When I started my YouTube channel in January 2024, I wasn’t chasing fame or views. I just wanted a creative outlet — a place to sharpen my storytelling, level up my editing, and figure out how YouTube actually works.
At the time, I was on a personal mission to lose weight, so I started documenting hikes around Auckland and the Waitākere Ranges. I loved the process — getting out in nature, filming solo missions, trying to turn those moments into meaningful content. But let’s be honest: hardly anyone watched. And those first 100 subscribers? Felt like pulling teeth.
Still, I kept going.
Eventually, I pivoted. I’ve always had a deep love for culture, food, and travel — so I leaned into that. I started filming overseas adventures, street food hunts, and cultural deep dives. That’s when things began to click. The views picked up. My audience started to grow. I was telling stories that felt like me.
Now I’m sitting at over 3,000 subscribers and over 300,000 total views. I’m officially a YouTube Partner, and one of my videos just cracked 120,000 views. That blew my mind. It’s wild to think something I made in my studio — from the edit to the voiceover to the final thumbnail — reached that many people across the world.
But don’t get it twisted — it’s still not easy.
Every video is a new challenge. The filming, the scripting, the editing, the thumbnails, the titles, the constant battle with the algorithm — I’m still learning, still developing, and still figuring it out. The gear malfunctions. The storylines collapse. The views sometimes flop. That’s all part of the process. But I’ve come to love it.
YouTube’s not just a platform — it’s a craft. And I’m in it for the long game.
Come through & check out my adventures on YouTube.
