An Unfiltered Conversation with Pokimane

…think kai and speed are incredible because you know we had a pretalk a little bit but i'm like there's something that i need to say but i need to say it on camera oh my wow…quotative · filler

…say it on camera oh my wow for starters honored to be here love the show i feel like this is such a uniquely made podcast like what you guys do not a lot of podcasts really…proper use

…starters honored to be here love the show i feel like this is such a uniquely made podcast like what you guys do not a lot of podcasts really do thank you but what i really really…filler · filler

…say is you guys have one of the most gorgeous podcast sets i've ever seen ever thank you like when i watch the podcast i'm like everybody looks so beautiful i want to talk i'm also like…filler · filler

…the most gorgeous podcast sets i've ever seen ever thank you like when i watch the podcast i'm like everybody looks so beautiful i want to talk i'm also like what kind of lighting is it i…quotative · filler

…like when i watch the podcast i'm like everybody looks so beautiful i want to talk i'm also like what kind of lighting is it i just want afterwards i really want to ask you guys all…quotative · filler

…having a lot of those thoughts too where i'm kind of uh it's the the creative process you're like this needs to change and that needs to change but if i'm thinking too much about how things…quotative · filler

…am i not just enjoying making the content because i swear every episode we come out with i'm like we could do this with the set the lighting is off here and i'm like you know what…quotative · filler

…out with i'm like we could do this with the set the lighting is off here and i'm like you know what we'll improve with time it's funny yeah you're like i guess it's good enough yeah…quotative · filler

…lighting is off here and i'm like you know what we'll improve with time it's funny yeah you're like i guess it's good enough yeah yeah puts it on a big screen maybe months and i guess…quotative · filler

…puts it on a big screen maybe months and i guess this might be interesting to the audience like uh i used to work with a publicist i don't anymore maybe we could talk about that too…filler · filler

…i don't anymore maybe we could talk about that too interesting um but when it first came up like oh colin and sierra open having you guys on i was like let's freaking go because my favorite…filler · filler

…but when it first came up like oh colin and sierra open having you guys on i was like let's freaking go because my favorite creators have been on and obviously i've watched their episodes um but…quotative · filler

…go because my favorite creators have been on and obviously i've watched their episodes um but i was like i want to come on the podcast when i feel a little bit more stable in my life…quotative · filler

…little bit more stable in my life or career if that makes sense so i kind of felt like i was amidst so many tri transitions and i wanted to be able to come on and really…proper use

…i just i told them i'm taking a year off yes and i didn't go back we're okay like seven eight years in a decade we're getting there and i'm not gonna lie every every couple of…hedge · filler

…years in a decade we're getting there and i'm not gonna lie every every couple of years i'm like have my credits expired do they expire i don't even know but yeah um dur after my second…quotative · filler

…you know you kind of have three paths in life you're gonna be a doctor an engineer or like a teacher of some sort or at least that's kind of what i felt were my options and…filler · filler

…my options and i was a very very studious kid um and i was very excited frankly to like go to university get good grades land a good job and hopefully be able to repay my parents…filler · filler

…into engineering and two years in sponsors started coming into the streaming space so i actually started making like substantial amount of money from just you know streaming and joking online and i was like how am…filler · filler

…started making like substantial amount of money from just you know streaming and joking online and i was like how am i going to convince my immigrant parents that i should stop my engineering degree to play…quotative · filler

…i i did the one thing i thought might work money talks so i created a powerpoint with like my income projections from the two years that i did stream and potentially what might happen for my…filler · filler

…two years that i did stream and potentially what might happen for my one year sabbatical i was like i don't think they're gonna be okay with me fully dropping out so let me pitch it as…quotative · filler

…me so you know i show them the powerpoint i have a lengthy talk with them and they're like okay sweetie i guess like as much as they still have that traditional mindset they are very supportive…quotative · filler

…show them the powerpoint i have a lengthy talk with them and they're like okay sweetie i guess like as much as they still have that traditional mindset they are very supportive so basically when i first…filler · filler

…are very supportive so basically when i first started streaming maybe uh i would have a sponsor for like 200 bucks a month um and you know you would get donations here and there subscriptions would be…hedge · filler

…200 bucks a month um and you know you would get donations here and there subscriptions would be like five dollars a month it it was i would say equivalent to maybe a parttime job and i…hedge · filler

…it was i would say equivalent to maybe a parttime job and i was putting in similar hours like parttime job hours and then the specific year that i decided to go fulltime the reason that i…filler · filler

…is because i had one particular month where i made 10000 well and hitting that fivefigure digit and like looking at it just and that was half of my college debt gone in a month like this…filler · filler

…and like looking at it just and that was half of my college debt gone in a month like this from parttime streaming while i was still you know going to all my engineering courses doing all…proper use

