DA stop-motion animator and a video wizard, @kevinbparry built his YouTube page to over 1.65 M subs and Instagram page with 1.3 M followers with his oddly satisfying work.

In this #Discover100Creators, let's check out Kevin's inspiring creator journey 🧵

💥 Let's get to know Kevin a bit.

@kevinbparry specializes in creating mind-blowing illusions and mesmerizing stop-motion.

Famous for his incredible visual effects, Kevin has worked on animated movies The Boxtrolls, and has been showcasing his talent all over social media.

https://twitter.com/kevinbparry/status/820686798925897729

💥 Starting online

Kevin worked on slow-mo short films for his thesis in grad school.

He sent it to film festivals but believed it had more potential of blowing up online (and he was right!). His video became a Vimeo Staff Pick and garned a lot of attention.

📹 Creating for himself

Kevin started taking up side projects while having a 9-5 in Toronto.

The projects that he worked were mostly for friends and those managed to work successfully online.

His work not only blew up on Reddit but also celebrity-artists recognised his work.

Kevin taught himself to write eye-catchy captions & figured out strategies to make videos viral.

But it was only in 2015, he took brand building seriously during the end days of vine.

He decided to give it a try & started creating content on weekends and whenever he was free.

💥 Delivering Value

By the end of 2016, Kevin started taking instagram seriously and worked on building an audience.

He started sharing behind-the-scenes videos and wrote long form captions. He delivered value in a way that was engaging and interesting.

https://twitter.com/kevinbparry/status/946820184823738368

People started loving him for his art and for his tutorials.

He was named an "Animator to Watch" in 2016 by Variety.

https://www.instagram.com/kevinbparry/

If you are someone who is interesting in animation, filmaking or vfx, make sure to join Kevin's discord 👇🏻

https://twitter.com/kevinbparry/status/1604184722279919617

Kevin Parry

You may know him as a record-breaking streamer or the most followed streamer on Twitch or @Ninja.

With 18.4 M followers on Twitch, in this #Discover100Creators let's break down how Tyler Blevins' made it to the top.

Who is @Ninja?

Richard Tyler Blevins is an American Twitch streamer, YouTuber and professional gamer.

Mainly streaming himself playing Fortnite, Ninja has smashed many viewership records for videogame streaming and has the highest concurrent viewers on a single stream.

https://twitter.com/ninja/status/1396890370311692289?lang=en

✨ Were it all began

It was in 2011 that Ninja started streaming. But he didn’t garner much attention as he was more focused on eSports.

But in 2017, he devoted himself to streaming. He played many games, picked Battle Royale train in 2017 and began playing PUBG.

✨ Make a difference

Ninja soon started streaming Fortnite and his popularity exploded, along with that of the game.

He turned into a prominent figure idolised not only by his followers but also by their parents as a role model for their kids.

In Sept'17, @Ninja had around 5 lakh followers on Twitch.

And then went on to play Fortnite with Drake, Travis Scott and JuJu Smith-Schuster in 2018 attracting more than 628,000 viewers.

Soon, he had over 2 million subscribers.

Ninja then hosted his very own Fortnite tournament in Las Vegas sometime in 2018.

He broke his own streaming record with this event as an estimated 667,000 people watched the event.

✨ Moving to Mixer

On August 1, 2019, Ninja signed an exclusive deal with Microsoft to stream exclusively on Mixer platform. However, the platform was shut down in July 2020.

Love him or loathe him, one thing looks certain: his future is bright. Make sure to follow him!

Ninja

Building a channel having over 18.6 Million subscribers within 3 years, #SouravJoshi became one of the fastest-growing Indian YouTubers ever.

In this #Discover100creators, find out how Sourav became India's number 1 vlogger at a young age.

Who is Sourav?

#SouravJoshi is a social media influencer, vlogger, and sketch artist.

This gen z artist has a huge fan following, not only children but also adults alike.

✨Where it all began

After failing to crack the architecture entrance, Sourav was unsure about his future. Worried, he started accompanying his father to work on the construction site.

That's when his brother suggested he must start a YouTube channel & upload his sketches.

In 2015 Sourav started his first YouTube channel ‘Sourav Joshi Arts’.

He drew different sceneries, sketches of famous people, portrait drawings & more. He even started teaching drawing to his audience for free.

By the time he'd uploaded about 250 to 300 videos, he had only  3-4k subscribers. But his passion for art kept him going.

Fast forward to date, Sourav has 3.94 million subs on his art channel.

youtube.com/@SouravjoshiArts


✨ Starting a second channel

With a view to explore and expand, Sourav started a new vlogging channel named 'Sourav Joshi Vlogs'.

