An Honest Conversation with Mai Pham
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Published 2024-01-22
00:00 Who is Mai Pham?
02:18 Starting YouTube at 7
04:58 The evolution of Mai’s channel
06:00 Was she ever self-conscious filming herself while growing up?
09:29 Mai’s relationship with money
13:37 When she first started making money on YouTube
15:50 Moving out at the age of fifteen
18:36 Online friends and the para-social relationship
22:27 Signing with a manager at 16
28:33 Signing contracts
31:28 Getting her first brand deals
35:37 Mai’s competitive advantage
39:39 The story of the Alchemai hoodie
44:17 The Mai Pham Business Pie Chart
47:22 Marketing through her spam account
54:04 Alchemai’s future products
55:30 What are the challenges of producing apparel?
58:15 What if you fail?
59:25 Brand deals: TikTok vs YouTube
1:03:05 Content: TikTok vs YouTube
1:04:26 Learnings from Mai’s past business challenges
1:09:05 What’s next for Mai?
Today we speak with creator and entrepreneur Mai Pham. She's one of our youngest guests but also one of our most unique. After running away from home at 15 she started out on YouTube and never looked back, building a strong community and clothing brand called Alchemai.
Check out Mai's channel:
youtube.com/@maiphammy
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All Comments (21)
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thank you for having me ❤
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Been following her for years and the only reason that keeps me following her is the fact that she is always so grounded and humble. She deserves all the success she is getting now
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My twin sister 🤭😁😍
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As an Asian from an immigrant family, I can relate to her so much. From never wanting to be home, to trying to sell anything I could. I grew up watching her and were also the same age. It was great bc I never saw an Asian face growing up and she represented us when nobody else did. She seems like a humble and great person. And I’m happy she has a good relationship with her family. I never had support, I actually cut my whole family off. I’m sorry for the random rant, but thank you for reading.
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WE ARE SPAMMILY!!! So proud of you Mai 🧙♂️❤️
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mai is an icon because she's relatable as hell. she succeeded because of her being vulnerable about her depression, not despite it ♡♡♡♡
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Hearing her talk about her business model, you can tell she is so intelligent. She deserves all the success she’s gotten and more
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The business and legal side of being an influencer is so fascinating. That’s what I love about this podcast is they cover it.
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Spam Pham was here 🧙♂️💜💜💜
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I'm only 12 mins in and I'm in AWE at Mai just BEING the atomic habits book person instinctivelly since she was a child, and explaining the concept of embodying the identity of that which you want to become from the book sooooo intelligently 🤯👏
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I've never really watched Mai, but I loved hearing her speak towards designing clothes and merch that she was passionate about - right down to the GSM of the fabric! Her passion is palpable. The garmento conversation stole the show for me ❤
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She's come so far! I hope judgment call podcast has her on as a guest sometime.
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I absolutely love Mai, and I’ve been watching her for probably 10 years. She is amazing.
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Damn I’ve watched her for a long time and look at her GROWTH not just as a YouTuber but as a 1st gen Asian female when content creation was barely new. Like insane the hustle mentality and survival instincts she has 🫶🏽❤️ really proud of her
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Never even heard of her before this interview, but the story around her merch company is downright incredible. Really shows how it pays to not compromise on quality. A+ video.
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Mai has always had a clear goal, drive, vision and has made every good decision on the way. She has stayed motivated even after achieving her first goals, and dreamed bigger dreams, and then she made more good choices at such a jung age. I hope people understand how unique and intelligent she is. She put in the work, and always pays attention. Good job Mai.
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My favorite girllllll❤ love you, Mai✨. Spam Pham was here🧙🏽♀️
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Discovered Mai a few months ago - absolutely love her content! I’m ecstatic you guys interviewed her 🙌🏽
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Mai’s honesty and confidence is refreshing (compared to a lot of influencers) Growing up with her and seeing her success gives me motivation and inspiration especially when I’m down
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I started watching Mai when she was 15! I relate to her story so much and been enjoying watching her grow. Spam Pham was here🧙🏽♀
