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Creating Safe Spaces in Content Creation

• Jermaine Pulliam • Season 1 • Episode 110

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Ever wondered what happens when grown folks with real responsibilities dive into content creation? Dr. Snowww joins Jermaine on Uploaded and Unfiltered to share his refreshingly authentic journey as a fragrance enthusiast, tech lover, and dad who's carving out his own lane in the digital space.

"I like tech and I like smelling good," explains Dr. Snowww, whose content mission goes beyond simple reviews. He's creating safe spaces for larger-built individuals to discover quality fragrances without judgment. With a collection ranging from $20 bottles to $500 investments, he debunks the myth that expensive always means better: "You don't need to spend $300 to smell good, and if anyone tells you that, they're lying to you."


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Speaker 1:

Welcome. Welcome back to another episode of uploaded and unfiltered, the podcast in which I, your host Jermaine, interviews another content creator in regards to the journey thus far. One reason why I really love this format that I've came up for myself is I get to talk about whoever I want to, as long as they're like yeah, I'll do that. So, lucky for me, my guest tonight definitely was like yeah, I'm down, let's go ahead and get this done and shout out to I'm not even gonna say his name yet. Before I say that, I'm gonna read his bio, get a little bit of information on him and then we'll start this conversation. It's here to enjoy all things that smell good and indulge in the tech world that one gets me going and smells good. If you know anything about cologne and fragrances, you might want to tune into this dude. Welcome to the show, dr Snow. How are you doing today?

Speaker 2:

Man, what's happening? What's happening? I'm doing phenomenal. I'm glad to be here, man. Thank you very much for inviting me on the show.

Speaker 1:

No problem at all. I'm glad to be here, man. Thank you very much for inviting me on the show. No problem at all. I've been meaning to do this for a while, but I'm not even going to lie. The thing that sparked it and reminded me was you doing your collector's edition. Was it Mafia 3? Yes, it was yes, it was yeah.

Speaker 2:

I saw that and I was like I don't got that one.

Speaker 1:

Also, I need to talk to this man on the podcast.

Speaker 2:

I am glad I love that series man. The fact, like, because I really went in my garage, I was like I need to find all my I know I got some videos and I saw three. I was like let me just pull it out. But no man, that's a good series man, I love it.

Speaker 1:

Hell yeah, that's what I love, man? I love seeing everybody else's and like hearing people like oh, I had that. I'm like damn, really not that. I thought I was only one, but you know how it is.

Speaker 2:

But it does feel good, though. When you pull something out, people are like, oh, like I ain't. Because you pulled out some stuff, I'm like I ain't never even seen that before, like that's crazy. So you know, I'm going to give a spoiler alert to the series right now.

Speaker 1:

I realized because, again, I was in college. I was. I don't wanted to play games, so I was looking through the archives and I've sold so much shit to GameStop and Amazon like dope collector's edition type stuff I can only imagine. Oh my God, I'm so mad at myself. I was like I shouldn't have did that. But whatever Hindsight is 20-20.

Speaker 2:

You're right, because you never know what's really going to be that until it's like Exactly Because I got some joints that until it's like, exactly because I got some joints, I'm like, why do I still have this? Not that I'm glad I do, but I'm like, why didn't I sell this one? What the? I feel you like I'm really gonna do a deep dive and like pull lots of stuff yes, yes, I was like, I was like man, I really have stuff that I just you know you forget about you move seven times.

Speaker 2:

You're like all right exactly, so I'm gonna pull them out, though I'm all right, bet I can't wait to see it on that note.

Speaker 1:

I'm gonna pull them out though. I'm all right, I can't wait to see it on that note. I'm gonna go ahead and get this thing started. Snow. What got you into content creation? What is your origin story with content?

Speaker 2:

creation. Well, I, I mean honestly what got me into it? I really started out I wanted to be like, I wanted to stream, like gaming content, because I enjoy I'm, you know, I really think that there needs to be a safe space for people. You know, a little bit older, we just come somewhere and just kick it, have a good time and and I don't, I'm not trying to be good, but I want to at least have fun with people and that's how I started. But that really wasn't my. You know, that's not really what I was into. And then you know, you know COVID hit, and then life hits. And then you know I, you know COVID hit, and then life hits. And then you know, I realized, man, the stuff I like is I like tech and I like smelling good. Yes, I'm a big dude, so I always I'm very mindful of creating spaces for individuals that you know are more built or more heavier set up than might look like me you know, and make sure they compliment you.