He initially uploaded drawing videos like his other channel. Later, he started uploading Q&A videos as well as vlogs of daily life.

Sourav's old subscribers took interest in his daily life and the channel soon reached 20k subscribers.

However, his permanent address couldn't get verified as per YouTube policy and his account got suspended. This happened twice. But that didn't stop him from starting again.

🤳🏼 365 vlogs in 365 days

During the pandemic, Sourav committed himself to a challenge “365 days 365 vlogs". He uploaded vlogs of himself & his family at 8:00 a.m. IST.

Viewers loved his content & over time his channel was flooded with subscribers & he got 1Million views per day

Sourav's commitment to vlogging is at another level as he still uploads vlogs every day. He has worked hard to grow his channel and stay consistent.

He plans to be more creative, stay grounded and share most of his life with his viewers.

youtube.com/channel/UCjvgGbPPn-FgYeguc5nxG4A

Sourav Joshi

From being a dishwasher living in a trailer to becoming a YouTube icon with an estimated net worth of $16 million, Casey Neistat dominated the creator space like no other. 💥

Unfolding @Casey's inspiring YouTube journey in this #Discover100Creators 🧵

Does the name Casey Neistat ring a bell? 🤔

Casey was a “YouTube filmmaker” before it was cool!

He is also a director and producer and gained insane popularity from his vlogs and entertaining short films.

Casey has been an inspiration to the generation.

The self-taught filmmaker is well known for his video iPod’s Dirty Secret and TV show called The Neistat Brother.

https://twitter.com/Casey/status/18735796721

✨Where it all began

Casey’s rise to success was no easy feat. But despite having “made it” into the “exclusive club” of filmmaking, Casey felt he was living somebody else’s version of the dream.

He created his channel in Feb 2010 & started publishing high-quality short films.

For about 5 years, Casey posted one to two dozen videos per year. Most didn’t get a lot of traction but some went viral.

It wasn’t until 2015, that he feels his career as a creator took off. For a remarkable 534 days in a row, he created some of the best content on YouTube.

🤳🏼 Daily Vlog

In May 2015, Casey launched his daily vlog. Every single day he put out another video, keeping the viewers enticed and interested in his content.

He found inspiration, set up video shots, edited the video, added graphics & music and then uploaded it to YouTube.

Casey started most of his vlogs with a time lapse and ended it abruptly.

While the time lapses at the start fit in with the overall theme of his vlog, the ending left viewers wanting more! 👀

✨How's it going

Casey scored multiple brand deals and was also awarded the GQ New Media Man of the year in 2016.

He quit his daily vlogging adventures in 2016 but now he's back where it all began.

Currently, he has 12.5 Million subs and more than 3 Billion views! 🤯

https://twitter.com/Casey/status/1570101221612027904

While you're at it, watch this episode of #CreatorDeepDive where our hosts @gyaan_central and @dharmeshba talk about what's so special about Casey's approach and his impact on vlogging.👇🏻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP7IUp1IvFk

Casey Neistat

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You may know him as a Minimalist lifestyle guru and filmmaker.

With 3.56 Million subscribers, @mattdavella has been one of the most entertaining, most loved and fastest-growing YouTubers.

Here's how Matt became influential🧵

Let's get to know Matt a bit!

@mattdavella is an award-winning documentary filmmaker & commercial director.

He creates content about taking a realistic approach to minimalism, sustainable habits & breaking out of one's comfort zone.

👦🏻 Early Days

Matt has been into filmmaking since his high school days. He'd spend his lunchtime & study hall hours working on videos.

By the time he was in college, he started taking up freelance video projects.He was stoked to be able to get paid to do something that he loved

📽️ Filming a documentary

After freelancing for eight years, Matt hit the road with @JFM and Ryan in 2016 to make a documentary about the minimalist lifestyle.

Minimalism turned out to be the highest-grossing box-office opening weekend of any independent documentary of 2016.

https://twitter.com/mattdavella/status/1017397933996691456

They were able to get their second feature-length film on Netflix in 2021. The film tackles issues with choices, hoarding, capitalism and more.

The documentary was nominated for an Emmy too!

https://twitter.com/mattdavella/status/1523812500000493568

Matt also directed Design disruptors. It reveals a never-before-seen perspective on the design approaches of companies and how they are overtaking billion-dollar industries through design.

https://twitter.com/mattdavella/status/992071293922172929

📹 Becoming a YouTuber

Matt started his channel in 2011 but only started posting consistently after Feb 2017.

