How Samraddhi Awasthi Grew Her YouTube Channel from 0 to 262K Subscribers (advice for creators)

For today’s episode, I’m so excited to be joined by Samraddhi “Sam” Awasthi  22, South Asian, queer, post-LSE, London based (and sometimes everywhere else). She’s built a space of unfiltered honesty around study abroad, YouTube growth, identity, mental health, and creative life design, so I wanted to sit down and hear her story of being on YouTube almost 10 years and growing from 0 to 262K in that time…Together, we dive into:How she went from 0 to building a YouTube communitySetting multidimensional goals as a creatorBalancing multiple career paths while creatingWorking with big brands, developing your creative instinctHow to push past caring what people think, building a thick skinBoundaries, loneliness, mental healthNavigating queerness, rejecting labels, growing up onlineAdvice & encouragement for you, wherever you are in your creative journeyIf you’re here from Sam’s community, welcome :)))Feel free to hang out, suggest content you want to hear, or tell me your burning questions. This podcast exists to help young women & creators design the templates for their dream lives, because life is too short to live someone else’s playbook.I would be super grateful if you could follow and drop a comment with your biggest takeaway. Let’s grow together.⏱ Timestamps0:00 Intro1:14 Sam’s backstory5:40 Going from 0 to growing on YouTube8:21 How to set goals as a high achiever9:45 Why you should set multidimensional goals as a creator11:30 Going to LSE and studying abroad whilst creating16:50 Building other career paths as a content creator21:50 Working with big brands22:30 Why creators are mini founders24:50 How to develop your creative instinct27:30 How to stop caring what people think29:30 How to develop a thick skin31:00 Boundaries as a creative36:00 Navigating loneliness46:00 Getting mental health help50:40 Navigating queerness and growing up on the internet54:00 Labels and rejecting the labels that society gives you58:00 Advice to people starting their journey🔗 Links & ConnectSam on YouTube: @samraddhiSam’s Instagram : @samraddiStudy content: @samstudystationFollow the podcast on instagram @empowersounds Follow the podcast on TikTok @empowersoundspodcast Enjoying This Episode? Like, subscribe, and share with someone that wants to grow on YouTube