Speaker 2:

Can you know you can smell good, no matter who you are.

Speaker 2:

I mean got to know how to put it together. You got to know how to put it on. So that was a big one for me creating that safe space for anyone to just feel good, smell good, no matter what size you are. And then I just like recording and making videos. So it all goes together, so it works out. But for a while, though, I wouldn't put my face on the screen though Really together. So it just it works out, but for a while though I I wouldn't put my face on the screen though really. So no, I was.

Speaker 2:

So I used to cover my face when I used to stream at first, okay, especially because I also was very mindful of my professional spaces. But once I got, once I got to the point, I was like man I can't be worrying about. I'm too old, first of all, to be worrying about what everybody else thinks, even my professional space, as long as I'm not out here doing nothing crazy, which I won't anyway. But you know, it got to the point where I just said I need to just show my face. Let people see my face. Hell, yeah, now I. You know I love talking about cologne or perfume or whatever it is and trying to get to the point where I can just give back to people. That is awesome. That's my big one Be able to get back at some point where I have that financial stability bill. Okay, yes, you know I can do what I can do to help people out. So that's awesome. So, yeah, that's how I got started in the creative space.

Speaker 1:

Yo, I love that. So it sounds like you're having fun, like you went from a space where you're like let me just try this out. And then you found I don't like boxing people in like that, but you found something that you were into. You're making content. Is it still enjoyable for you?

Speaker 2:

yes, it's just. It's just finding that balance. Because I'm a dad, you know I'm also a professional as well and and I'm lucky enough to where I'm not do I want this to be something that I can have a financial opportunity from it. I'm not gonna sit here and act like I don't, but I'm also lucky enough that my professional career is pretty important to me and I actually enjoy what I do from a professional standpoint and I love being a dad. So just make sure I find that balance, cause I feel like it's a little bit easier to get burned out If you're a parent.

Speaker 2:

Yes, you know my kids play sports. You know they want to go to. You know piano lessons and you know baseball practice or whatever it is, and I want to make sure I'm always going to put that stuff before, before this. You know, it's just, it is what it is. But you know, but am I happy? Do I still enjoy it A hundred percent? I'm not. I don't see myself stopping. Would I like for it to blow up and it could be something that is beneficial? Yes, who would it? Yeah, but I also am not only solely doing it because I'm hoping to monetize it, like I just want people out there to. I just want people to be comfortable and find me and know that you know there's someone out there that geeks out about I like anime, I like I like tech, I like all kind of just.

Speaker 2:

I collect Hot Wheels, like all kind of just. I collect hot wheels like and I'm also I'm a dad. If you knew me when I was young, you're probably never, never, imagined like really hold on, like you do that now. Like you know, my, my upbringing is so like far left, yeah, from like what I am now. Like I didn't get to do, done this growing up, like I didn't exactly I didn't own any consoles or you know it. Just I, just I didn't have that kind of opportunity growing up.

Speaker 1:

So now.

Speaker 2:

I haven't grown no money. Yeah, I'm just a big kid, bro. Like I have a big kid. So yes, I'm enjoying it. I'm lucky enough to where I'm not forced to have to make this like a living Right. I would love to at some point to be able to just create content for fun, but like I'm enjoying it, I enjoy it, man, bro, I'm telling you like just having that spirit of just having fun with it, and you have a noble like cause.

Speaker 1:

You want to create a safe space for people to look like you it might be the same shit that you are Like. I always tell people like, just do what you love the money, if it's there, it will come and you're not going to turn that shit down. So I feel you. I feel you. You know what. I don't want that bag. Get that on my face.

Speaker 2:

So if it come, I'm excited, but you know, if it doesn't, I'm cool with the slow grind, like I don't need to blow up overnight. You know all that stuff. So no, man, I I enjoy it. You can't do this, you can't do this if you don't enjoy it, like if you're solely trying to do this just to make money I mean, some people get lucky and it works, it does.

Speaker 2:

I'm not gonna say yeah, like it doesn't, but I'm just not that guy because I'm not nice enough and I'm not kissing nobody ass to make it happen exactly. It's like yeah, yeah, no, that's a good one, that's good.

Speaker 1:

I appreciate that so I got, I got like so many questions, but I think craziest question I don't know if you answered this in a bit or not but what is the most expensive bottle that you own? That's a good because I don't even. Okay, hold on, hold on, before you answer that. What is the range of cologne?

