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Cassey Ho: YouTube ads generate only one percent of total revenue
“My ad revenue from YouTube makes up just one percent of all the revenue that I make.”
Cassey Ho: Nobody knows the algorithm; staying relevant requires constant evolution
“The truth is, nobody knows what the algorithm is, you just have to keep evolving so that you stay relevant”
Cassey Ho: Social platforms inevitably devolve into drama and clickbait
“Every platform goes through an innocent, sweet phase where everyone's cool because they don't even know what's going on. And then it eventually reaches a point where There's drama, and people want to make videos about you to gain traction or get clicks”
Cassey Ho claims she was the first to choreograph Pilates to pop
“And at the time I was the only one doing pop music to Pilates. It was normally like classical and very slow.”
Cassey Ho sold 30,000 water bottles per month from her parents' garage
“And then it started growing to a point where it was like, okay, now I'm selling 30,000 bottles a month of one design.”
Cassey Ho wants her brand Popflex to outlive her
“It's actually one of my goals to be able to grow my brands without my influence. Of course it's leaning on me right now, but my goal is for Popflex especially to become a legacy brand that lives on past when I die, like for hundreds of years.”
Cassey Ho's father offered three career choices: doctor, lawyer, or failure
“When I told my dad that I wanted to become a designer, he told me I had three choices. I could either be a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure.”
Cassey Ho's TikTok growth lowered her average YouTube viewer age
“I went on there, and I gained a whole new following. I have, like, 2.8 million on there now, and when I joined TikTok and I was teaching Pilates and workouts, there were so many people being like, oh, a tricep dip? That's so cool. Like, it was new to them, and…”