The Full Story of Jesser (18 Million Subscribers)

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00:00 Who is Jesser?
02:35 His channel name origins
03:10 Crossing 18m KZread subs
03:45 How he describes his channel
05:20 His dad’s experience in Hollywood
07:23 His first viral moment
08:15 Starting KZread at 10
11:00 Gaining popularity
13:15 Samir’s game winning layup at Spotter Summit
14:06 Did Jesser have the NBA dream?
14:46 When he started making money
15:42 Bring FIFA to NBA2K
16:50 Managing high school while making money on KZread
18:16 His AdSense numbers at the time
19:06 Dropping out of high school
21:52 Moving into a creator house
23:48 KZread becoming a job
25:50 Foundational years of learning KZread
28:14 De’Aaron Fox
29:45 Learning from KZread analytics
35:38 Shifting YT strategies
37:23 Working with Paddy Galloway
40:23 How to hire and determine salaries
41:00 Expanding beyond videos
46:44 What does his company look like today?
50:50 Why aren’t young people watching the NBA?
53:23 Deep dive into KZread formats
58:19 The power of Shorts
1:00:44 The future of consuming sports
1:06:07 Building a $100m company
1:07:22 Bucketsquad Shoes
1:09:13 His first brand deal
1:10:00 External representation vs building your own sales team
1:11:45 His dream collaboration
1:12:55 The NBA Creator Cup
1:14:40 Jesser basketball camp
1:16:25 The Jesser revenue pie chart
1:17:03 His advice for young KZreadrs
1:17:44 His advice for the NBA on KZread
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  • @Jesser
    @JesserАй бұрын

    thanks for having me! yall are the best!

  • @OwennMedia

    @OwennMedia

    Ай бұрын

    Goat

  • @djtater

    @djtater

    Ай бұрын

    GOAT

  • @Flopsythecutebunny

    @Flopsythecutebunny

    Ай бұрын

    Yooooo

  • @lime._.productions

    @lime._.productions

    Ай бұрын

    i been watching since the Gambino poster

  • @ok.5538

    @ok.5538

    Ай бұрын

    🐐🔥🔥

  • @EvanHalestorm
    @EvanHalestormАй бұрын

    Jesse and I are the same age I was one of those 1000 people watching the 2k14 videos and grew with him and even if his content changed more for kids and I don’t watch all his videos anymore I still watch the ones that interest me and I’m so proud of how far he has come

  • @theflash2469
    @theflash2469Ай бұрын

    Hey Colin & Samir! There is this KZreadr Luke from the KZread channel, Outdoor Boys. His Chanel is really interesting - no crazy editing - at least 30 minutes per video - comments are off - has no brand deals - no collabs - doesn’t use his social media to pump out his video - get 3-5 million views in a couple of days - only uploads every 2 weeks I would love a breakdown of his YT Channel. If guys could make this happen 🙏

  • @3-0Greenlight

    @3-0Greenlight

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @sebastianwarmbrodt6725

    @sebastianwarmbrodt6725

    Ай бұрын

    please

  • @holmesketrick7

    @holmesketrick7

    Ай бұрын

    Man I love Lukes channel, I would love to see a breakdown of his channel too.

  • @Padlock_Steve

    @Padlock_Steve

    Ай бұрын

    theflash2469 lmao

  • @azayfhossain5713

    @azayfhossain5713

    Ай бұрын

    He had a collab with Guga foods

  • @PurpGhost
    @PurpGhostАй бұрын

    Never heard of Jesser but I'm going to go watch one of his videos after this.

  • @BigNewsNorman

    @BigNewsNorman

    Ай бұрын

    It's exactly like Mr beast

  • @brockbroadbent3722

    @brockbroadbent3722

    Ай бұрын

    They are pretty good for the Mr beast style

  • @Chickenman0953

    @Chickenman0953

    Ай бұрын

    They are good videos

  • @Jeeve77

    @Jeeve77

    Ай бұрын

    Love his vids definitely check him out

  • @RageElixir
    @RageElixirАй бұрын

    Jesse’s the goat 🙌🏼 following his journey has been insane

  • @captainkizer

    @captainkizer

    Ай бұрын

    brother what about YOUR journey? The old MCPE community was HYPE. I remember when 0.9.0 was out and everyone was wondering if it was gonna jump to 1.0.0 or 1.10 and I actually distinctly remember watching your tutorial on how to get colored text.

