0:00 Intro
0:46 Life In Ukraine
5:12 Frugality
7:26 Proof of concept
8:39 Coming back to the USA
12:27 Storytelling style
14:12 Protests in 2020
18:10 Narratives in politics
23:13 Diversity in America
25:41 Mainstream Media
28:17 Crime
32:01 Niche Communities
35:19 How Peter Makes Money
38:44 Patience
41:28 Editing and Production
43:44 IRL fans
45:59 Regrets
Peter Santenello started over his life at 40 while traveling in Ukraine. He had some money saved up, a failed startup, and no direction on his content whatsoever. But regardless he started telling stories by himself in a foreign land.
He kept making videos in different countries and eventually decided to return to America in 2020.
Since then he has made videos on communities all over the country by traveling to their neighborhoods and has gained over a million subscribers on YouTube. Some of his most exceptional work are his stories covering Hasidic Jews, the Amish community, and the Projects in New York.
Check out Peter: https://www.youtube.com/@PeterSantenello/featured
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❔About me
My name is Sagnik Basu and I am a producer based in New York. I have worked in the news and entertainment industry for almost a decade and I am trying to share information by talking to creators who interest me.
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