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I Won Creator of the Year

4/2/202645 min

On today’s Views podcast, David Dobrik, Jason Nash, and Natalie Noel welcome Jim Shepherd, Senior Director of Global Content Partnerships at Snapchat, for an inside look at all things Snapchat. Jim talks about his longtime relationship with David, David winning Creator of the Year, and the funny moment when David almost forgot to thank him in his speech.

David also breaks down how he built his Snapchat following, how creators can make money on Snap, how Snapchat itself makes money, and pitches Jim his wild idea for a $10,000-a-day Snapchat filter. Plus, David shares stories from Le...

Clips

When Instagram Copied Stories
You Can’t Copy Culture
Snap’s Massive Reach Numbers
Why Snapchat Booms In Saudi
Privacy Features Users Love
What’s Next: Subscriptions And Spotlight
Safety Without Killing Privacy
Dobrik’s Dominance Explained
Stories Vs. Short-Form Discovery
How Snap Actually Makes Money

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. David Dobrik· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] What's up, guys? Welcome back to Views. Today I am here with Jason Nash is back.

  2. Jason Nash· Host0:13

    Yo.

  3. David Dobrik· Host0:13

    Thank goodness. And unfortunately Natalie is here.

  4. Natalie Noel· Panelist0:15

    Sorry.

  5. David Dobrik· Host0:15

    And we have a special guest. Jay, you wanna introduce him? This is a big deal.

  6. Jason Nash· Host0:19

    Yeah, this is Jim from Snapchat, and he's crushing it.

  7. David Dobrik· Host0:22

    Jim. [laughs] What? [laughs] You make it sound like he's 11 years old.

  8. Jason Nash· Host0:25

    Jim's awesome, by the way. He's always so kind to me. Most people aren't.

  9. David Dobrik· Host0:28

    Aw.

  10. Jason Nash· Host0:28

    And he always takes the time to say hello to me. I've talked to him at your parties. We were just talking shop. I was picking his brain about the industry. Very smart guy. Went to Wesleyan, which I was- Mm-hmm ... we were there yesterday.

  11. David Dobrik· Host0:39

    All right, hold on. Let me set it up right. [laughs] This is Jim Sheppard. [laughs] He's an exec at... You're an executive, right?

  12. Jim Shepherd· Guest0:44

    Yeah.

  13. David Dobrik· Host0:44

    Yeah, okay.

  14. Jim Shepherd· Guest0:45

    [laughs] Yeah. Yeah, I guess. I mean, I've been there for, uh, 11 years. I started my career in the William Morris mail room, and then I went to CAA, and I was in the film business, and then I went to Snapchat. And I went to VidCon in 2017, and I hung out with you guys.

  15. Jason Nash· Host1:00

    What?

  16. Jim Shepherd· Guest1:01

    [laughs] And I remember when, b- because, like, Jack Reed brought me.

  17. David Dobrik· Host1:03

    Wait, did, did, did... Jack Reed, my old manager.

  18. Jim Shepherd· Guest1:06

    Yeah.

  19. David Dobrik· Host1:06

    My man.

  20. Jim Shepherd· Guest1:07

    My man.

  21. Jason Nash· Host1:07

    Yeah.

  22. Natalie Noel· Panelist1:08

    My man.

  23. David Dobrik· Host1:08

    By the way, can I just say, so if you watch the vlogs and if you've listened to the pod, my old manager's catchphrase is Jack Reed. Or, my old manager's- [laughs] ... name is Jack Reed, and his catchphrase is, "My man."

  24. Jason Nash· Host1:19

    Yeah.

  25. David Dobrik· Host1:19

    [laughs] [laughs] Um, and- Yeah ... and he told me, I don't believe this at all, and I confronted him about it. I'm like, "I think you lied to me about this story." He was saying that he was, like, buying

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