Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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We sit down with Sandi and Jimmy from @trynsomethingnew New to trace how they went from Las Vegas hospitality jobs to wedding filmmakers and then full-time family travel creators living in an RV. We get real about slow YouTube growth, the COVID reset, why Shorts changed their income, and how simpler “grandpa style” videos can beat fancy edits.
• quitting restaurant life by building a wedding film business with YouTube as the teacher
• starting a travel YouTube channel for friends and family then learning consistency the hard way
• getting wiped out by COVID cancellations and choosing social media as the new plan
• downsizing from a house to full-time RV living and why the outdoors becomes the real space
• dealing with slow long-form growth and the frustration of low ROI
• using YouTube Shorts to drive viral reach and unlock new brand deal opportunities
• how brand deals work in practice, rates, negotiation, and when a manager helps
• raising kids on the road while letting them create, with guardrails and comment monitoring
• what fans are like in real life, from remote islands to airports
• shifting from heavy edits to “grandpa style” simple storytelling based on audience demand
0:25 — Intro & Sandi and Jimmy's backstory (bad deals, wedding filmmaking, building a business from scratch)
5:04 — The YouTube journey (slow long-form growth, COVID pivot, going all-in on content)
8:02 — Selling everything for RV life (3,000 sq ft to 300 sq ft with three kids)
18:26 — The Shorts explosion & brand deal monetization (120K subs/month, 80% revenue from deals)
25:22 — Raising kids on the road & online (safety, education, kids becoming creators)
38:39 — Content strategy advice: "grandpa style" editing & why simpler videos outperform cinematic ones
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We sit down with Sandi and Jimmy from @trynsomethingnew New to trace how they went from Las Vegas hospitality jobs to wedding filmmakers and then full-time family travel creators living in an RV. We get real about slow YouTube growth, the COVID reset, why Shorts changed their income, and how simpler “grandpa style” videos can beat fancy edits.
• quitting restaurant life by building a wedding film business with YouTube as the teacher
• starting a travel YouTube channel for friends and family then learning consistency the hard way
• getting wiped out by COVID cancellations and choosing social media as the new plan
• downsizing from a house to full-time RV living and why the outdoors becomes the real space
• dealing with slow long-form growth and the frustration of low ROI
• using YouTube Shorts to drive viral reach and unlock new brand deal opportunities
• how brand deals work in practice, rates, negotiation, and when a manager helps
• raising kids on the road while letting them create, with guardrails and comment monitoring
• what fans are like in real life, from remote islands to airports
• shifting from heavy edits to “grandpa style” simple storytelling based on audience demand
0:25 — Intro & Sandi and Jimmy's backstory (bad deals, wedding filmmaking, building a business from scratch)
5:04 — The YouTube journey (slow long-form growth, COVID pivot, going all-in on content)
8:02 — Selling everything for RV life (3,000 sq ft to 300 sq ft with three kids)
18:26 — The Shorts explosion & brand deal monetization (120K subs/month, 80% revenue from deals)
25:22 — Raising kids on the road & online (safety, education, kids becoming creators)
38:39 — Content strategy advice: "grandpa style" editing & why simpler videos outperform cinematic ones
