EP173: Fins & Fury w/ The King of DIY Joey Mullen

Joey Mullen, the undisputed King of DIY, is here to make the aquarium hobby a lot more exciting with the upcoming charity boxing event – Fins N Fury. Joey details about the boxing match, a charity event for raising funds for late Brian Barczyk's Legacy Aquarium. He also opens up about his long YouTube career and gives some gold nuggets about YouTube and content creation.   In this episode, they talk about: Joey's YouTube journey over 16 years  Struggles Joey faced with burnout, identity crises, and life challenges How Joey worked through that identity crisis and got back into the mindset shift Tragic incidents in his life that made him consider retiring from YouTube Eric's experience with cancer in 2015 and keeping it private for years Joey's journey to reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube and the challenges and setbacks along the way Joey's first meeting and collaboration with Dustin of Dustin's Fish Tanks  YouTube algorithm's impact on content and visibility   Advice to aspiring content creators who are looking to build their brand and channels Meeting Julian Sprung and innovations in saltwater aquariums How stingrays are often mis-cared for in freshwater aquariums Details about the Fins N Fury event   Mentioned:   The king of DIY on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekingofdiy    Joey Mullen's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/kingofdiy    Joey Mullen's book The ultimate DIY handbook – for the DIY aquarist: https://diyaquariumbook.com/  Links to resources:    Book A Call With Triplett: Call with Triplett   The Pond Digger - https://theponddigger.com/   You can also check out The Pond Digger's products at: http://helixpondfiltration.com/    TWT Contractor Circle   TWT Contractor Power Circle   And follow his adventures in the pond world at: Instagram  Facebook  TikTok