  • @devinrr

    @devinrr

    Ай бұрын

    bros been making npc content for 6 years straight respect

  • @DSuelo
    @DSueloАй бұрын

    KZread is crazy, all these creators with millions of subs and still never heard of any of them.

  • @Sikkant

    @Sikkant

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed, how wild.

  • @Jeeve77

    @Jeeve77

    Ай бұрын

    How have none of you heard of the goat jesser

  • @LandoSuccess

    @LandoSuccess

    Ай бұрын

    Facts I never seen a video of heard of him until today and I have a whole sports channel lol

  • @michaelperez3657

    @michaelperez3657

    27 күн бұрын

    jesser has been around for almost a decade, he started out doing basketball video game videos.

  • @LargeAaron
    @LargeAaronАй бұрын

    Been watching Jesser for so long. Excited to listen

  • @thabopitsoo
    @thabopitsooАй бұрын

    I've been watching Jesse since I was in 8th grade if someone told me where he'd be now I'd be flabbergasted so proud of him & S/O to y Colin & Samir for getting such incredible guests on to discuss the "Creator Economy" this channel and Cleo Abram have become favourites of mine

  • @kingdee4785
    @kingdee4785Ай бұрын

    been following jesser forever very cool

  • @ridgewada3807
    @ridgewada3807Ай бұрын

    been watching Jesse since he was a kid screaming in his room to 2k packs and I can't believe how far he's come

  • @hoffinator88
    @hoffinator88Ай бұрын

    I love how Colin and Samir constantly bring these creators to their platform and have the most interesting conversations. Colin and Samir is the only channel where I stop everything that I’m doing to watch their new episode :D

  • @fionakida
    @fionakidaАй бұрын

    Hope this video blows up more asap, have no idea how it isn’t - super insightful to hear the journey from dropping doing too much at once to focus, living with other creators, analytics- his story somehow sounded like so many good points heard from other interviews wrapped in one!🔥

  • @iVietxBx
    @iVietxBxАй бұрын

    what Jesser is describing when talking about the future of watching sports is akin to costreaming in the live streaming space. So interesting to hear that costreaming is going on in the NBA now too

  • @MP39
    @MP39Ай бұрын

    been watching jesser since he was at 30k and i was 12... and now I'm working with him, crazy

  • @DHRUVALBHATT
    @DHRUVALBHATTАй бұрын

    It’s interesting to see how much I am involved and invested in so many creators but don’t see all the creators and don’t know about them and then Colin and Samir brings them to their show and I get so invested in these creators and they creator journey .

  • @danny2ksimulations
    @danny2ksimulationsАй бұрын

    Great video! As a 2K KZreadr myself this is awesome to see

  • @tottisharp

    @tottisharp

    Ай бұрын

    Hi Danny

  • @Baller0928

    @Baller0928

    Ай бұрын

    Danny I would like to make 2k vids do you have advice?

  • @brianmcfadden1573
    @brianmcfadden1573Ай бұрын

    This was good!!! Love when you break down a creators business. I might try to make the NBA tour traveling business. I think there is something there if you incorporate various elements like time on the floor a player appearance and maybe a experience selected by a player on the team to enjoy while in the town as a group like a fav restaurant or something. Great conversation.

  • @holmesketrick7
    @holmesketrick7Ай бұрын

    "Courios enough to click" perfect example of what a title should be like for new viewers to click.

  • @joeyconlon3045
    @joeyconlon3045Ай бұрын

    I’m surprised you guys don’t know Jessie, mans been around for YEARS. Also had that big deal with 100 thieves in case you didn’t know him before that.

  • @pigreatlor
    @pigreatlorАй бұрын

    he seems very friendly 🎉

  • @karencast5201
    @karencast5201Ай бұрын

    I remember the chino hill vlogs. Love seeing how big Jesser got. Hard work has paid off and continues to 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Maskedbandit5050
    @Maskedbandit505028 күн бұрын

    Colin and Samir This Was a BANGeR !!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373Ай бұрын

    Jesser is your next door neighbor running for President. At least that's how first impressions go on this channel.

