisburg.
(trap music)
(upbeat electronic music)
(slower electronic music)
- You know, just chatting out here with Cody,
one of the things I was telling him was,
when I first saw one of his videos,
I went and starting reading the comments,
and, it's funny because his followers
will talk about me in his comments,
and one of the things I saw that
it's so far from the truth is
when you hear people saying things like,
"Well, Peter's too big time now" or
"He's in the big leagues of YouTube,
probably, you'll never find him
in this comment section."
You'll never see two creators collabing
that have such a large gap
between their subscriber counts,
and that's where I just fundamentally disagree
because, like I said at the beginning of this video,
follower counts have nothing to do with this,
and that is the misconception that
I'm hoping I break with this video.
A little bit, maybe even just for one of you,
I'm happy with that, I'll take it,
but I am no better as a creator than Cody is
vice versa, back and forth, right to you,
who's watching this at home right now.
It's just how willing are you to
put in the work to get here?
That's the question.
Cody puts in the work.
(slow dramatic music)
- I had been talking about
small creator this, small creator that,
and like, it really wasn't fitting in my head,
and I went on this rant, I was like,
there is really no such thing as a small creator,
the hastag was born, the shirt was born, all of that.
I went into a longer video about it then later,
which is just the fact, the magnitude of creation
is so huge,
that you can't put
small and creator together, it's an oxymoron.
It's just creation is massive.
There is no small creator, that's the idea.
Here's the shirt.
I wear it on the inside because it's a mindset,
you know what I mean?
It's not about on the outside, not about your followers,
or any of that stuff, it's about creation.
I love it. That's what it is.
- So, you heard the man.
Hashtag no small creator.
If you guys want to see more from Cody,
what that hashtag means,
he's daily vlogging every single day,
which I've never been able to do that.
Maybe one day I'll try, probably not,
maybe, who knows? Maybe, I will.
I'm gonna do it for sure.
It's not happening.
Do me a favor.
I left the link to his channel below
in the top line of the description.
Go show this guy some love, say hi to him,
say what's up, tell him I sent you,
get to know him, go through a few of his videos.
I promise you guys you'll watch two, three, four,
you'll be hooked just like I was.
I love his stuff, and I love his passion for creating,
which is ultimately why
we are all here on YouTube watching videos.
So, with that being said,
hit that like button
if you like this video,
smash it if that's something you're into.
Subscribe if you aren't already,
and I will see you after I apply
a generous amount of sunscreen to my forehead.
See you guys tomorrow.
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