Chasing Ghosts, YouTube Stardom, & Selling Shows to Marvel- #216: Joshua Ovenshire | TheJovenshire

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Imagine being launched into YouTube stardom within hours… From his first channel playing video games with friends to joining SMOSH and co-hosting Smosh Gaming, Josh Ovenshire, better known as Joven, quickly became a pivotal figure in YouTube Gaming Channels. Smosh Gaming showed there was an audience for friends just having fun playing games. In consuming loads of content, Joven became a skilled storyteller selling shows to Marvel, ArcadeCloud Cartoon, and even making a puppet show for Dungeons & Dragons. Today, he’s working on new media projects and has a podcast with his friends. Let’s see how it started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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