…were finally brands and advertisers that wanted to partner with streamers so when i saw that i was like guys like that price difference in like two years um just imagine how much i could save up…quotative · filler

…brands and advertisers that wanted to partner with streamers so when i saw that i was like guys like that price difference in like two years um just imagine how much i could save up in one…filler · filler

…to partner with streamers so when i saw that i was like guys like that price difference in like two years um just imagine how much i could save up in one year so so uh in…hedge · filler

…though the prices have changed basically you'll have an overlay on your stream so when you're gaming it's like a your your little camera the game and then you can have almost like a banner let's say…filler · filler

…when you're gaming it's like a your your little camera the game and then you can have almost like a banner let's say on top of your head and it'll say like cocacola not who is watching…proper use

…then you can have almost like a banner let's say on top of your head and it'll say like cocacola not who is watching so you have overlays and then below i guess the player on twitch…proper use

…below i guess the player on twitch there's also underlays and you can also do sponsors for maybe like an hour or two hours where you're actively talking about a certain product that's really what it entails…hedge · filler

…would just wear their headsets all the time and have their banner below my stuff and i was like that's a free 200 sounds like a great deal completely agree subscriptions are a very interesting part of…quotative · filler

…the time and have their banner below my stuff and i was like that's a free 200 sounds like a great deal completely agree subscriptions are a very interesting part of being a streamer because they're a…proper use

…great deal completely agree subscriptions are a very interesting part of being a streamer because they're a pretty like unique model for making money um you think about subscriptions on youtube and it's like completely different it's…filler · filler

…they're a pretty like unique model for making money um you think about subscriptions on youtube and it's like completely different it's just followers essentially so that 10000 i would say was likely mostly brand deals but…filler · filler

…bit less was subscriptions and i remember when my income was just donations and subscriptions i didn't feel like it was stable enough for me to go fulltime or even take a year off because at the…proper use

…to go fulltime or even take a year off because at the end of the day i felt like my income was dependent on whether or not someone else felt like sending me xyz amount of money…proper use

…end of the day i felt like my income was dependent on whether or not someone else felt like sending me xyz amount of money which as grateful as i am for that i think it's just…proper use

…got a hundred subs and oh wow um so not because subscriptions on twitch aren't really advertised in like a pack model like you're not subscribing for a year like certain applications or um i'm not sure…filler · filler

…and oh wow um so not because subscriptions on twitch aren't really advertised in like a pack model like you're not subscribing for a year like certain applications or um i'm not sure how patreon functions but…filler · filler

…subscriptions on twitch aren't really advertised in like a pack model like you're not subscribing for a year like certain applications or um i'm not sure how patreon functions but i know a lot of subscriptions netflix…proper use

…their twitch subscriptions and either cancel or purchase new ones so day by day it could change by like even like 10 20 and that's kind of frightening to see and if you take a week off…hedge · filler

…subscriptions and either cancel or purchase new ones so day by day it could change by like even like 10 20 and that's kind of frightening to see and if you take a week off oh you…hedge · filler

…dictate what you see on twitch it dictates the entire landscape live streaming is extremely competitive it feels like this hamster wheel that you're just always running on and you can never ever stop because it changes…proper use

…recognize that there can be very very high highs and low lows and it's hard to attach frankly like your happiness and wellbeing and even your financial stability to that fluctuation okay i first started streaming because…filler · filler

…stability to that fluctuation okay i first started streaming because i had no one to play games with like the people in my high school streaming and gaming was not cool back then okay so i felt…filler · filler

…the people in my high school streaming and gaming was not cool back then okay so i felt like i was like hannah montana i had a double life in school i was like this preppy student…proper use

…my high school streaming and gaming was not cool back then okay so i felt like i was like hannah montana i had a double life in school i was like this preppy student council kind of…proper use

…so i felt like i was like hannah montana i had a double life in school i was like this preppy student council kind of like um a little bit nerdy like bookworm type vibe okay and…quotative · filler

…hannah montana i had a double life in school i was like this preppy student council kind of like um a little bit nerdy like bookworm type vibe okay and then as soon as i went home…filler · filler

…life in school i was like this preppy student council kind of like um a little bit nerdy like bookworm type vibe okay and then as soon as i went home i had a completely different friend…filler · filler

…time but they weren't people that i saw day to day in my high school so i was like oh i guess i'm just gonna make friends online and i wanted more people to play games with…quotative · filler

…people that i was gaming with even though we weren't seeing each other all the time we'd have like group chats they started linking twitch streamers and i would look at streamers and be like this looks…filler · filler

…we'd have like group chats they started linking twitch streamers and i would look at streamers and be like this looks so fun like it just looks like an enjoyable thing to do an enjoyable way to…quotative · filler