27 | Greg Lam, Life Where I’m From

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Greg Lam (@lifewhereimfrom). Greg is the creator of the immensely popular Life Where I’m From YouTube channel. LWIF gives interesting and educational insight into the everyday, special events and uniquely Japanese aspects of life in Japan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover the process required for his videos, the YouTube landscape, and his new documentary, Being Japanese.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Greg Lam of Life Where I’m From!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep27"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep27</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:33] - [First question] - Greg’s process for a video</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:03:06] - How Greg approaches video intros and thumbnails</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:05:29] - When did Greg find his voice and niche?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:07:36] - Thoughts on recording video in public</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:09:04] - When did Greg think he could take YouTube fulltime?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:11:02] - Lessons and takeaways from monetizing?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:16:51] - Things Greg wished more viewers knew</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:20:41] - Videos that performed wildly different to Greg’s expectations?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:24:10] - How to think about story when making videos</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:26:23] - What have been the hardest videos