Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ifZRqPEVByQ
Being a creator can be exciting and deeply fulfilling, but it can also be uncertain, complex, and overwhelming. How can you stop and recharge your creative batteries when you are constantly creating new work? How can you recognize the signs of burnout and take care of yourself?
Josh Zimmerman has spent the last year meeting with thought leaders in the industry—YouTubers, managers, agents, MCNs, psychologists, and psychiatrists—all to dig deeper into the burnout epidemic that is hurting creators across all platforms. Josh will speak with Dave Pickett of BRICK 101 for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, creator well-being, and the state of the industry.
More about Josh:
Josh Zimmerman has worked with TV networks, production companies, digital multinational corporations, YouTube influencers, and traditional entertainment celebrities for fourteen years. His wide range of experience in traditional and digital entertainment ranges from production to rights and clearances to creator management. He founded JZ Management in June 2016, in 2018, Josh launched Creator Coach™.
Creator Coach ™ has a primary mission to help creators navigate from Point A (where they are) to Point B (where they want to be). Josh helps creators achieve a higher level of well-being and performance, both creating content and in life. The goal of his coaching is to increase creativity, energy, happiness, and a clearer view of what the future can hold.
Prior to founding JZ Management and Creator Coach™, Josh was the Director of Talent Partnerships for Ovation TV's Ovation Digital Arts, He worked on the Official Daily Show for YouTube, YouTube Nation, a joint venture between Jeffrey Katzenberg's DreamWorks Animation and YouTube.
Part 1: youtube.com/watch?v=ifZRqPEVByQ
Being a creator can be exciting and deeply fulfilling, but it can also be uncertain, complex, and overwhelming. How can you stop and recharge your creative batteries when you are constantly creating new work? How can you recognize the signs of burnout and take care of yourself?
Josh Zimmerman has spent the last year meeting with thought leaders in the industry—YouTubers, managers, agents, MCNs, psychologists, and psychiatrists—all to dig deeper into the burnout epidemic that is hurting creators across all platforms. Josh will speak with Dave Pickett of BRICK 101 for a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, creator well-being, and the state of the industry.
More about Josh:
Josh Zimmerman has worked with TV networks, production companies, digital multinational corporations, YouTube influencers, and traditional entertainment celebrities for fourteen years. His wide range of experience in traditional and digital entertainment ranges from production to rights and clearances to creator management. He founded JZ Management in June 2016, in 2018, Josh launched Creator Coach™.
Creator Coach ™ has a primary mission to help creators navigate from Point A (where they are) to Point B (where they want to be). Josh helps creators achieve a higher level of well-being and performance, both creating content and in life. The goal of his coaching is to increase creativity, energy, happiness, and a clearer view of what the future can hold.
Prior to founding JZ Management and Creator Coach™, Josh was the Director of Talent Partnerships for Ovation TV's Ovation Digital Arts, He worked on the Official Daily Show for YouTube, YouTube Nation, a joint venture between Jeffrey Katzenberg's DreamWorks Animation and YouTube.
