We interview creator and host of Chicken Shop Date, @AmeliaDimoldenberg during our trip to London. Watch: ANDREW GARFIELD | CHICKEN SHOP DATE https://youtu.be/eFS5vxYlfY8?si=usGYXLLyLXXWb0GU 00:00 Who is Amelia Dimoldenberg 01:19 Barbie premiere 02:50 Transcending the internet 05:05 Amelia’s story 07:47 Inspiration for Chicken Shop Date (Hot Ones) 11:57 First episode w/ Ghetts 14:28 The initial reception 15:30 Amelia learning video production 16:50 AJ Tracey episode 18:10 The CSD intro/outro 19:36 Wireless Festival 21:12 Getting access to stars 24:24 Daniel Kaluuya 25:40 Booking guests 27:18 Hiring a production team 29:50 The CSD production process 31:25 Creating viral moments 33:37 Wearing all of the hats 35:48 Keeping creative control 37:40 Getting a management company w/ Jordan Schwarzenberger 39:25 Her first (and only) major brand deal 43:22 Amelia on building a business and brand 47:05 Matty Healy (The 1975) 49:47 Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Lawrence, Lewis Capaldi 54:05 KSI 57:43 Louis Theroux & Jiggle Jiggle 59:30 Validation and CSD + Hot Ones 1:02:14 Creating an independent media house 1:04:33 The label of “YouTuber” 1:05:52 Fame 1:08:37 The red carpet 1:11:13 Drake 1:12:06 President Biden? 1:13:26 Working in scripted projects & her ambition 1:15:57 Not compromising or worrying about analytics 1:20:29 The real Amelia 1:22:05 Not quitting and dealing with great employees leaving 1:25:23 Parting words of wisdom 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.