Building a 2.3 Million Follower Brand While Studying - Natacha Océane

[@lydiadavies7073]

I think Natasha's lack of oversexualising content is one of the reasons I was really drawn to the videos. She made me feel good about myself, giving me great information without subconsciously comparing myself to her.

[@Aha.SoWhat]

Super interesting point. I never thought about it but your are totally right! Although she is super sexy she doesn´t play with it on camera. That combined with her heartwarming character makes me feel super comfortable. She gives me the feeling that I can reach my personal goals, too, with selflove, exercises and science :D. Edit: Ah, ok, she talks about that in the interview XD. Nevertheless, your are right, I feel the same :).

[@hannadeeh]

Great point that I hadn't considered before. Her content is my favorite.

[@KaMi-gz1il]

You're so right with this! I remember YT started recommending me her channel and I was like nah, the typical blonde fitness influencer... no thank you! (so judgmental of me I know) But after a Greg Doucette review of her videos I saw her content was really science based and informative. I gave her content a chance and I'm SO GRATEFUL I did that because she's a bad ass! She showed me how strong, mentally and physically, a woman can be. No doubt she's a huge inspiration to me. I like she never uses sexualized thumbnails or uses her body to give a sexualized content. Such a respectable and admirable person!

[@cannedsalsa2]

İ share this opinion. She is by far my fave fitness youtuber because she is not physique focused. İt’s not a constant discussion of her weight and looks, which is a relief.

[@Amda4436]

I feel the same! She does not thumbnail her ass like others do so obviously but pretend it's just about gaining confidence and strength lol. Also her way of speaking to the camera is so natural and not this sassy/sexy weird talk.

[@aidagibbons1045]

Natacha's goal as she mentioned in this podcast, is "helping people", not showing off like most of other "influencers". Also, she runs two other businesses, so she really doesn't need to show "more skin" for her to be successful!!

[@alenawildner]

You can ALwAYS feel that in natashas videos and ist makes her content so incredibly vlauable.

[@CharlieJames1]

I think there’s a way to talk about how great Natacha is without putting down other athletic influencers or shaming people who show skin 😊

[@ItsJustRach]

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[@ItsJustRach]

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[@carlamichaelaescueta7755]

Natacha Oceane was (fortunately) my gateway to fitness and pushed me to start my own fitness journey. She's an incredibly warm person with very sound solid content and a super INSANE athlete. She hit the nail on the head by creating videos that are relevant, evidence-backed, and bound to be timeless. She's in it for the long game and we see that! 💖

[@denisegiusto1133]

Same here dear! Couldn’t have said it better, good luck on your journey hun, I know it is hard at times but so rewarding 🙏🏼❤️

[@goddessofwar94]

Loved this interview. Natacha is a rare gem in a sea of cookie-cutter "fit-fluencers." She's a breath of fresh air.

[@kienluu6430]

" The more you train for something the shoter distances feel" - lovely quote from her

[@nothingnono1245]

So true

[@luckyluc7412]

I love Natasha! She’s such a natural and she doesn’t really try too hard to impress or be ‘successful’ which is rare in the KZbin space and she has a good sense of humour, she laughs at the little things 💕

[@Kc-gu5er]

Respect to this woman, a great example of wisdom

[@carissawyh]

Natacha is such an intelligent and eloquent creature. It's not often that we get to hear her talk for an extended period of time - prying into her mind was insightful. Thank you for hosting this!

[@noemi4x]

When natacha says she wants to create contents that make people happy she is really achieving her goal, whenever I see a new video of her I drop everything I do cause she makes me feel so calm, it's one of the few content creators who really manages to relax me and to turn a bad day into a positive one. She's such a rare gem! Plus I've bought her guide (build) and oh lord, I've never had such a great time at the gym, every workout session is so fun and refreshing and challenging and it makes you look forward to the next one, I am always so excited to go back the next day, it makes you feel strong and confident and it's amazing, really really highly suggest it!!

[@hanlitwin]

Natacha's secret weapon is her personality. I'm not even into fitness or anything and I watch her videos just because she is amazing.

[@Moon_Puff]

I'm so happy to have this chance to see Natacha in a different format. Every since I've started watching her, she's been challenging me not to do better, but to let go. I often feel competitive and like I'm behind in life compared to others; after watching one of her videos, sometimes I have to tell myself: it's okay if you haven't done a marathon, it's okay if you don't know how to professionally edit videos, it's okay if you don't k ow how to use a sewing machine - lol I don't need to learn it all, because we don't live long enough to spend our life chasing.

[@YannSchmidt]

This is indeed a beautiful message

[@laurenbaseden3794]

What's amazing is, she didn't post that she did this, literally the most humble person I've seen with a social media following

[@kingsmustrise]

I love how transparent and honest she is saying even the phrase 'the journey is the fun part' can actually be shit sometimes. It's more about the fact that there are both bad and good times, but you have to celebrate the wins and earn from the losses.

[@sophielake9519]

I’ve loved Natacha, she’s naturally hilarious and has inspired me for years and have loved seeing her in a different setting but my god, need better responses than “ok” every time from the interviewer. Drove me mad the whole way through.