Speaker 2:

So what's the price range? I have everything from you know no pocket watching people out there. You know what I'm saying. I work everything from you know no pocket watching people out there you know, I work hard, you know, but like everything from, like you know, 500 bottle to a 20 bottle okay and I'm not one of them type of individuals that only feel like I don't believe expensive means better.

Speaker 2:

Okay, just at. At one point in my life for me it was a flex or it was. It was my pen on my back to go buy that bottle that was more expensive because I had the ability to do it. So but I also want to make sure I educate people like you don't need to spend $300 to smell good, and if anyone tells you that they're lying to you.

Speaker 2:

Now. Now, do you know? Do some people out there feel like they can? They have this, this nose that could tell the quality of the ingredient? I guess maybe, I don't. I don't. It's all this smell. Good, you feel good. It don't break your skin out. Yes, where would you like be happy? So like no, I I do. So my most expensive bottle is it's like I, it's like you know, like right around $500. I was like.

Speaker 2:

I'm even allowed to eat it and then my cheapest one, one of the ones that I wear. I probably wear more than anything.

Speaker 1:

It cost me like $20 and I wear, and I wear that more than anything. So it's a wide range and that's you mentioned something that I was actually talking to my wife about, like flexing on motherfuckers, like hey, and I was telling her this and she's like, yeah, I get that the things that I buy, like when I Apple watch first came out, I got the most expensive Apple watch and it was not to flex on anybody, it was a 100%. I can afford this. I feel good, like this is for me, and like.

Speaker 1:

I like this is for me and like I don't fuck if nobody knows what series or what, how much I don't give a shit about that. Like this is for me. So to hear you say that like I'm like damn, I just was talking about that. That's dope man, it's, it's a like it's just a good feeling.

Speaker 2:

Man, like you know, I might not be, I'm not living in a mansion and I'm like that, but I I've worked hard enough in my life to be. You know, all right, all right, you know I can go get. It feels good, it feels good to be like, okay, I can go do that. You know what I'm saying. So it's a, you know, it makes me feel good. You know I'm not into like watches, or I don't.

Speaker 2:

I'm not really in the shoes anymore, like I was when I was younger. I don't, I don't buy nothing else, but take stuff and just cologne. So yeah, that's expensive enough, so yeah, and then of course, my, my kids, you know they want bags.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, hell, yeah, they're, they're really. They're really the problem though. Yeah, for real, as a dad of two, uh, girls who love to do sports, shit, like I just had to pay out the pocket for volleyball. Both we were doing soccer this year, which i'm'm all for it, but God damn that shit's pricey.

Speaker 2:

Hey, I don't, don't start talking about travel ball or travel volley.

Speaker 1:

We ain't there yet. We ain't there yet.

Speaker 2:

It's the. It's the most expensive. If I didn't have kids, I promise you I probably have an island right now. I can probably afford these kids they want to do. Yeah, I feel you yeah.

Speaker 1:

But it is like you say, even like with the flex and people doing that shit for them, like that shit also feels good. We want to do this, no question. And then in the back end I'm like God damn, are you serious, right? How many times a week are y'all practicing? What the fuck I?

Speaker 2:

feel you, oh God, I feel you. It's like, and I got to go out here the whole time. Yeah, I got to be there. I got to interact with the other parents, god damn it.

Speaker 1:

It's the worst, bro. You don't even know I can talk about that. Like see now the travel shit, like that might break me bro, like man.

Speaker 2:

I can't even imagine Because I'm not really. I'm not really like a. I'm one of them, individuals, individuals I have to like. I have to like prep myself. Okay, I gotta go be around people same same. See, so it's like so. But like, when you're in those situations, like you know, it's like you gotta talk. You guys, you know what do you do? Like I don't want to talk to y'all like no disrespect. There's no disrespect. None of y'all be like. I don't want. I don't want to give you my corporate voice.

Speaker 2:

I want to be k motherfucking t right now but you get around all the parents you gotta be yeah, oh my god bro. Yes, all right, I'm not crazy I know it's me and you both bro, me and you both bro I'm like they're had.

Speaker 1:

My goal is my hope. This is I'm gonna put the intention out there. One of these days I'm gonna run into somebody that's like us and we're just gonna be chilling and I'm like, all right, I have yet to find it me, either I have yet to find it oh my god, bro, it's the bed either god damn, I hate that shit man, uh, every time I have to go out I'm like mm-hmm, like luckily now the word is uh, during practice the girls they'll go do their thing.

Speaker 1:

They're like all right, dad, peace. And I'm like cool, I can sit in my car. I'll be making videos. I'll be looking at TikTok. It'd be great.

