Peter Tarach, former editor-in-chief of Modified Magazine and current co-mastermind behind the online and YouTube automotive content source Speed Academy, lends us his time to talk about cars, the automotive industry, magazines, losing his job after the closing of Modified Magazine, car features, being a YouTuber, turning out content and so much more!
Pete was the written voice behind some of the most memorable car features over the past 15 years. In 2014 his time as Editor-In-Chief of Modified Magazine came to a halt as Source Interlink (the then owner of Modified Magazine) made a decision to close the magazine. After leaving modified magazine Pete brought his voice and love of automotive forward by co-starting Speed Academy with Dave Pratte. Tarach’s knowledge and love of the automotive industry and cars, in general, allows an extremely unique perspective. If you have the time, this is a great listen and even offers new Youtubers some extremely vital tips in growing their channel.
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CONTENT CHEAT MENU (podcast audio):
0:18 | Intro
0:27 | 10 Question Quick Fire
5:52 | Meet Peter Tarach
6:53 | Don’t have time…use our cheat sheet!
7:15 | Praise!
8:15 | Ran its course [leaving Modified Magazine]
9:14 | You had the fortitude
10:20 | Originally Speed Academy was going to be a blog…
12:04 | Dave Pratte
14:00 | Modified Magazine was born in Canada
14:45 | What brought you to cars?
16:00 | DSM beginnings
21:35 | Becoming a magazine editor
23:58 | Does film school help with Youtube?
24:13 | What else besides a magazine editor?
25:13 | What do you do for a living?
26:51 | The Modified days
30:01 | All about car features
36:50 | What did Modified mean to you?
40:05 | More content, NOW!
44:53 | About more than followers
46:00 | Work hard… have faith!
48:36 | Long-term plan for Speed Academy
51:25 | What does your day of work look like?
53:20 | The struggles… the planning
01:01:06 | Planning current builds
01:02:28 | How many builds
01:04:00 | Plan for the cars
01:05:59 | Cool build for the future
01:07:08 | B is for build vs. Speed Academy
01:10:27 | Do comments ever get to you?
01:12:07 | Modified comes to an end
01:14:36 | Between “jobs” / Starting Speed Academy and starting a YouTube channel
01:17:24 | Speed Academy doubts
01:18:20 | What would you do in another life?
01:19:45 | Branding vs. Production
01:21:00 | Looking for more help
01:24:54 | Shooting schedules
01:26:17 | Disagreements
01:27:00 | YouTube scene in 1-3 years
01:31:30 | Facebook / Facebook vidoes
01:34:52 | Tips for new YouTubers
01:37:40 | Final thoughts / 5 years from now
01:38:53 | Wrap up
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