Over a year and a half, his video went viral and he found his voice. He planned his videos well, wrote and figured out how did he want the video to turn out.

Matt decided to take things a notch up and did ads, and brought in brands and sponsors, did things that he enjoyed and built a team too.

https://twitter.com/mattdavella/status/1551077505800347648

🎙️ The Ground Up Show

Matt started the @groundupshow in Feb 2017. On the podcast, Matt sat down with creators to talk about their process, the lessons they've learned & how to make an impact.

The podcast has 111 episodes and over 2 million downloads.

What is Matt up to lately?

Matt took a month off social media in September 2022 and now posts one video a month on his YouTube Channel.

He is also doing one or two courses every year about filmmaking, creativity and business on slowgrowth.com

Matt D'Avella

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You may know her as Parvati Bai or Sumukhi Chawla or Pushpavalli or India’s Tina Fey.

Once upon a time a librarian, now makes everyone laugh and has established herself as a comedian and creator.

Here's unfolding @sumukhisuresh's self-made journey to fame:

But who is @sumukhisuresh?

Sumukhi is a creator who does it all- acting, comedy, writing, direction and more.

Unlike the usual, her style of comedy shows that there's much more in it beyond cross-dressing and stereotyping. And she is a proud feminist.

👧🏻 Life After School

Sumukhi was raised in Nagpur. After graduating from school, she picked Home Science only to realize it wasn't meant for her.

She decided to move to Chennai and pursued Food Science instead.

Sumukhi then moved to Bangalore to work as a librarian at a children’s library. Soon she started working at a food lab and ran a bakery.

She was happy with her 9-5 and had a decent salary but she wanted more. That's when she turned to comedy!

https://twitter.com/sumukhisuresh/status/762284414969663488

Sumukhi started with improve in 2013 and then took up standup and sketches within a year's time. And soon she decided to take it up full-time.

With 30k in her bank account, she packed her back and moved to Mumbai in 2016 to pursue her passion- comedy.

https://twitter.com/sumukhisuresh/status/505050920594321408

🌟 What happened next

It took some time for Sumukhi to find her voice but once she did there was no stopping here.

She went on to shoot a mockumentary Better Life Foundation, featured in Star Boyz, created Bheti Naak and the list goes on.

https://twitter.com/sumukhisuresh/status/1229291060100136960

🌟 Hows it going

Initially, Sumukhi's parents were not supportive but now are her biggest cheerleaders.

Currently, Sumukhi has her hands full with @motormouthwrite. She founded Motormouth to write long-form and short-form shows, movies & stories centering on female characters.

https://twitter.com/sumukhisuresh/status/1487019712814874625

Recently, she had her solo standup 'Hoemonal' in London.

When it comes to social media, Instagram specifically, @sumukhisuresh treats it as an open playground and has no planned strategy (and that works out the best for her).

Follow her for your dose of laughter and fun!

https://twitter.com/sumukhisuresh/status/1560590271791779840

Sumukhi Suresh

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Here's how @AliAbdaal went from being a Cambridge University Topper to becoming one of the Most-Respected Creators on the Internet 🧵

Does the name Ali Abdaal ring a bell?

Ali is a well-known YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur & online teacher. The former doctor graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2018 & worked as a doctor for two years.

He has built a reputation for being transparent & informative.

👦🏻 The Early Years

While he was 12, Ali gained basic coding skills.

He tried his hand at freelance web design, freelance graphic design, being a developer and a couple of other businesses but ended up failing.

🩺 Life in Med School

Ali was a med student at @Cambridge_Uni. At 19, he was scammed as he ended up buying a dodgy Macbook off Craigslist.

He thought of how could he make up for the loss and that's when he came up with teaching courses to help people get into med school.

He wondered if he could teach two people, why not make a website & market this course around the country?

Ali along with five other med school colleagues started a company called 6med that even today serves test prep & tutoring material to thousands of students each year.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1531682957764841472

Ali got on YouTube to market his business. He created videos about med school at Cambridge, tips on how to ace BMAT exam, etc.

He started his channel in 2007 but only got serious in 2018. It took him 6 months & 52 videos to get his channel eligible for monetization.

Ali taught himself editing skills & transitioned his content from everything med school to more about tech, productivity & education.

In Aug 2020, he wanted to step back from his channel and travel the world but the pandemic struck. And he ended up going full-time as a creator.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1485641383167803392

🎙️Diving deep with Podcasts

Ali along with his brother @taimurabdaal Ali started a podcast- titled 'Not Overthinking'- in March 2019.

