How do you go from eating dollar store food and sharing one bathroom with ten guys to building an 8,000-square-foot production studio and trash-talking Barack Obama on the basketball court?
Welcome to the Forbes Top Creator Show! This week, host Steven Bertoni sits down with Zach Justice, a creator, comedian, and podcast host who has mastered the art of hacking the internet’s attention span.
Zach breaks down his incredible origin story, from teaching himself graphic design to landing his first big $50,000 podcast check—only to have it stolen. Zach dives into the business of bridging digital and traditional media, why he built his own massive LA studio, how he funded his hit reality show Vybes Villa entirely through a savvy brand partnership, and his future plans to launch CPG products and apps for his highly engaged community.
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0:00 Introduction
1:20 Humble Beginnings: 10 Guys & One Bathroom
3:12 Breaking into Digital
5:19 The Snowball Effect
7:07 The ‘1,000 Clips A Week’ Method
8:45 Followers Are Vanity: The New Metric of Stardom
12:35 Inside the 8,000 Sq Ft Studio
15:08 Vybes Villa: Leveraging Brand Dollars for Reality TV
19:15 What’s Next For Zach Justice?
21:33 The 5-Year Goal: Building a Mini-Hollywood Studio
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