# He Quit His *Dream* Job To Go Full-Time On YouTube (1.3m Subs)

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Podcast: [1of10 Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/1of10-podcast-7667156)
Published: 2026-05-20T04:55:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1of10-podcast4/episodes/He-Quit-His-Dream-Job-To-Go-Full-Time-On-YouTube-1-3m-Subs-e3jkkju
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## Resource

Try 1of10 for $1 here: https://1of10.com/affiliate/podcast/ Book a call with us: https://1of10.com/strategy Meet Matty. The co-founder of one of YouTube's biggest personal brand channels. He and his brother, Mike were once years into studies, on the path to becoming Doctors. They started a YouTube channel together as a creative outlet. That channel became their passion, led to them quitting their studies and now sits at over 1.3 million subscribers. Today Matty shares his journey, the story behind their most viral videos and how people can grow on YouTube in 2026. Get the Chrome extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/det... Check out the 1of10 newsletter: https://1of10.com/newsletter Check out the 1of10 blog: https://1of10.com/blog/ Guests Socials YouTube: / @mikeandmatty Instagram: / mattygrov Website: https://mikeandmatty.com/ Follow Us on Twitter: https://x.com/1of10media Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/richard_YTS Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4z9KeRG... Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:49 Who Is Matty? 02:08 From Doctor To YouTuber 04:55 Matty's Viral Videos 07:47 How Matty Was Early On YouTube 10:43 How To Ideate Million View Vids 15:36 How To Research YouTube 17:08 Where To Find Inspiration 19:30 From 250k - 500k 20:53 When To Hire 24:05 How They Found Their Niche 27:15 Building Systems 29:10 Building Revenue Streams 32:47 Quitting As A Doctor 40:27 Using AI For YouTube 41:43 Final Piece of Advice

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