Speaker 2:

I like that shit. Alright, I feel better now. I'm not the only one that feel like that, Nah bro, nah, don't let anybody lie to you.

Speaker 1:

That's a bunch of bullshit.

Speaker 2:

Oh, we're parents.

Speaker 1:

We have to like each other, no.

Speaker 2:

No, we don really can't know your name, really exactly like I don't, really don't give a fuck where you work, like at all, like I'm not gonna remember once I leave here, like at all bro, let's do all right.

Speaker 1:

I'm gonna say this and then I'm gonna jump off, because I swear to god I could talk about this all night. My wife is really good at remembering names. Like I don't understand where the superpower come from, and so she'll be telling the story. She's'll be like you remember so-and-so from so-and-so? I'm like no, I don't remember. I was like do you want me to lie so you can just flow with the story, or do you want me to pause and do this every time? She's like just fucking lie. I'm like alright.

Speaker 2:

Gotcha, I gotcha. Hey, that's real though. That's real, bro, that yeah yeah, I remember.

Speaker 1:

Oh, really damn. I mean and don't get me wrong I love like when she's regurgitating these stories. It does kind of spark. I'm like all right, I kind of remember that. But I see a face, but I'm not man. I am.

Speaker 2:

I'm glad it's not just me.

Speaker 1:

You just made my day, bro, that's hell yeah dad stick together baby. That's what I'm talking about we're going to find our tribe in real life.

Speaker 2:

One of these days it's gonna happen to happen. Fact. Oh damn, all right, let me get back on subject matter. Yeah, my bad, my bad, no you.

Speaker 1:

Good, let's just go ahead and jump right to current mindset. Let's do it. You have been pumping out content. I don't remember when I came across your TikTok, but again, I was saying earlier, the cologne is and like, I got like one or two bottles but they, you know, they smell good and I'm like these are my babies. But I do see myself wanting to invest in some different fragrances and some different like feels. As far as, like, I'm feeling real nice today, I'm gonna put this on. I got you. So, as far as a consistency and where you see yourself in like three or six months, where do you want to take your content?

Speaker 2:

that's's a that's a great question. So I guess, honestly, understanding that for me, the slow, the slow and steady is going to be how I win the race. So it's more so, three to five months, I want to have enough followers to do my first big giveaway. You know, like, yeah, I guess my milestones are just getting to 2,500 followers and then growing my YouTube and my Instagram really.

Speaker 2:

So the next six months is just getting all those platforms to certain number milestones and starting to do some giveaways because I've collected enough fragrances that I can you know, I can give some stuff away, I can send some stuff out and, just, you know, start doing those kind of things, because my way of doing it is I'm going to go out to these rack stores like the TJ Maxx, the Burley, the Marshalls, and I'm going to purchase them myself and prove to people like, bro, they're there, like I promise you, it doesn't matter if you're a high school kid or you know, or even 55, whatever it is, they're there.

Speaker 2:

And for the individuals that might not be able to, you know, might not just have the ability to always go and get it, I want to create that space to where the people that do find me appreciate that aspect of it, like, yes, the more y'all invest in me, the more I can invest in to helping people appreciate this. I feel like everybody should be able to have a nice bottle of Smell, Good Agreed, you know, like, because it's something just very satisfying about you. Take a good shower, you know, you go out with your partner or whoever that might be partner, whoever that might be. Like hell, let me go on a spanker. You know what I'm saying Exactly. It makes you feel so like that's the next four to six months is just more so. Steady growth, okay, and hitting that first big milestone to do a giveaway and then really just keeping consistent and not running out of gas.

Speaker 2:

And having those biggest issues that every six months I lose a little bit of just steam and I drop off the face of the mat for three months. Gotcha. And it's like if I really want to make this something more consistent the way I say I do, I gotta I have to be able to push through that and I haven't really quite figured out how to really do that yet. And that's over these next six, four to six. If I can make sure I'm consistent, I feel like I'll take that next step in my, in my, you know, creation or stuff like that.

Speaker 2:

So, yeah, you know, that's that's, that's the plan. Okay, that's the plan for right now.

Speaker 1:

I'm going to, just I'm going to poke at this.

Speaker 2:

Go for it.

Speaker 1:

Go for Okay go for it, I'm always comfortable with that.

Speaker 2:

You can tell I work for it, I bet.

Speaker 1:

So when you notice the drop-off, is there anything specific or is it just like I'm bored with this shit right now I'm doing something else.