  • @drewlockburner
    @drewlockburnerАй бұрын

    I remember watching from all of those 2K videos when I was younger from Jesser. I don’t watch him anymore, but it’s just crazy to see where he is now

  • @DSARM
    @DSARMАй бұрын

    NO WAYYYYY LETS GO

  • @drawings_memes
    @drawings_memesАй бұрын

    I've always felt inspired by jessers content and his reasoning for making. always wanted to be a KZreadr as well but live in a poor community and can't get the right technology for editing and recording for good content. It is what it is but Jesser has always inspired me and I've always looked up to him.

  • @user-ml6zb9ks1c
    @user-ml6zb9ks1cАй бұрын

    I have been watching him since his early 2k days it is crazy to see where he is came

  • @Maskedbandit5050
    @Maskedbandit505028 күн бұрын

    This Interview Was Tufff and Insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @SbDaBoy
    @SbDaBoy29 күн бұрын

    The episode I've been waiting for

  • @NickRaven
    @NickRavenАй бұрын

    How nice to have such a leg up as a kid. How nice indeed...

  • @KevinLangue
    @KevinLangueАй бұрын

    love jesser and loved this episode 🙌🏾

  • @DSARM
    @DSARMАй бұрын

    love that he shouts out paddy. can’t recommend his coaching enough

  • @Stanimus
    @StanimusАй бұрын

    I actually just tried title exploder and its f'n sick!

  • @iJoshyify
    @iJoshyifyАй бұрын

    Jesse is one of the realest ones and has been innovative from the start. He's helped a ton of people and always remained humble. I will always enjoy seeing him at the top!

  • @Flopsythecutebunny
    @FlopsythecutebunnyАй бұрын

    Awesome video Colin and Samir!

  • @ColbyEwert
    @ColbyEwertАй бұрын

    I have been a fan of jesser since I was a kid. Super cool interview

  • @bobbybrilliance
    @bobbybrillianceАй бұрын

    No cap, Colin & Samir are the KZread plug. I saw the video of Jesser throwing the football over the house on TT but didn’t know him. Now it’s full circle. The algorithm be algorithming 😅

  • @zshoopy
    @zshoopy23 күн бұрын

    happy to say that ive been watching Jesser since 2015 during the 2K era

  • @LegitTim
    @LegitTimАй бұрын

    Most humble KZreadr! Only blessings coming your way my guy!

  • @tottisharp
    @tottisharpАй бұрын

    FINALLY

  • @Jbomber23
    @Jbomber23Ай бұрын

    I’ve been following Jesse since he first moved in with Lsk. Literally watched every f***ing video he’s made. For those who don’t know him, ask yo mama who “Jesserthelazer” is😂 fr tho he’s the goat and a big inspiration to me❤🕺🏽

  • @0p41
    @0p41Ай бұрын

    Man, I known this dude when he was still opening packs on 2K. Just all of a sudden he grew so fast.

  • @thatllwork_official
    @thatllwork_officialАй бұрын

    Jesser and That’ll Work trick shot collab?? 👀

  • @nbacontroversy4186
    @nbacontroversy4186Ай бұрын

    watching for jesser for 8 years now seeing how crazy he's grown over the past few years.

  • @lukewhite6641
    @lukewhite6641Ай бұрын

    Jesse you legend bro watching you back then was such a w

  • @ReactionZero
    @ReactionZeroАй бұрын

    Jesser is awesome! Living the dream for a lot of us.

  • @tommyhalkyard8514
    @tommyhalkyard8514Ай бұрын

    That board on the wall is so good.

