DeepSummary
The podcast episode is an interview with Jessica and Garrett from the Bucket List Family, a YouTube channel that documents their adventures traveling around the world with their 1.4 million subscribers and 3 million Instagram followers. They discuss how they started the channel as a family journal, their journey from Garrett selling his college startup to Snapchat for $54 million, and their decision to pursue travel full-time.
They also talk about the experience of raising $10 million through crowdfunding to start an animation studio to turn their channel into a cartoon series. After pitching various networks, they recently secured a deal with National Geographic to create content together, including children's books and potentially the animated series.
The conversation delves into the dynamics of running a family YouTube channel, managing partnerships and brand deals, the ethics of putting their children in the public eye, and their hopes for the future as their YouTube chapter comes to an end after reaching 300 videos.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The Bucket List Family started their YouTube channel simply as a way to document their family travels, but it grew into a successful career with over 1 million subscribers.
- After Garrett sold his app to Snapchat for $54 million, they decided to travel full-time and fund their adventures through brand partnerships and YouTube.
- They raised $10 million through crowdfunding to start an animation studio and turn their channel into a cartoon series.
- After pitching various networks, they recently partnered with National Geographic to create new content, including children's books and potentially an animated series.
- They are winding down their regular YouTube videos after reaching 300 weekly videos, marking the end of a chapter as they transition to new projects.
- Garrett values experiences and freedom over money and fame, aiming to live each day like a Saturday without being consumed by work.
- They are careful about monetizing their family YouTube content, focused on preserving the authenticity of their family journal.
- They negotiate their own brand deals and strive to maintain creative control over how their family is portrayed in content.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I literally wake up not knowing what day it is.“ by Garrett
- “You know what I want to know for you guys, each of you guys, like, what is that thing that would be the number one, the very top of your bucket list that you haven't done yet, yet, that you want to someday.“ by Garrett
- “For me, the number one all along, like, if this. This should live with National Geographic, it's a beautiful, beautiful partnership, especially National Geographic being owned by Disney.“ by Garrett
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Episode Information
The Colin and Samir Show
Colin and Samir
5/6/24
The Bucket List Family is a family channel that documents the adventures of Jessica, Garrett and their kids as they travel around the world. In this interview, we cover why they started their channel, their work with National Geographic and the family content genre.