It's a weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, the human condition and much more.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1576957585042722817?s=20&t=oeWNgBNB6AJaYCIrOmd4vA

In September 2021, Ali then started his podcast YouTube channel by the name Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal.

Over the past 4 seasons, he has interviewed many famous personalities and YouTubers like Marques Brownlee, Max Fosh, etc.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1588174466106134528

🖥️ Online Courses

In 2020, Ali also started releasing courses on Skillshare. His first course was a video editing class which was relatively successful.

Fast forward to the end of 2020 and Ali made around $515,000 on the platform.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1243581954307559424

He also has a live cohort course, Part-Time YouTuber Academy.

About 400 people signed up for the first cohort in November 2020, and it did really well.

And in 2021, it brought in $2.4 million.

https://twitter.com/AliAbdaal/status/1587112492727255040

✍🏻 Soon to be an author

Ali has been writing a book for a while now.

You can join his journey and read the past issues of his Book Journey here https://aliabdaal.com/book-journey/

Did you know that last year Ali made $4.1 Million in revenue? Thanks to his 14 income streams!

Follow @AliAbdaal and sign up for his newsletter Sunday Snippets where he shares actionable productivity tips and practical life advice!


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Ali Abdaal

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From comedy to makeup tutorials to reality TV, @bretmanrock is known for his humor and authenticity.

With over 9 Mn subs on YouTube, 18.5 Mn followers on Instagram and 14 Mn on TikTok, Rock became Playboy’s first gay male cover star.

Here's his journey🧵

Who is Bretman Rock?

Definitely not your average beauty vlogger.
An icon in the LGBTQ community, Bretman Rock Sacayanan Laforga is a talented Filipino beauty influencer & social media personality.

He's made it to Forbes 30 Under 30- Asia & ranks #27 on Forbes Top Creators list.

👦🏻 Early Days

Rock immigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii as a child.

At the age of 5, he was fascinated with beauty products when he watched watch his grandma get ready for church.

But it was only when he was in 5th grade, he touched makeup for the first time.

Rock was a star of his high school track team. He'd sign up for soccer, volleyball, cross country and track.

He made sure to stay grounded, focused on maintaining his 3.5 GPA and was a part of the Student Council.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRL7ywnlPZa/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=948c3f86-7b78-4cdf-a0ba-0b15f27caedede

🎥 Getting on social media

Just like any other teenager, Rock signed up on Vine, Snapchat & YouTube by 8th grade. He would make videos in his spare time.

Though he rose to fame with his beauty tutorials, he started his journey by uploading comedy videos & fashion-related stuff.

Rock's Vine video went viral his freshman year. This motivated him to make videos on Vine and Snapchat.

He managed to be in the spotlight once again after one of his comedic YouTube videos, called "How to Contour" started trending.

And it's been uphill from there...

https://twitter.com/notabtsvid/status/687759509951922177

📺 Hitting the Big Screen

Rock has a cameo in Bella Poarch & Sub Urban's Inferno music video.

He also starred in his reality TV show, MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock and 30 Days with Bretman Rock.

https://twitter.com/bretmanrock/status/1358904968221126657

Rock is also the voice of Makeup Boy on the series "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder" which premiered earlier this year on Disney+.

https://twitter.com/FlyingKetchup/status/1439560189615566854

❌ Ignoring the haters

Rock's schoolmates called him names, and others referred to him as weird. He faced a lot of criticism due to his choice of clothing, but this didn't stop him.

But his family stood by his love of beauty and his mom let him experiment with her makeup.

Rock never gave up and continued to experiment. You'd often find him calling out his haters with sassy posts on social media.

Follow @bretmanrock and watch him slay with his stunning sense of style in the future.

Bretman Rock

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You may know her as the Swaggy South Delhi Girl or Instagram’s Billi Mausi!

With 2.8 Million followers on Instagram, @KushaKapila is one of the most popular creators in India and an advocate for body positivity.

Here is the celebrity creator's journey🧵

Not that we need to give an intro but here's a bit about Kusha.

Kusha Kapila is an Indian content creator, writer, actress, & social media celebrity.

Her character “Billi Masi,” a no-filter South Delhi aunty spilling secrets of the high society shenanigans has been a huge hit.

Apart from taking digs at the country's rich, her content tickles funny bones and often reflects challenging conversations about the many issues women face in India.

👧🏻 Early Days

Since childhood, Kusha has been passionate about singing and dancing.

She faced a tough time in school as she often received hate and criticism from her teacher.

In college, she joined theatre and did street plays too.

Back then, she was inspired by Barkha Dutt and desired to become a journalist.

