Sam Sulek gained two million YouTube subscribers in 2023 via daily long-form
Zach Pogrob · I Met The Most Obsessed Man On The Internet · Feb 21, 2024 · at 27:29
Creator Zach Pogrob discusses the rapid growth and unconventional strategy of fitness creator Sam Sulek with host Greg Isenberg.
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“And over the last year he, or in 20, 23, he went from like zero to, I don't know, what's he at? Two million subscribers on YouTube posting a long form video of him working out every single day.”
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