Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In the forth episode of made. a podcast for thoughtful creators, we have YouTuber Kim Dao.
In this episode, we talk about all the changes that she's been through in the over 10 years of being a YouTuber, how she came to do content on Japan, how she used her ADHD to her advantage all throughout her career, and so much more.
Find Kim here:
youtube.com/@kimdao
youtube.com/@kimdaogame
youtube.com/@kimdaovlog
instagram.com/kimdaoblog
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Listen on Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/made/id1741735314?i=1000654164544
Listen on Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0CdUb2wODgDSPVI9EkE7xx?si=e9477cd487c24e75
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00:00:00 How YouTube started for Kim
00:06:53 The YouTube transition
00:11:00 Figuring YouTube direction
00:15:27 How did you know it was the right thing to do?
00:16:30 Running a blog
00:18:30 Previous jobs
00:28:00 Transitioning to Japan
00:34:50 Early Japan days
00:40:00 Early motivations
00:42:27 Changing Audiences and growth
00:45:20 The future of content for Kim
00:46:43 How do you support yourself?
00:54:30 Plan B if everything fails
00:57:06 Vlog channel
01:03:36 Supporting partners and hard work
01:05:07 Parasocial relationships and toxic drama
01:20:17 The remedy for competition
01:22:33 How creators can make money
01:26:21 Moving away from Japan content
01:28:50 Kim’s new business
01:35:05 On Entrepreneurship and ADHD
01:38:00 Being bored of YouTube
01:47:00 Eating, sleeping, and breathing content
01:50:00 Editors
01:54:28 Kim’s Japanese assistant
02:00:00 Paying for problems to go away
02:02:49 Parting advice for creators going full time
02:05:40 Where you can find Kim
02:06:17 Outro
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🌐 Find me at
Website - patkay.com
Instagram - instagram.com/pat_kay
Instagram (second account) - instagram.com/heypatkay
Discord - patkay.com/discordinvite
🛍 Shop
30 Day Photography Fundamentals Accelerator — patkay.com/accelerate
Lightroom Editing Masterclass — patkay.com/lightroom-masterclass
Photography Guide to Japan - geni.us/DiscoverJapan
Photography Guide to Tokyo - geni.us/TokyoGuide
My entire Adobe Lightroom preset pack - geni.us/presets
Prints - geni.us/pkprints
📷 Gear
Full gear list here - geni.us/A6HPT
In the forth episode of made. a podcast for thoughtful creators, we have YouTuber Kim Dao.
In this episode, we talk about all the changes that she's been through in the over 10 years of being a YouTuber, how she came to do content on Japan, how she used her ADHD to her advantage all throughout her career, and so much more.
Find Kim here:
youtube.com/@kimdao
youtube.com/@kimdaogame
youtube.com/@kimdaovlog
instagram.com/kimdaoblog
—
Listen on Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/made/id1741735314?i=1000654164544
Listen on Spotify
open.spotify.com/episode/0CdUb2wODgDSPVI9EkE7xx?si=e9477cd487c24e75
—
00:00:00 How YouTube started for Kim
00:06:53 The YouTube transition
00:11:00 Figuring YouTube direction
00:15:27 How did you know it was the right thing to do?
00:16:30 Running a blog
00:18:30 Previous jobs
00:28:00 Transitioning to Japan
00:34:50 Early Japan days
00:40:00 Early motivations
00:42:27 Changing Audiences and growth
00:45:20 The future of content for Kim
00:46:43 How do you support yourself?
00:54:30 Plan B if everything fails
00:57:06 Vlog channel
01:03:36 Supporting partners and hard work
01:05:07 Parasocial relationships and toxic drama
01:20:17 The remedy for competition
01:22:33 How creators can make money
01:26:21 Moving away from Japan content
01:28:50 Kim’s new business
01:35:05 On Entrepreneurship and ADHD
01:38:00 Being bored of YouTube
01:47:00 Eating, sleeping, and breathing content
01:50:00 Editors
01:54:28 Kim’s Japanese assistant
02:00:00 Paying for problems to go away
02:02:49 Parting advice for creators going full time
02:05:40 Where you can find Kim
02:06:17 Outro
—
🌐 Find me at
Website - patkay.com
Instagram - instagram.com/pat_kay
Instagram (second account) - instagram.com/heypatkay
Discord - patkay.com/discordinvite
🛍 Shop
30 Day Photography Fundamentals Accelerator — patkay.com/accelerate
Lightroom Editing Masterclass — patkay.com/lightroom-masterclass
Photography Guide to Japan - geni.us/DiscoverJapan
Photography Guide to Tokyo - geni.us/TokyoGuide
My entire Adobe Lightroom preset pack - geni.us/presets
Prints - geni.us/pkprints
📷 Gear
Full gear list here - geni.us/A6HPT