  • @azayfhossain5713
    @azayfhossain5713Ай бұрын

    Y’all buggin for not knowing who jesser is, he jus doesn’t cater to ur viewer base, doesn’t mean he’s a nobody

  • @YGE3

    @YGE3

    Ай бұрын

    Fax been watching jesses since I was a lil nigga I’m 18 now

  • @ilyaselmegarbi174
    @ilyaselmegarbi174Ай бұрын

    Let's goooo

  • @NomadOverNormal
    @NomadOverNormalАй бұрын

    It’s so funny watching new KZreadrs get their mind blown about old youtube monetization. 17:25 in, Samir asks “you thought 100k views was enough to go full time?” Yes, back then it absolutely was. What people don’t understand is 100k views per video, but uploading 7 days per week. Maybe twice in a day too. This guy was probably getting 1.5-3m views per week in 2014. KZreadrs back then we’re making so much more money than most creators of similar sizes today. The CPM’s were a bit messed up because of machinima and other sketchy stuff, but the sheer quantity of views was wild cause you had the whole audience in a sector.

  • @loYolVibes
    @loYolVibesАй бұрын

    1:07:30 was a weirdly ASMR adjacent gulp of water that synced up way too well with me sipping my morning coffee 😂 I had to pause and be like “ayo was that me?” And then replay the last 15 seconds to make sure I wasn’t crazy

  • @ZakSportsProductions
    @ZakSportsProductionsАй бұрын

    Jesse deserves this his content is goated🔥🐐

  • @Mashotanierh
    @MashotanierhАй бұрын

    lets go

  • @Allstarrp23
    @Allstarrp2329 күн бұрын

    Crazy just a year ago he did a podcast wit tjas and he had 10M now he’s almost at 20M

  • @tituscodymusic
    @tituscodymusicАй бұрын

    yeah it's crazy i have absolutely no idea who this is and he has an entire company. it just shows how much potential the creator economy has for new creators

  • @Willy-xw4jl
    @Willy-xw4jlАй бұрын

    I was subbed to him when he was at 1 million

  • @RangerBloxs
    @RangerBloxsАй бұрын

    5th, also really cool podcast got me and my brother interested in Jesser

  • @ellievanholland2974
    @ellievanholland2974Ай бұрын

    I would love for you to interview Safiya Nygaard! Her videos are so well researched and prepared/edited plus she and her husband moved their entire operation across the country and I’d love to know the logistics of that!

  • @jamezh2594
    @jamezh2594Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for talking to my favorite person

  • @I_AM_VOID_BEATS
    @I_AM_VOID_BEATSАй бұрын

    Good Morning

  • @vijayarao7959
    @vijayarao795912 күн бұрын

    Very tanks🎉🎉

  • @ZedGames
    @ZedGamesАй бұрын

    As a smaller creator I took a lot of value from this, thank you!

  • @BallinBoy008
    @BallinBoy008Ай бұрын

    Them putting his sub count in the title is all we needed to know

  • @tripled213

    @tripled213

    Ай бұрын

    Sub count isn’t in the title tho?

  • @BallinBoy008

    @BallinBoy008

    Ай бұрын

    @@tripled213 it was, but they changed the title and thumbnail to test the click through rates.

  • @kolbe8189
    @kolbe8189Ай бұрын

    Have watched Jesser since 2k14 pack openings with his dog crazy to see how far he made it.

  • @Gelo______

    @Gelo______

    Ай бұрын

    Rest in Peace Humphrey🙏🕊️

  • @Tucker_2345
    @Tucker_2345Ай бұрын

    And he is already almost at 19 mil

  • @DJRaphi
    @DJRaphiАй бұрын

    What would we do with out you guys? Thank you Colin and Samir

  • @AlexMendez-cq6ie
    @AlexMendez-cq6ieАй бұрын

    Amo los podcast que hacen el pista de audio en Español

  • @djstoneface999
    @djstoneface999Ай бұрын

    We need Harry Mack! His podcast (5 eps deep) is awesome, he's been in the game for a bit, super entertaining and contagious energy. You all would have an awesome convo.

  • @jethroe101
    @jethroe101Ай бұрын

    Interview JSTU next!

  • @BenjiSelby
    @BenjiSelbyАй бұрын

    I feel within the next 5ish years, athletes and sports will be the leaders of the content world once the education point is solidified. A decent amount of successful creators have a background in playing sports. One player that was ahead of his time with content creation was Brandon Jennings, he had a series called under the armor that would do really well in today’s era of creatives.

  • @MeowChickenFish
    @MeowChickenFishАй бұрын

    Can you change the title of a video after post production?

