The Truth About Being Volleyball Influencers | Coach Donny x Coach Chijo – Episode #2
5/24/202658 min
What does it really take to build a volleyball brand online?
In this episode, Coach Donny and Coach Chijo sit down in Las Vegas during tournament weekend to talk about the reality behind content creation, social media growth, editing, filming, staff, pressure, burnout, and the work people never see behind the scenes.
We also talk about the sacrifices that come with constant travel, including missing family and balancing real life while trying to grow a brand and help people through volleyball.
Most importantly, we talk about how volleyball came into both of our lives during difficult times and why we feel called to give back to the volleyball community through coaching and content.
This was one of the most real conversations we’ve had.
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First 90 secondsChijo· Host0:00
What's up, everybody? Welcome to the Coach Chijo podcast, real conversations about volleyball, coaching, growth, and the journey behind it all. So let's get into it. Just go. Hey, guess who I'm with. Coach Donnie.
Donny· Guest0:16
What's up? What's up?
Chijo· Host0:17
What's up?
Donny· Guest0:17
Yeah, good to see you. Thanks for having me on your podcast.
Chijo· Host0:20
I know.
Donny· Guest0:20
Appreciate it.
Chijo· Host0:20
I'm so excited. This is, like, the Asian episode.
Donny· Guest0:24
[laughs] Oh, yeah. Absolutely.
Chijo· Host0:26
Yeah. Let's go. So man, I've seen your videos. You're all over the place, you know, and, uh, I, I love how you just break stuff down, you know?
Donny· Guest0:36
Thanks.
Chijo· Host0:36
I, I'm, I'm, I'm a simple guy. I just like to break it down simple.
Donny· Guest0:40
Yeah.
Chijo· Host0:40
You know what I mean?
Donny· Guest0:41
Yeah.
Chijo· Host0:41
So then we're, we're in Vegas- Mm-hmm ... of all places.
Donny· Guest0:45
Yeah.
Chijo· Host0:45
Emperor's Cup, and then you're here. I'm walking by a court, and I go, "Hold on, that's Coach Donnie." Yeah, so- Yeah ... we started talking.
Donny· Guest0:55
And I didn't expect to see you here.
Chijo· Host0:57
Yeah.
Donny· Guest0:58
[laughs] So for the people, for the listeners there, uh, my wife, she's not a volleyball player.
Chijo· Host1:02
Yeah.
Donny· Guest1:03
And she's a huge fan of mine, but then, you know, over time- Yeah ... you're like, you're used to hearing the same thing.
Chijo· Host1:09
Yeah.
Donny· Guest1:09
And so she got into following volleyball social media people.
Chijo· Host1:13
Yeah.
Donny· Guest1:13
And then she found you, and she's like, "Hey, you should check out this guy, Coach Chijo. He's really good." I was like, "Ah, cool." [laughs] So we checked it out. She's like... And it's exactly like what you said. She's like, "He break..." And I appreciate her non-volleyball mind because- Oh ... it's a blank slate.
Chijo· Host1:26
Oh, yeah.
Donny· Guest1:27
Right? There's no bias.
Chijo· Host1:28
Right.
Donny· Guest1:29
Because a lot of times,