Why MrBeast and Casey Neistat Hired Dan Mace
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Published 2023-12-11
Dan's Bru Bars: www.houseofmacadamias.com/pages/bru
00:00 Who is Dan Mace?
02:04 When Casey first noticed Colin and Samir
03:25 Defining Dan’s videos
05:43 Creativity vs views
11:15 Ownership of your work for another channel
16:19 Auteurship in YouTube
21:32 The influence of Max Joseph
25:48 Dan’s filmmaking story
30:46 Gift, his award-winning short film
32:58 Cannes and Jams
37:21 His first commercial
41:26 Impostor syndrome
42:19 Meeting Casey Neistat
44:48 Directing a multi-million dollar commercial in India
46:09 Moving to NYC to work with Casey
48:19 Filming with Shawn Mendes
55:04 The impact of working with Casey
57:25 Pursuing his own YouTube channel
1:07:10 Discovery + The Bru Show
1:21:02 Attempting to make a feature
1:25:16 Stuck between YouTube and Hollywood
1:28:47 Renée Zelwegger is part of this conversation somehow
1:30:27 The decision to join Beast Philanthropy
1:42:25 Showing MrBeast his first cut
1:45:10 Dan’s POV on Beast Philanthropy controversies
1:48:53 What did it feel like to get the MrBeast job?
1:51:05 Almost leaving MrBeast
1:56:20 How do you know when you’ve made it?
2:01:03 Joe Films
2:02:35 What have you learned from Jimmy?
2:10:17 Editing the Beast Philanthropy videos
2:18:34 The story of the Bru Bar
2:21:35 The things he learned from Casey Neistat
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All Comments (21)
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you guys are really great! I truly enjoyed our conversation. Your questions unlocked so many forgotten memories haha, most notably my days of being a Jam salesmen! Honoured to have been a guest. ❤
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There are few people in the world that can tell a story the way that Dan can. He has a unique ability to build strong empathy in the audience by telling the story from a human perspective in a way that inspires those watching to be part of the solution. Dan’s contribution to our mission to build a kinder and more empathetic world using the power of social media can not be understated.
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Last year Dan popped into 368 and took the time to watch a film I was working on - not only once, but twice! He was so focused and it was f*cking terrifying. I’ll never forget him giving me his time & the notes he gave me. Always a Dan Mace fan. 🎉
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This was the best interview I've watched in years. Dan is incredibly well-spoken and you two asked insightful questions and kept the conversation flowing in such a great way. This episode coming out after the Emma interview is amazing. The quality of this channel is somehow always getting better.
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Dan is one of the greatest and most creative minds out there! I take a lot of inspiration from him!
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We were biiiig Dan fans before, but now we are even more! Love this ep guys ❤️
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The way Dan delivered the Life of a Jam Salesman story was brilliant 😂
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It’s one thing to work with a guy who you consider a genius and a visionary, but it’s even better when you consider him as close as a brother too. Love you bru
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So GLAD Colin & Samir changed the title!! This is the most emotional, touching, and inspirational video interview from Colin and Samir. The video and messages within video definitely lifted me up. It was frustrating trying to find out the gentleman's name yesterday when watching the video. Dan Mace deserves his name in the title. I am glad people felt the same!
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I remember seeing these guys years ago putting in tons of effort and feeling bad that they barely had subs. They pop up in my algorithm from time to time and I am happy to see the hard work pay off
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I've followed Dan since the days he was with Casey. I think he's someone with the creative mindset and drive to push things to a very different level. The industry and the creator ecosystem is better for having him.
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This was one of the best podcasts I’ve ever watched. So much context, so much inspiration, so much insight especially for someone who plays between the realm of traditional and digital media 🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥
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Congrats on the new gig!
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Watching Dan’s channel is like watching a Marvel movie and wanting to be Spider-Man when you walk out the cinema. Just instead of doing somersaults you want to be creative.
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This is amazing! Thank you for continually having great conversations we wish we could have, and helping us learn!
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Dan’s editing and ability to tell a story with film is incredible.
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Dan is so humble, I wish he had a bit more pride for his work. I feel like he doesn't really understand what his art does for the person watching the screen. Dan if you're reading this, you are the man dude. You have been killing it for so long, you're an OG. Take charge of the beautiful work you've done and pat yourself on the back.
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This is amazing! Super inspiring literally can't stop listening, thank you guys for getting Dan on here, literally one of the greatest storytellers out there🙏
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I really appreciate how much Dan chose to share. That is really a great interview. Congrats to Colin, Samir and Dan.
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I have a question. On your mailing list there’s a contact form you link where people can reach out to you and you say you respond to everyone every Sunday. I’ve spent time writing to you two times now and no reply. I understand you’re busy, but why put the option there if you’re not going to respond?
