We had the good fortune of connecting with Mitchell Gross and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Mitchell, why did you pursue a creative career?
After a serious cycling accident resulted in me having to have my right arm surgically reconstructed twice. I decided that I wanted to leave the corporate world. I was left unable to hold a camera for more than two and a half months because my right arm was in a cast and sling. Moving forward, I realized that I needed to pursue career options that were ultimately things that I found more satisfying. That inspiration stays with me today,

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
At this point in my career, I am split between creating content for customers and creating content for myself. I left the United States with less than a thousand YouTube subscribers in 2017 and when I returned back to United States in June of this year I had passed 27,000. Although YouTube isn’t my only source of income, it has allowed me to connect with brands that want sponsored content and has also branched into creating a presence on the Amazon influencer platform. This has allowed me the ability to practice making videos while getting paid for it and being an online personality.

Since my return back to the United States, I have been freelancing as a photographer and video content creator. I’d like to move into more cinematic work with bigger groups of people and getting to collaborate on more visual projects. But right now I am trying to balance creating content for YouTube, Amazon, and still getting the opportunity to work on refining and honing my craft as a freelance photo and video content creator

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
That’s difficult for me to answer because I’ve lived in Vietnam for the last 6.5 years and only recently moved back to Los Angeles. It would be easier for me to create an itinerary for someone wanting to visit Viet Nam

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Stephen Pressfield’s book “The War of Art” is fantastic for teaching creative people how to take things like a pro. Gary Vaynerchuk Crushing it was highly influential in affirming the idea that I needed to create a personal brand. My parent’s for being understanding of my early life crisis and career transition.

Website: https://www.mitchellg.media/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellmillennial/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo8RiRajpXnPM6BennujQLw

Image Credits
Images of me are taken by Jonathon Jonathan Roskos

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