Season 4 Episode 18 is out with Dan Sarmiento or DSARM. Dan is a social media influencer athlete who will be attending Azusa Pacific University to play college baseball. Dan is known for vlogging in the baseball realm but has recently started a podcast called “The Show” with his friend Joe Norris. They were recently sponsored by @thebsblr

Dan talks about his start in social media and his love for videography. He talks about how he has been filming since he was a kid and is fascinated by how video can truly show a story about one’s life through a lens.

Dan explains what is takes to become an athlete vlogger and now podcaster with consistently producing content regularly while keeping viewer retention high. Becoming a vlogger can happen overnight but it is a true process and a storytelling skill to keep content consistently flowing.

Dan goes onto talk about his current podcast style on social media. He explains why he cuts down his podcasts to a shorter time and how this is becoming a style of podcasting through social media. Dan explains how each platform really works form YouTube to TikTok and how different their roles really are towards viewership & retention rate.

There currently is not a lot of information out there to explain how to properly promote yourself as an athlete and how to keep your viewership consistently flowing/engaging. Dan does tremendous job thoroughly explaining his process and what you should expect promoting yourself! Please enjoy listening to him and follow him on all socials @DSARMYT.

Timestamps

• Where did you go to school and where are you going? (4:30)

 

• Intended Major? (5:05)

 

• Why did you pick this school? (5:50)

 

• Process of starting and finding what works for you? (7:32)

 

• Progression towards video editing (8:30)

 

• Vlogs vs Podcasts (10:35)

 

• How important is it to promote yourself as a high school guy in 2022? (12:35)

 

• What would you recommend to guys starting to promote yourself (on/off field progression) (14:50)

 

• Keeping the progression of content? (16:11)

 

• What is your favorite social media platform and sustainable (18:15)

 

• Style of “The Show” Podcast (21:20)

 

• Your goals? (22:50)

 

• Training goals? (24:04)

 

• How are you taking your social media presence to your next school?! (29:10)

 

• Process of having guests? (31:10)