#13 | Kurt Tocci | The Happiest Creator on Earth

Creator Kurt Tocci on going from musical theatre in Colorado to dancing as Spider-Man on Hollywood Boulevard, the cat video that went viral, and building millions of followers as the self-proclaimed happiest creator on Earth. Kurt Tocci is the self-proclaimed "Happiest Creator on Earth". Kurt tells his life story of coming to LA from Colorado to act, falling into social media in between his filming projects, then making regular content through his partnership with Smile Squad, before going independent and building a massive following across his social media channels. Follow Kurt Tocci on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurttocci Chapters 0:00 Welcome Kurt Tocci 1:36 Colorado roots and LA life 4:25 Be a good person 6:42 Why face to face still matters 9:05 The happiest creator on Earth 11:07 Smile Squad and celebrating cultures 17:11 Musical theatre in Colorado 20:33 A working actor at 17 25:53 No backup plan 30:28 Teaching himself to edit 32:30 Driving to LA in 2010 35:20 Dancing as Spider-Man on Hollywood Boulevard 39:21 Leave it in the room 43:56 Running content as a business 47:51 Disney characters on a treadmill 51:23 Mom, his biggest fan 55:26 Zeus the cat goes viral 58:52 Joining Smile Squad 1:06:58 VidCon and scaling up 1:19:41 The COVID content boom 1:32:51 How he handles brand deals 1:38:48 Making money across four platforms 1:46:51 Consistency and posting every day 1:50:40 Thanking the people who help you 1:57:18 Brand deals, ads and creative freedom 2:05:07 Pricing and the long game 2:30:35 Full circle: back to acting and music 2:44:25 Wrapping up The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com