Creator Business Lab

For the past 10 years, I've been in the trenches with content creators, hearing the same dreams over and over: more family time, ability to travel, and sharing their passions with the world. But here's the catch: even after they've figured out how to make YouTube their full-time gig, they end up feeling stuck—overwhelmed, running in place, and not really living the life they imagined. Growing a channel is one thing, but the real magic happens when you learn to turn that channel into a thriving business that gives you freedom, not just more tasks. It's not about chasing after more money; it's about creating a life you love and having the freedom to enjoy it. Today, I'm peeling back the curtain on my journey. I'll share the big challenges I faced, the business smarts I picked up along the way, and how all this shapes my plan for this channel. Welcome to the Creator Business Lab podcast, where our aim is to equip you with everything you need to build a million-dollar business around your YouTube Channel. And I won't stop there—I'll also share my go-to books for anyone wanting to grow a business as a creator. Let's dive in! Resources in this Episode: * Business Model Generation:https://amzn.to/3H6XoLQ * The Personal MBA:https://amzn.to/48Luz38 * The E-myth Revisited:https://amzn.to/47t23m7 * Ready, Fire, Aim:https://amzn.to/47lQQDP * $100 Offers:https://amzn.to/3tABGwJ

SEND ME A VOICE MESSAGE: Questions? Comments? Thoughts to share? Leave a voice message here. LET'S CONNECT! Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn ABOUT ME This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time! When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. COACHING I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com

My goal on this podcast is to share what I have learned about business to help you create the systems you need to make life feel free again.

I started my business because I wanted freedom: Freedom of time and finances. I had a passion for my business and wanted to share it with the world. But after years of grinding, I realized I was driving so hard for my dreams that I could never take time off to rest and enjoy the dream I was trying to create. I was not free at all, but a slave to my business. Instead of owning a business, my business owned me.

Maybe you are here. Maybe you began your business expecting freedom and found slavery. I found a way out of this bondage and I want you to do the same.

In this podcast, I share my story and how I changed my perspective and turned my attention to good systems that allow me to be fruitful and multiply, while also taking time to rest and enjoy the good gifts God has given me.

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ABOUT ME

This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to⁠https://timschmoyer.com

What is community? Is it the people in your church that you say hi to on Sunday? Is it the families in your small group? Is it your neighbors? What if you live out in country? What does community look like then?

How do you engage in your community? What is your purpose in your community? How do you use the gifts God has given you to serve your community? How does hospitality play into all of this?

In this episode, I have my most special guest, my wife Dana, join me to discuss all these questions and how God has changed our view on community and hospitality over the years. We also share the people God has used in our lives to show us what real community and hospitality looks like and how we now use our resources for hospitality as well.

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ABOUT ME

This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go tohttps://timschmoyer.com

Recently I was able to sit down with Greg Smith, cofounder and CEO of Thinkific. He and his brother took this company from a little starter company to a billion dollar company traded on the NY Stock Exchange in less than 10 years - all while having a family. 

You might find yourself in a similar spot, trying to grow a company while trying to figure out what is most important and where to put your energy. It may feel like the company rises and falls on your shoulders and any time you spend away from it is hurting your business. But, Greg disagrees and shares why he thinks it is better and more effective to grow a business with a family than without one. 

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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com

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Sean and I have known each other for a long time. We connected in the early days of YouTube due to our similar paths regarding church ministry, video creating, etc. It’s been so cool to watch him grow into a multi-million dollar business owner. 

But, his story is not without challenges. Along his path to success, his business has had an impact on his family, marriage and mental health.

Sean and I sat down recently to discuss this, and he very candidly shared about his problems in his marriage and medication of his success. Money doesn’t fix your problems. It reveals your deeper issues. Hear more about that here. 

Links In This Episode:

Think Media: https://www.youtube.com/@ThinkMediaTV 

Sean Cannel:https://www.instagram.com/seancannell/?hl=en 

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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com

Recently, I got the pleasure of sitting down with a long time friend, Derral Eves who is the CEO and executive producer of The Chosen. We got to discuss how he manages his businesses and his family well. 

Derral shares practical examples of how he is 100% present at home, gives individual attention to each of his five kids, creates family memories, takes personal time for himself, focuses during work time and then disconnects. 

I hope you are encouraged by these practical examples and the backstory to how The Chosen all began. 

LINKS

Blast from the Past: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZeW-BzFCk 

Watch The Chosen: https://watch.thechosen.tv/

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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com

It has been said, “Wherever you are, be there.” But when it comes to turning off your brain and focusing just on your business or just on your family, this is way easier said than done. 

Last week, I was able to sit down and discuss this topic with one of my good friends and former employee’s Lennon Bone. We talked about how to keep our mind focused on the present and I also shared the most important question I ask to better foster better communication and better relationships with my family and my employees. All of this and more coming up in this episode. 

https://stopthestarvingartist.com/ 

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There’s a lot of similarities in how to successfully lead a business and a family. Let’s talk about it!

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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com

A lot happened for me in 2022, mostly on a personal level. Some dragons came up that I had to slay. As difficult as they were, doing so has been very fruitful in my life, my business, my family, and my marriage.

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This is Tim Schmoyer's personal podcast where he shares what he's learning from growing and selling a 7 figure business while also raising 7 children and deepening his relationship with his wife... all at the same time!

When Tim and Dana married, he was earning only $14k a year as a youth pastor, but in 2013 he started an agency that grew to provide YouTube strategy to some of the world's top brands and creators. In 2022 he sold the business to vidIQ and now does life and business coaching for creators, helping them build fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage.

COACHING

I help creators live fruitful lives in business, family, and marriage. To apply for personal coaching with me, go to https://timschmoyer.com