Speaker 2:

It's normally around, just like from the professional work, and just not wanting to give it the attention. Because one thing I've noticed, or one of my biggest attributes and also detriments, is that I'm very I want it to look a certain way, I want it to be a certain way and it's honestly. And now that I've had some conversations with people, I'm just hindering myself with that mindset. Like there's times where I'm like why can't I just record this with my phone? Like no, I'm gonna wait till I get home.

Speaker 2:

I I want to set my camera like, but by the time I get home I'm like I'm too tired, you know, so it's more so like not appreciating how just 10 minutes can make the biggest difference. You can still do it, you just find a way to make it look better from your phone. I haven't quite mastered that, being able to hold myself accountable for that, because, like, I like doing reaction videos yeah, because I'm not funny, but I just happen to do funny stuff at times.

Speaker 1:

So like all right, you know now, you're funny. That means you're funny. What the fuck are you talking about?

Speaker 2:

so you know. So it's like, but like I literally see a video like oh man, I should react to that and I'm like, yeah, but I gotta pull my camera up. I don't pull my camera, my nice camera. I don't want to do it and I'm like I could have just sat here in the car.

Speaker 1:

But I'm like you know look the same I started fighting with myself, so I'm like I'm my own worst enemy, so the so to truly answer your question.

Speaker 2:

I have to learn how to get out my own way. I'm comfortable making excuses because I'm a, but you know, I do have my professional stuff. So it's like like, well, I mean, I still gotta go to work in the morning, so exactly you know saying so like that's really biggest worst. I'm on word right bad.

Speaker 1:

That's all I wanted to hear, because, like, as long as you have it in your head, like you know, like I don't need to bust out the, the, the nice camera, I could do it on the phone. Once you get past that hump, I'm telling you, bro, like shit goes crazy. Because, like I was the exact same way. I was like man because I bought the pocket three because a tech head me as well. I bought it right before it went stupid expensive and so that was my excuse. I'm like, all right, I want to do this reaction video, but I just bought that pocket three. I'm gonna wait till I get home to use it.

Speaker 1:

I get home, everybody want to talk, we watch tv, we play mario party. It comes like nine, ten o'clock. I'm like I ain't shooting shit, I, I'm done, I don't want to do it. I feel you. So I feel you, I uh. There's a number, there's a bunch of random videos on my uh TikTok, uh kryptonite. If y'all don't know it's a what I, not a O, but that I just was like I just need to make this shit. So I just busted out front camera and all, and I just said something, or I was like reacting to something and just let it go. Just so I know that like even okay, so those didn't do numbers, but they did they. They moved and like nobody called me out and was like this quality sucks, what the fuck is this? None of that happened, so I was like all right, all right, I can, I can let it slide a little bit. So okay, I can't wait for you to get there.

Speaker 1:

And plus you know by the time. I hope one day, maybe, like that front facing camera is just going to be as good as those damn DSLRs. So you're not going to have any excuses.

Speaker 2:

You're right. You're right, you're right. But just to be full transparency, I just got to this point here recently. Okay, this wasn't like a you know cause I was very comfortable, like I'm a professionalist and like you know, my whole thing was, you know, if, if I'm gonna be judged on anything that I put my stamp on, I want to make sure it's my stamp and like, and that's just from the professional of me, like, nah, I don't care. If you don't like it my best, then that means I can accept that because, yeah, I gave it my best but you know that's where, like, I struggle, like yes, because if I'm putting me on it, I want it to be me so I gotta.

Speaker 1:

You know that's a trick man, that's a lot of us creators get into that mindset and it stops. But I've seen too many creative talking about buddy. I'm not gonna say his name. I say his name like every podcast. Fuck you, you know who you are. But like there's stuff that I'm like man, if you just like change like two things about your mindset, nobody's stopping you. Like it's a rap for him, like I legit believe that and I think he's starting to see that now he's like, oh shit, that thing got a hundred thousand views. I'm like, yeah, it did. Please do more of that. I, I'm selfish, I just want to see man.

Speaker 2:

I feel you, so I'm going to get better and I'm lucky enough. I got support from my old lady.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, hell yeah, Good good, I like to hear that I'll be in the comments. Be like, hey man, this shit was great.

Speaker 2:

Keep it up. Appreciate it, bro, Appreciate it. Same got you.

Speaker 1:

Yes, I appreciate it. All right, let's go ahead and jump into lessons learned. And this is where I ask my guests what lesson have you learned that you specifically learned because you started creating content?

