Bring your idea to life with Shopify: http://shopify.com/colinandsamir 00:00 Who is Mai Pham? 02:18 Starting YouTube at 7 04:58 The evolution of Mai’s channel 06:00 Was she ever self-conscious filming herself while growing up? 09:29 Mai’s relationship with money 13:37 When she first started making money on YouTube 15:50 Moving out at the age of fifteen 18:36 Online friends and the para-social relationship 22:27 Signing with a manager at 16 28:33 Signing contracts 31:28 Getting her first brand deals 35:37 Mai’s competitive advantage 39:39 The story of the Alchemai hoodie 44:17 The Mai Pham Business Pie Chart 47:22 Marketing through her spam account 54:04 Alchemai’s future products 55:30 What are the challenges of producing apparel? 58:15 What if you fail? 59:25 Brand deals: TikTok vs YouTube 1:03:05 Content: TikTok vs YouTube 1:04:26 Learnings from Mai’s past business challenges 1:09:05 What’s next for Mai? Today we speak with creator and entrepreneur Mai Pham. She's one of our youngest guests but also one of our most unique. After running away from home at 15 she started out on YouTube and never looked back, building a strong community and clothing brand called Alchemai. Check out Mai's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@maiphammy COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 90,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press ASK US A QUESTION ❔ We answer questions from creators every Sunday in our newsletter. Submit yours here: https://bit.ly/publish-creator-support LISTEN TO THE SHOW iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website: www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📡 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/colinandsamir 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir ABOUT US We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.