Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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In this very first episode of made. a podcast for creatives, I talk to Tim Northey (TK North).
We talk about his origin story and his transition from Physio to full-time Photographer, how he did it, what his finances look like in his creative business, the benefits of starting a YouTube channel for photographers, and so much more.

Find Tim here:
tknorth.com
instagram.com/tk_north
youtube.com/@TKNORTH

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0:00 Introduction
0:44 The origin story
3:50 Early challenges
7:28 Working on creative skills
13:28 Style in photography
16:40 How do you find your style?
19:30 Becoming a full-time creative
24:44 Finances when making the jump
30:40 Starting YouTube
40:00 The hardest part about being a YouTuber
41:39 Labels
45:24 Burn out and copying on YouTube
49:00 The main pillars behind TK’s creator business
53:54 Financial distribution for the future
55:38 What skills do you need to learn for the future?
56:42 How do other creatives “make it”?
1:03:15 Niching down
1:06:50 What does success mean to you?
1:07:58 Where you can find TK
1:08:25 Thanks for watching!

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Listen on Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/made/id1741735314?i=1000652732692
Listen on Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0DL63OTMoz5GD4iTXogd7F?si=096c828edeb84b98

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