  • @DVontayFriga
    @DVontayFrigaАй бұрын

    JESSER !! 🐐

  • @theprogressivemichigander6588
    @theprogressivemichigander6588Ай бұрын

    Summer league would be a good place for experimentation.

  • @mr.morales0707
    @mr.morales0707Ай бұрын

    Surprising, never heard of besser

  • @ThatBoyBrian
    @ThatBoyBrianАй бұрын

    Love this

  • @ZEKEtrickSHOTS
    @ZEKEtrickSHOTSАй бұрын

    Never heard of spotter until now

  • @HyperTesh
    @HyperTesh10 күн бұрын

    I love you Jesser im trying to create some crazy videos soon im 16yrs old !

  • @AtticPartiers
    @AtticPartiersАй бұрын

    😮

  • @apoorvkrishna7652
    @apoorvkrishna7652Ай бұрын

    He is one of the biggest sports youtube channel

  • @futcrunch
    @futcrunchАй бұрын

    hi, interview me too pls xx

  • @kenny.witt3
    @kenny.witt3Ай бұрын

    You should do an interview with nick wilkins

  • @christopherperez3996
    @christopherperez3996Ай бұрын

    Can you interview with connor price

  • @flinnspiration
    @flinnspirationАй бұрын

    this guy is the nicest dude ever.

  • @iamjohnxu
    @iamjohnxuАй бұрын

    the collab the world needed

  • @CGG2007
    @CGG2007Ай бұрын

    Damn he didn’t even mention TD 😢

  • @janabooysen3136
    @janabooysen3136Ай бұрын

    When is an interview with faze rug coming?!😂

  • @SaskiaWorld
    @SaskiaWorldАй бұрын

    A big part in my opinion with sports communities and trying to get younger people in, is the culture. Whether it's pro, amateur, or little league, sports harbor a very toxic community (generalized statement, I know), especially for people like us who enjoy them but are also not super masculine, or political, or homo-erotic, or sexist; we're just probably what most people would call a "normal dude". And it's the core fans of these sports as well. They get broadcasted in bars, or bar-restaurants (like Applebee's, BWW) where a more average person wouldn't feel comfortable with or without the sport. Generally, sports fans are LOUD. Tend to be aggressive, and tend to be an opinionated men. While yes, competitiveness is part of the game, they're not places for Gen-Z, who I would say trend towards more chill, bright/colorful places. The only reason I like football is because my family was so into it growing up and I see it as part of my roots, but I do not watch any other sport for pastime, it's just not the vibe these days.

  • @zachariavarghese2302
    @zachariavarghese2302Ай бұрын

    Bruh how do you not know who Jesse’s is

  • @Maskedbandit5050
    @Maskedbandit505028 күн бұрын

    Jesser is Da Goat 🐐

  • @johanaevlyn9560
    @johanaevlyn9560Ай бұрын

    i love him ❣️

  • @MasterEth
    @MasterEth16 күн бұрын

    I used to edit for this guy lol

  • @azuraselenite
    @azuraseleniteАй бұрын

    I wish y'all would have D'Angelo Wallace on here.

  • @joshmcgoo

    @joshmcgoo

    Ай бұрын

    Omg yes

  • @puremovementhd8974
    @puremovementhd8974Ай бұрын

    i love this guy and forgot about 2 hype not being disresepctful but I am so into beta squad and amp so to see this is deadass inspiring wow jesser and his team are legit and the real deal.

  • @mindblowingyuvraj2868
    @mindblowingyuvraj2868Ай бұрын

    Sir please request to dub the podcast in hindi

  • @ravifleming
    @raviflemingАй бұрын

    🍉

  • @Allstarrp23
    @Allstarrp2329 күн бұрын

    Anyone know who his dad is?

  • @Maskedbandit5050
    @Maskedbandit505028 күн бұрын

    Jesser is a Comedian Kind Funny and Laidback 18million Subs On KZread Channel that is Huge Jesser is Da Goat 🐐 ❤

  • @AK_FilmsYT
    @AK_FilmsYTАй бұрын

    14:00

  • @lime._.productions
    @lime._.productionsАй бұрын

    Jesser the lazer !!!!

  • @proudtibetan
    @proudtibetanАй бұрын

    Big fan of Jess