💼 Where it all began

Kusha started out as a Fashion Correspondent for a Delhi-based firm Apparel Online in 2013.

She then worked as a Trend Analyst, Content Writer, Copywriter and Digital Content Head and Content Developer in multiple firms.

In 2016, she moved to Times Internet to be a Fashion Editor.

Then, she joined iDiva as a writer and became a fashion editor there. It is at iDiva, Kusha started creating videos for their Facebook page.

https://twitter.com/iDivaOfficial/status/1174217205329944577

🎥Starting a YouTube Channel

Though Kusha started her channel back in 2011, she began posting actively in 2019; starting with a vlog.

Fast-forward to date, she has 418K subs and has garnered 67 Million views.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OhHOkRw5HE

🎥 Entering the OTT space

Kusha made her Bollywood debut in Karan Johar’s Ghost Stories on Netflix.

She appeared in a number of digital reality shows including Amazon Prime’s LOL Hasse toh Phasse, Voot’s Go Fun Yourself, Myntra’s Fashion Superstar, etc.

https://twitter.com/KomalNahta/status/1179395221572014083

Kusha has also been a part of Back Benchers, Son of Abish, and Kitchen, Khanna and Konversations.

Most recently she starred in Plan A Plan B and was a part of #KoffeewithKaranSeason7.

https://twitter.com/KushaKapila/status/1574822708294037504

✨What is Kusha into lately

Kusha continues to work with many popular faces from Bollywood and has made it to the cover of many magazines including Harper’s Bazaar. She is an active philanthropist too.

She has many projects lined up for the year. So follow her and stay tuned ⚡

Kusha Kapila

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A drop-out at 18, an award-winning CEO at 25 and the youngest Dragon on Dragon’s Den at 28, Steven Bartlett is a prominent name in content marketing.

His podcast tops listener charts & his book is a best-seller.

Here's @SteveBartlettSC's creator journey:

Let's get to know Steven a bit!

@SteveBartlettSC (a.k.a Steve) is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, vlogger, podcaster & investor who was featured in Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020.

The Botswana-born businessman has also won accolades at the Great British Entrepreneur awards.

https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1475874556065857539

👦🏻 Growing up

Coming from a humble background, Steven was disciplined and independent as a kid.

He hated going to school as he had to learn things he didn't enjoy. He'd never turn in his homework and so his teacher would often call him a 'useless student'.

Steven didn't have the privilege of owning fancy stationery like other kids back then.

He knew he had to work hard and sell things to make some money. He made small profits over stuff he sold to his peers. He'd even sold cigarettes at one point.

By the age of 17, he was running multiple small businesses- launched a website that sold Japanese fashion to the UK and had an event company 'XI' that threw 3-4 events a month.

When he was 18, he moved to Manchester to study business.

💥Turning Point

Steven went to study business in the hope of learning and meeting like-minded people, but it turned out to be a nightmare.

After his first class, he decided to drop out, despite having bills to pay. His mother too said she'd abandoned him. He'd hit rock bottom.

But he had a vision- To mend communication in the student world.

He started documenting his journey on Facebook in May 2011. He wrote about his struggles and leanings. He also took up a job at the call centre.

Two years later he launched, Wallpark overcoming all challenges.

✈ Becoming a Digital Nomad

After quitting Wallpark, Steven took a trip to Thailand. The foundation for @SocialChain was laid there.

He started consulting for various businesses, travelled to different countries and leveraged what he'd learnt over the three years at Wallpark.

🎙 Sharing his diary

What started as an experiment and hobby now makes Steven $1.2 Million A Year.

Today, The Diary Of A CEO is the most listened-to business podcast in Europe.

https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1498699794373660680

Steven believed in the medium of podcasts and communicating stories.

Though he started the podcast in 2017, it was only at the end of 2020 that he decided to be consistent and started shooting.

He also had The Diary of a CEO LIVE Tour this year.

https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1505541728589205507

📺 Getting on screen

Steven’s television debut happened in 2019. he played an undercover role in Channel 4’s The Secret Teacher.

In 2021, he joined Dragon’s Den in its 19th season on BBC. He officially became the youngest Dragon to join the show.

https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1157032482384109568

✍🏻 Writing a book

Steven published his first book, Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfilment, Love and Success in March 2021.

The book made it to the Sunday Times best-seller list on its debut!

https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC/status/1378661886737125383

⚡What is Steven up to lately?

The entrepreneur was valued at £71 million by Forbes when he was 26. He announced two new companies, Thirdweb & Flight Story in 2021.

Steve actively updates his 2.1 Million followers on Instagram & uploads 2 podcasts per week. Follow him already!