Speaker 2:

I will say I didn't appreciate the whole keyboard warrior thing in this regard. Like you know, like I said, I work in a corporate side of things and all that. People are nasty or just disgusting at times, but, like in this content creation space, streaming space, I'm not nice enough to let anybody talk to me crazy sideways and like see and like clicky and I. It's like bro, y'all. It's almost like we're back in middle school with like the clickiness and like I don't care about the random comments. That's cool, I want that because that means being gay. It's like when you got people that are like fake support in you or like, and then all of a sudden someone's mad. It's like, what is like bro, it's the internet. I am not the guy to be. Don't come to me with no questions about what.

Speaker 2:

I don't play that, so like having a that that almost made me want to like stop, because it was like I didn't, I didn't, I don't understand that mindset to right, but you you know me from the internet, bro. Like what are you mad about? Exactly? I got stuff to do. Like I can't be at every stream or like every video. Like, yeah, I gotta go wipe my baby's butt, yeah, we got diaper time and nap time.

Speaker 2:

so like I just didn't, I didn't quite understand that and that really rubbed me weird. I was like I feel you, you know so, but and then just understanding that no one cares enough. But they care enough. I hear you, you know, like no one really cares, but they also, if you happen to to, you know, start some buzz, they care. But you know what I'm saying? It's a weird, just a weird space and I'm so used to being I like being ducked off, like I like being in the cut.

Speaker 2:

Even in my professional space they'll tell you, like you know, I don't, I don't, I'm good at what I do. I'm not saying I'm the best, but I'm good at what I do. But and people let you know I don't want to, I don't take. No, you don't need to tell me I did, you don't need to even shout me out. You know, notice a good job, cause if it don't go good, y'all ain't really hide behind the camera. Yeah exactly it does.

Speaker 2:

Some people have those, but like I ain't, I ain't the one that's gonna work if I don't show my face, so I gotta, I had to like get used to getting that and getting out there. So that's really the lessons learned, man. It's. It's a weird space man, like right that's a.

Speaker 1:

You know. I love that lesson because it reminds me that, like how you feel is how I felt when I was first starting to stream. Like shit got cool, like clicky, real quick and I had to, and luckily I did. I don't know how this actually came about, but I found people who thought to say, like we do, like I'm not trying to be clicky, I'm a grown-ass man, I'm not arguing over some shit on the internet like, and like I want to do this because I'm having fun and I'm providing, like entertainment to people who I know is going to be entertained by it. So I think, on my end, I definitely want to talk more in regards to hey, you can be a content creator and hang out with other content creators and not feel super clicky and not like trying to backstab each other because I'm telling you right now when I get to the point where I can start pulling people up with me.

Speaker 1:

I'm pulling people up with me, Like simple as that, Like it's no fun up here by myself if my peoples aren't with me. So I can't wait, bro. But when you run into people who don't do that shit, it is.

Speaker 2:

And they're vultures out there and they're just, they're nice, it's just. And it's so weird because like you wouldn't do that, and this is like you wouldn't do it if you, if you knew me face to face, you probably wouldn't even speak to me. Really, if you saw me, if you really saw me out it's not that I'm not, I'm a daddy.

Speaker 1:

I like to get my nails right, I do tea parties with my kid.

Speaker 2:

You know that hey, that's what I do, but like you wouldn't. You wouldn't, ain't, no way in hell. You think you're gonna do that, man? No, so don't get on this internet so that's that's where, like my mindset, I'm so different from some of these people on internet because I'm like man, yeah, I don't. I don't ain't none of that disrespectful stuff, ain't none of that you know yes I've had to learn like okay, man, it's just let these keyboard wars be keyboard wars exactly, and I understand that you come, but you cut from different cloth.

Speaker 2:

It's cool, but you got to learn how to navigate this space If you're going to be in the space For real. That's something that I'm learning. Like you know, just, it is what it is. You you can spot saying where you spot the lanes in real life. You spot the lanes online, like if they corn balls, and just be cool, you will know they out themselves. Yes, real quick. So I was like, yeah, just pay attention and you know, be you no matter what. Like that's the ultimate lesson from that. Just be you and don't let anyone force you in the corner to like have to do stuff. Like don't do that man yes, I love that.

Speaker 1:

I think that's the first time that, not the first time that we talked on clicky stuff, but like you've come out on the other side, like you know, like all right, this is who I am, this is who I'm going to be, and if you don't rock with it, you kick rocks. So what was that? What was that Dope? All right, that was already. That was a piece of advice for somebody who was intelligent. It was listening and applied it to themselves.

