On this episode of the Konig BEHIND THE WHEEL PODCAST we chat with former editor-in-chief of Modified Magazine and current co-mastermind behind the online and YouTube automotive content source Speed Academy, Peter Tarach!
After the closing of Modified Magazine in 2014, Peter was at a stand still. In this podcast he gives us his journey onto how he co-found Speed Academy with Dave Pratte. As well as gives us insight on being a YouTuber, the automotive industry, the marketing world and much more!
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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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