Hey podcast listeners, it's Samir. Today on the podcast, we're publishing our full interview with

Mr. Beast's manager, Reed Duxer. So we actually published a shorter version of this episode on

YouTube. And it does have more B-roll and graphics that explain some of the terms that

reed uses. So if you want to watch that version,

it's on YouTube. But we found the conversation to be so valuable that we wanted to post the full thing here. So Reed is the CEO and founder of Knight Media, one of the biggest management firms

in our industry today. Night Media manages some of the biggest creators on the platform,

including Mr. Beast. And Reed has been managing the biggest creators on the platform, including Mr. Beast.

And Reed has been managing Mr. Beast for the past five years. He met him really early on in his career. Back in May of 2017, Mr. Beast or Jimmy Donaldson crossed one million subscribers

with a very defined plan of how he was going to get to 10

million by the end of the year. And when he told Reid this, he was kind of doubtful.

You're going to hear that story in the episode. But Jimmy had a problem. He needed money

to fund those videos. And that's where Reid comes in the picture. As Jimmy's manager,

Reid has helped him with video sponsorships. He's helped him pull off crazy video ideas. And that's where Reid comes in the picture. As Jimmy's manager, Reed has helped him with video sponsorships.

He's helped him pull off crazy video ideas.

And he's helped him start massive new businesses like Feastables and Mr. Beast Burger.

Now, when you look back at that time when Reid and Jimmy first met, when Jimmy had a million subscribers, it's pretty wild to think that when Reid came in for this interview,

Jimmy was just about to hit 100 million subscribers. So Reed has had a front row seat and one of the most unique perspectives in the creator economy to date. In this interview, we talk about some of

Jimmy's biggest mistakes in business, as well as untold stories from growing the

Mr. Beast channel. We also cover why creators need a manager. And what happens when Jimmy decides

not to publish a video? There's so much in this conversation that I think you'll get value out of,

and some really fun stories that you just get to hear from behind the scenes of Mr. Beast.

All right, without further ado, this is Reed Duxer on the nearly impossible job of managing Mr. Beast.

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