The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

MrBeast: If You Want To Be Liked, Don't Help People! I Lost Tens Of Millions On Beast Games... But I'm Worth $1 Billion!

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Inside the mind of MrBeast: from 0 to 363 million subscribers, broke to billions, and then millions lost, MrBeast reveals the reality of running YouTube’s biggest channel

MrBeast is the world’s most successful YouTuber, media personality and businessman. He is also the host of Beast Games, the largest reality competition show where 1,000 people compete for the biggest cash prize in entertainment history: $10 million.

In this conversation, MrBeast and Steven discuss topics such as, how MrBeast lost 10s of millions of dollars, why he has considered quitting YouTube, how the average person would be miserable in his head, and what it was really like for MrBeast growing up. 

00:00 Intro

02:42 What Made MrBeast the Way He Is?

05:26 The Influence of MrBeast’s Parents

10:05 How Was MrBeast Doing at 10 Years Old?

10:24 Why Did MrBeast Want to Do YouTube?

15:05 Jimmy’s Illness

18:15 Is MrBeast Neurodivergent?

18:56 Core Components That Made MrBeast Successful

20:26 MrBeast’s Handbook

21:31 Extreme Ambition

24:16 Characteristics Needed to Be Successful

27:04 The Single Worst Trait in an Employee

28:48 Do You Get Frustrated When People Can’t Match Your Obsession?

29:41 MrBeast’s Thoughts on Hiring

32:56 Dealing With Negativity

37:28 Has Negativity Ever Gotten to MrBeast?

43:33 Workaholism

47:04 How Is MrBeast Feeling Right Now?

47:36 Ads

48:45 MrBeast’s Mental Health

52:06 Is MrBeast Happy?

55:32 Has MrBeast Ever Wanted to Stop YouTube?

58:01 MrBeast’s Love Life

1:00:28 Will MrBeast Have Kids?

1:01:23 How Big Are MrBeast’s Businesses?

1:02:49 When Is Enough, Enough?

1:03:44 Does MrBeast Struggle With Focus?

1:04:29 MrBeast and Ethical Sourcing for Feastables

1:08:20 Why Does MrBeast Care So Much?

1:08:41 Would MrBeast Sell Feastables or His YouTube Channel?

1:11:14 MrBeast’s Advice and Focus on Details

1:13:28 Obsession With Details

1:17:17 Constantly Fighting to Raise Standards

1:18:26 Does MrBeast Worry About Views?

1:21:05 How Experimentation Helps MrBeast

1:22:37 Ads

1:24:36 Beast Games

1:28:34 Giving Away So Much Money

1:31:48 How Successful Was Beast Games?

1:32:55 Where Will MrBeast Be in 10 Years?

1:34:43 What Would MrBeast Say to His Younger Self?

1:35:45 What Would MrBeast Have Told His Mom When Younger?

1:39:50 The Guest’s Last Question

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