Caleb Quanbeck, one of the most real dudes on YouTube, takes us behind the camera and gives us a 2-hour all-access pass. Caleb’s YouTube content is a real dose of reality for those who live and breathe cars, love drifting or are building a program on a limited budget. Caleb came from modest beginnings and made his mark in the BMX world. His passion for cars and drifting realigned the main focus of his content from BMX to cars and has altered the path of his life.
On this episode of the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast Caleb talks about his daily life, what it’s like to run a drift program, the struggles of being a YouTuber, how to get sponsorships, how he got into drifting, the full story about how he linked up with Konig and he’ll even discuss the sex of his baby, plus much more! If you have some time, give it a listen! As always we put a timeline cheat sheet below so you can skip around!
If you’re able to head over to our YouTube Channel (Link below) we have the full video available that you can watch and it includes a quick look at the new house and shop.
Also, make sure to check out the website for more info on the podcast as well as other episodes (Link below)!
CONTENT CHEAT MENU:
0:20 | 10 Question Quick Fire
3:14 | Intro
4:25 | Recent troubles for Caleb
7:37 | Why a podcast…relationships
8:40 | Why Caleb’s on the BTW Podcast
9:58 | From the brand’s perspective
14:26 | Sponsorship talk
19:44 | Social interactions and replies
22:55 | Loyalty
23:30 | How Caleb approached Konig
28:13 | Verifying a potential sponsorship candidate
31:40 | Taking it personal
34:26 | Other brands
36:02 | Another reason Caleb found Konig
36:50 | Provide value/ long-term relationships
39:30 | Travis Reeder introduction story
46:59 | We’ve become close
51:50 | This is my job!
53:49 | New shop tour and talking about the car giveaway
57:10 | Trailer tour (extra parts and tires)
58:00 | Tire management / running a program
59:26 | Early YouTube struggles vs. today
1:05:45 | No video… no money
1:07:57 | Advice for new YouTubers
1:14:30 | A Memorable proposal, being different
1:16:00 | Smaller channel getting sponsorships
1:18:18 | More content
1:20:23 | Adam LZ example
1:23:50 | Early days and getting into cars
1:28:00 | Getting into drifting
1:33:30 | Build quality and working on your own car
1:38:27 | Worst car injury so far
1:42:00 | Know the car like the back of your hand
1:43:22 | Where current value is in sponsorships
1:46:25 | B is for Build
1:54:38 | Collaborations = growth?
1:51:58 | The goal of it all
1:52:08 | What’s next and having a baby
1:57:36 | Is it a boy or a girl?
2:00:02 | Lifestyle change… BYE L.A. party life
2:02:10 | New house office peak
2:03:54 | Wrap-up
FOLLOW:
Scott Weiss (Konig) Instagram: Scott_Konig
https://www.instagram.com/scott_konig/
Caleb Quanbeck: Calebquanbeck
https://www.instagram.com/calebquanbeck/
Check out Caleb’s Youtube Channel: Caleb Quanbeck Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwEVIxbIeN5iHFsaAZ3u8Q
More on the Konig Behind The Wheel Podcast:
https://konigwheels.compodcast
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