Jesse Sebastiani joined Kyle Forgeard in 2014 to build Nelk, Happy Dad, and Full Send before leaving in 2022 to start creative agency and new channel @sunday. 0:00 Who is MTVJesse? 1:27 How he got an MTV Show in High School 3:08 Skate Culture's Influence on YouTube 5:40 Early Success 7:00 Early 2000's MTV is YouTube 8:20 The only time he enjoyed fame 10:24 How Jesse Sebastiani joined Nelk 14:00 YouTube vs Nelk 15:00 Nelk's first viral video 16:22 Hobby to full time creator 19:40 Good vs Bad Pranks 21:17 Our complicated relationship with Nelk 25:00 MTVJesse's complex relationship with Nelk 27:00 Full Send Merch & Audience Building 29:27 The moment Nelk peaked 31:58 Why MTVJesse left Nelk (jail) 33:50 How MTVJesse made milllions selling Nelk 37:38 How much money is enough? 41:53 Why start Sunday, MTVJesse's next chapter 47:19 Confidence in YouTube 51:23 Was Nelk treated unfairly? COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 60,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press TOOLS & RESOURCES 🎙 Record studio-quality videos from anywhere with Riverside: https://bit.ly/Riverside_ColinSamir 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 🌍 Advertise with The Publish Press: www.thepublishpress.com/partnerships JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📸 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.