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Harry Hawk talks with early YouTube phenom Adam Schleichkorn. Adam has had several YouTube channels over the years (with a combined more than 54 Million views) and was one of the first YouTubers to be interviewed on national TV. Today Adam is the Video Project Manager at Driven Local.

Adam Schleichkorn looks a TV showing an image of himself with the caption, “Fence Plowing.”

Adam’s current channel, isthishowyougoviral, was started in May 2012 and has 5,470 subscribers and more than 4.8 Million views at the time this blog is being written. HiddenTrackTV2 has 18k subscribers and 34.7 Million views, HiddenTrack12 has 5.4k subscribers and 12.5 Million views. AwesomeAnimals has 1.6k subscribers and 1.7 Million views.

Adam started youTubing while in graduate school and credits Patrick J. Aievoli, who is the Director of the Interactive Multimedia Arts Program at LIU for convincing him to capitalize on his early YouTube ‘fame.”

About Harry Hawk

Harry Hawk is a marketing consultant focused on cross channel attribution, paid social, community building and content strategy. As an Adj. Prof (CUNY + SWCCD) he has a focus in Hospitality, Business, eCommerce & Event Management/Planning.

Harry has a diverse range of clients in Robotics, Logistics and Baking. Harry has worked with many companies including HubSpot Labs, Momentum Machines, Phillip Morris, Paramount Home Pictures, NY Water Taxi, and many other startups.