Sign up for Bitdefender Security for Creators: https://bitdefend.me/SecurityForCreators Start Brainstorming better with Spotter Studio: http://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Watch Kinigra Deon Originals THE HITLIST 🎯| "Revenge R Us" | Kinigra Deon https://youtu.be/_y0o4QgMl14?si=sXDrhizxPnv_mEl2 Photographs of LOVE ❤️ | A Kinigra Deon Special https://youtu.be/p3bsyXKYUWQ?si=oSuC7Z2YsY_4_5I4 BOYFRIEND FOR SALE 🤑 | “Love For A Price”| Kinigra Deon https://youtu.be/Ri_ogs2aPs0?si=7Uuv03-QPEn2TdJe Y CHROMOSOME EP. 2 🦠| "Immune X Gene" | Kinigra Deon https://youtu.be/7yJrE4sCj3Q?si=fYaqAIHXj5Vu3mVS GOOD GIRL Falls For BAD BOY 💋🖤| Kinigra Deon https://youtu.be/Jtx9FjhLVzI?si=Yi_-CMUboeNAdaz0 THE SPY NINJAS 🥷“Movie” | KINIGRA DEON https://youtu.be/bL_Zrk3fOGU?si=1lqMeMH_S1Y4oTNK 00:00 Who is Kinigra Deon? 03:00 The only Kinigra in the world 03:50 The Tyler Perry comparison 05:07 How did Kinigra get to this point? 08:05 Her relationship with money 10:24 Moving to LA and acting in other YouTube videos 16:14 Pivoting to family-friendly content 22:45 Working full time while making YouTube videos 26:55 YouTube financial milestones 29:55 Challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry 32:58 Breaking stereotypes in the media 39:22 Growing up poor 43:00 Hiring a crew 51:52 Kinigra the streaming platform 52:43 What does her studio look like today? 55:56 Her actors 57:42 Is her future in Alabama or LA? 1:00:42 Which actors have the biggest following? 1:02:46 Has she had conversations with Netflix or any other streamers? 1:04:12 Her production schedule 1:08:16 What does it cost to make an episode? 1:10:15 Alabama as a hub 1:12:39 Where does her validation come from today? 1:14:07 Revenue breakdown and her deal with Spotter 1:22:48 How do brand deals work with scripted content? 1:27:55 Titles & thumbnails for scripted content & Spotter Studio 1:35:50 The concept of familiarity 1:40:43 Samir’s pitch to Kinigra 1:41:57 Fake guns 1:44:06 How she writes her hooks 1:47:48 Why aren’t there more female creators? 1:52:50 Winning an Emmy COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 125,000+ 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.