Speaker 2:

That's for anybody, anybody. But let's go ahead and drop some words of advice for whoever you feel like dropping info to. You know, I want to speak to my to a to a group of age group of individuals, for my like 30 to 45 group of people where I wish there was more of us out there making content. It's not that I'm not saying they're not out there, but like we're like, I really do feel like we're a unique, like group and just how we view things, how we grew up, you know, no matter if you had a silver spoon or you grew up in, you know, saying whatever it is, but that, just that, that group of people I would appreciate, I would love to see more people from that era. Yes, put stuff out, speak on like how we got to see the transitions, like all the stuff that is cool now we transitioned with it. We left dial up, went to you know, whatever it is, whatever the transit from dial up to the good internet you know, it's like exactly we left home phones using three-way to all.

Speaker 2:

And then you know like that was back when we still rode our bikes across town. You know, like the music, especially if I'm from down south. So the music was different, it was just. It was just, even even with racial things.

Speaker 1:

OK it was just a different it was just different.

Speaker 2:

It was a different, it was just different. And I wish more individuals from that age gap of individuals would take the time to like, put content and just talk about stuff. Just talk, just just just talk about how it was and how maybe things could be now if people would be honest with themselves and, just you know, speak up. Yeah, if people would be honest with themselves and just you know.

Speaker 1:

Speak up, yeah, and.

Speaker 2:

I think it'll help some of the younger folks because, like some of these young folks be like, I'm about to turn 38 here soon and these young folks be like but I'm really not right, you really don't even understand, like you, just young as hell. But if you were, I'm really, I'm really close to you. Don't ever I'm more. I can relate more. It sounds crazy, but I can relate better to a 20 year old I'm talking like a young man, yep, a 20 year old with the music than I can someone who's older than 45.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, it's like because that, like I feel like, because you know, we didn't really get to be young exactly we had to grow up real fast.

Speaker 2:

So like, yeah, so is. So. Like I am, I worked hard so I could be a kid again. Yes, like exactly. And I don't think people appreciate that mindset. Like I busted my ass off to make sure I got my education, I pulled myself out of whatever it was so I could be a kid again like I wanted to be able to have. I got more toys than my kids got toys same and I don't think people appreciate that. Like there's a functioning professional adults out there that, technically, are more childish not childish might not childish Might not be the right word but have a more kid spirit to them.

Speaker 2:

Then kids that are supposed to be kids like these? Kids now like or why are you at? Like you 47, bro Like. Why do you look 47?

Speaker 1:

at that Exactly.

Speaker 2:

Why are you 47 in the face. That's crazy. And you, you talking crazy Like bro, that's crazy, that was it. And you talking crazy Like bro, you ain't even like, so like yeah, that's that's my words of advice and I would love to just hear more from us. Like our age group, no matter what color race, whatever, just it's a missing. It's missing and I don't think people appreciate it as much as I do you like Am I even going to hold you exclusive?

Speaker 1:

So I have another TikTok, it's radio and reflection is my mindset coaching business. Okay, I'm specifically targeting black creators because I do, as well, feel like we should be creating more content. And you just gave me a nice piece of content to jump into because I'm 43, I think. And when you said you relate more to some young cats cats like as far as, like the tech go and the gaming goes and the music, and I think about them like oh shit, same. Like when I get in these spaces with, like, let's say, me and the wife and the kids we do like one of the block parties around the neighborhood or whatever, like when I'm in those spaces with those people like 60, 50, like I don't relate to them at all, it, it's all about what?

Speaker 1:

do you work? What do you do for a job Like how do you maintain the lawn?

Speaker 2:

I'm like bitch what are you talking about? I'm about to go play apex after this hey, I'm so glad it's not just me, bro. Thank you, it's like you're like saying shit. I'm like about this for like two, three years.

Speaker 1:

It's crazy that just made my, it just made my day, bro. Oh my god, that's great, I'm glad, hell yeah. But to get back to your point, like hearing those stories because to hear a story from somebody who started with dial-up and you end up now where we're at with high-speed internet, like there's some shit that you can tell as far as stories go because I just thought like a two and I'm like you right, and like nobody's experiencing that now and I think those stories have value and at the very least they're entertaining.

Speaker 2:

So I agree with you that age gaps needs to get out there and start making more content so for anyone in that age gap, man, if y'all see this, please, man, just turn on the like talk to. If you ain't talking to anybody, just talk to me, just help me yeah right, let me know, when you go live, I'll be in there. Man doesn't reminisce with me like hey man, remember pogs.

