Corey Tonge is a content creator from Montreal, Canada. Corey was working in marketing and making TikToks on the side, learning every day how to make his videos better, use a green screen, add in special effects, and more! Then one day, he posted a GTA V skit, it got over 3 million likes and the rest is history! Today, the Canadian creative has over 4 million followers on TikTok and over 2 million subscribers on YouTube!
In our exclusive conversation with Corey we discuss how he grew on TikTok, his creative process for making his videos (he even shares one of his scripts!), tips to upload consistently, mental health as a creator, how he plans to make the jump from YouTube Shorts to long form content, and more!
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Getting into TikTok
11:20 - How Corey makes his TikToks
23:45 - Uploading consistently
28:59 - Mental health
32:38 - YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and getting into acting
42:05 - Videogames
48:29 - Advice for aspiring creators
FOLLOW COREY
Tiktok - @CoreyTonge
YouTube - @CoreyTonge
Instagram - @CoreyTonge
FOLLOW JACOB
https://www.jacobkelly.ca/
TikTok - @TheJacobKelly
Instagram - @TheJacobKelly
FOLLOW MY SOCIAL LIFE
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/dYwXnJsd
YouTube - My Social Life
https://mysociallifepodcast.com
FOLLOW SURF
https://www.joinsurf.com/
Instagram - @joinsurf
MUSIC
Song: Tough Love - Joakim Karud
https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
https://www.facebook.com/joakimkarudmusic
https://www.youtube.com/user/JoakimKarud
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