Meet The Most Popular Person In New York City | Kelly Wakasa

The Iced Coffee Hour

Graham Stephan/Jack Selby

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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0:33.8	try again. After repeatedly hitting rock bottom, Kelly moved to New York City and was able
0:37.9	to build an audience of millions who watch them push boundaries, do the uncomfortable, and make a lot
0:42.7	of money in the process. Today, we're getting an inside look into the business. One of the most
0:46.4	popular vloggers in New York City discuss the difficulties that come along the way. I was making
0:51.9	like a thousand to two thousand a month. And then I actually
0:54.4	tanked. Then I just couldn't make any money. And answer all of the questions that you've been
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1:04.1	400,000 subscribers. So thank you so much. And now let's begin. But first, you want to think our
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