Speaker 1:

Hell, yeah, yeah that's the one for me, man. Yeah, big nerd over here.

Speaker 2:

Hey, I'm right there with you, man, right there with you, bro damn, I don't even know where I'm up in my damn show.

Speaker 1:

I'm so excited Shout out to everybody who's listening and made it this far. We appreciate you Again. The reason why I started this podcast, and specifically, is because there was years where I've been on so many podcasts where I wasn't running things and it wasn't going the way that I liked and I was like you know what I feel like. Hearing these stories from other creators that look like you, that may have similar life experiences as you and out here doing things, is very encouraging, because I want us to create more content. Snow, thank you, for I had no idea it would go this deep. I saw your content. I was like I'm the fan Like this dude. It looks like he's doing it scared and he's keeping it moving. I'm here for that shit, love it, I love it. So, with that, let's go ahead and do a call to action. This is where you get to brag about your specific and various social media accounts. Let them know where they can find you and, again, I will put all of this information in the show notes, but go ahead.

Speaker 2:

So you got it. So thank you again, and you can find me at youtube, instagram and tiktok or my are the platforms that I'm focusing on. Everything is at dr snow, dr s n o three w's. You can find me on all of them, um, and then just make sure you tell your friends and tell their friends to come check me out, because once you come to the lab you ain't going to leave, and I'm going to do my first giveaway at 2500 people on TikTok. That's a big one for me. I feel like that would be a big milestone and I'll give people the opportunity to you know, yeah, get something from my the cluttering box and there's some good stuff in there, you know. So, yeah, that's that's really. That's my call to action. Man, y'all come check me out. Hell, yeah, follow me and talk to me. I love talking to people. I'm feel, never feel uncomfortable sending me a message that's what I'm talking about.

Speaker 1:

And, again, all his notes will be in the show notes or in the description of this podcast. And, as always, if you haven't already shared this podcast with a friend or someone who it's uploaded and filtered, uh, we are currently just a audio podcast where I'm working on the video side. I've been lazy and I don't want to edit it. That's the real reason why.

Speaker 2:

Hey, that's what I'm working on. That's real. I appreciate the honesty. I am not like editing listen I try.

Speaker 1:

I tried to keep it as real as possible when I talk about content creation, because a lot of people will be out there and like, man, content creation is so hard. I'm like I don't. I don't agree with that shit. But if you find something that you love and you get out of your head about like I used to be a perfectionist how it looks or how long it takes you to get stuff up, If it takes you a week to edit that 15 minute video, it takes you a week. Still, put that shit up. I promise you, in the long run you'll you'll be grateful that you did it. So with that, Dr Snow, thank you so much for being a guest in this podcast. I don't know if I keep this part in the podcast. I'm going to say it anyways. I plan on having panels and I want you to come back and chop it up.

Speaker 2:

That dad podcast is coming. God damn it. You had that episode. You have made me feel more than welcoming very comfortable man. So anything you need from me, always for free, like I'm gonna make sure. I send you my contact info yes, please hell yeah, so I would do, bro. Thank you, man, that made me, you made me feel good, chill, chill, chill hey you know, hey, we need compliments too, bro.

Speaker 1:

Yes, we do and you know what. Okay, before we leave. You mentioned something that I used to say to shit all the time, like especially at work. I used to work in corporate America. I had to we'll probably get into that story at some point but I bounced and I used to never want praise, like don't tell me shit about good jobs. I know I'm good, I'm doing it, like everything, I'm doing it like everything is in the working order Chill. But I had to realize once you like hearing confirmation of you doing a good job actually helps your brain, like your brain needs a piece of evidence every once in a while to not only you think that you're doing a good job, but somebody outside of you sees that shit and appreciates it. So that's real.

Speaker 1:

I try to. Every time I get a creator on here, if I'm in your comments or something, if I see something that is dope, hey, this shit is dope. Please keep it up, because that's real.

Speaker 2:

Encouragement goes a long way. All right, I need to.

Speaker 1:

I will definitely just a little bit, just like a little, do better, don't let it go to your head.

Speaker 2:

But I got you. I got you. You know I'm saying no, you're right, you know I'm gonna get big hair.

Speaker 1:

I am the shit. Yeah, fuck, all the nuts playing um. But okay with that. Thank y'all for listening. I'm gonna go ahead and close the podcast out. As always, protect your mental, keep creating content and I will talk to you on the next one. Peace you.