[@yolandagondwe4349]

I was gonna say I love Natacha as well. But this is hardly a deep dive. We all know this information about her or can learn it from one of her videos. This video doesn't show is anything new. I've delved in this channel a bit as well and there are some good videos but I don't think this deep dive thing is it, personally.

[@backfromburnout]

I'm a 46yr old mother of four who sells stuff on eBay and vlogs it, and Natacha is my favourite KZbinr ever. She is relatable to women of all ages, I have made my 21yr old daughter subscribe to her as she's such a positive role model. Thank you for being you Natacha!

[@rimiy]

The fact that I Follow and highly appreciate both of them is crazy. This collab is Phenomenal !!

[@hannimali4143]

Thanks so much for doing this interview with Natacha. I don't often comment on here but watch both you and her on here on the regular. I finished my PhD in 2020. When she said if you had asked her how she was doing when she was UG she would've started crying. Just hearing that made me cry, that was so relatable. I am also from a "non academic" background and felt such HUGE pressure to succeed that I would never step back and think about whether it was good for me. I just wanted to show I could do it, and a lot of it was about pleasing others. Natacha has so much insight, she is really inspirational and I loved hearing from her. I really enjoyed this interview. Thank you. I am in a MUCH better place and luckily I did really benefit from doing my PhD and I am in a job I love now which I couldn't have without a PhD.

[@kamilamukailova872]

I love her so much, she is such a pure and bright person. I feel like she is so honest and caring. Thanks for sharing this with us

[@daniellegarcia9]

I love finding down to earth youtubers that I can just listen to in the background while I get stuff done and their talk is like listening to a friend. I dislike pretentious youtubers that are just pushing products fake lifestyles. I LOVE Natacha and her accent and her love for science

[@lonerista4778]

Oh wow... this brings me so much nostalgia.. I used to watch a lot of Natacha's videos and the combination of both of you is so surreal :))

[@showherwork]

I was literally just listening to the first episode with Ben Francis and thought "Damn. It would be cool if he interviewed Natacha." A dream come true!

[@xoxoJGWS]

This duo... i could listen to all day.. Such an interesting conversation, also: lovely voices to listen to.

[@psychologin_sophie]

She's just so cute! I love her personality, her honesty and of course, her workouts!

[@maggenlove]

Loved this. Never expected to see this collab but it was wonderful. Thank you!

[@sparkscommunication6430]

Wow, this woman is so inspiring! Love that she’s not a quitter, love how she’s not into using “eye candy” to captivate her audience, and love that she’s a strong 💪 woman that pushes her body & mind to conquer her dreams!

[@chri14a4]

Natacha is about everything that a healthy lifestyle encapsulates. Training and eating with joy and living life to the fullest.

[@GoodLifeRoad]

She’s the BEST. Super inspiring, smart, funny and the cutest personality.

[@yumni.0334]

Natacha has to be my favourite youtuber, discovered her years ago and she really saved me from a dark place, and continues to inspire my daily

[@EnglishWithEm]

I love Natacha's content. One of the things she says in this interview is that if you aren't knowledgeable about a topic, you shouldn't be posting about it. I agree 100% and I love that she does the research and gives us the science behind the things she talks about. She works so hard to give us unbiased, balanced information, which is a rare thing nowadays.

[@marufhasan5767]

Self awareness, hardwork, do something with passionate, Don't spend to much time in social media. One thing, mastery, quiet.

[@MichelleMershon]

Been inspired by Natacha for years now and I keep loving her more! She is such a bright light in this world!

[@imtinyem]

Really nice to see Natacha in a different format. There were some interesting conversations! And it was cool to hear some stories I've heard before but prompted in a different way. Thanks for sharing :)

[@aleandtaca7391]

OMG! I just love this one, I want Natacha to have her own podcast now. Beautiful job.

[@canvasdrop_art]

this was the best 1 hr 22 minutes I spent today. I honestly love Natacha's wholesome approach towards training and wellness. Also, as a fellow scientist (molecular diagnostics), I can relate to her journey. I love research and academia, but as I finished Uni and got out into the world, I learned a lot about myself that I did not get to explore before, and I really started questioning what it is I want to do/be. It gives me courage hearing her story, and I hope one day I too will be happy and fulfilled, doing what I love. thank you both so much for this video. Loved every minute of it!

[@beenishhaider6308]

She's so inspiring. Everything is so clear in her head. I want that clarity and dedication towards life for myself.

[@dawn160]

I am so glad I found Natacha last year, she really motivated me to keep pushing and I really enjoy her workouts and content in general

[@ievakano322]

Oh my goodness, my two favourite KZbinrs in one room! ❤️ This has quickly became my favourite podcast, thank you so much Ali! ❤️

[@oressa]

My favorite influencer. She's a real gem and role model. I hope all young girls find her.

[@alishamisk]

I believe her audience is very high quality. This is reflected through her progression and the interactions happening in the comments. It's really rare.

[@areeshatahnee2193]

Two of my favourite you tubers together. Absolutely loved this episode. Thank you so much Ali for organising this and asking such meaningful prompts and Natacha for being so honest and down to earth ❤️

[@aaronk2792]

Such a good interview! Came here because of Natacha so I like what she's doing. I definetly learned new things about her and liked they way you followed up on what she said without making it feel like digging - especially on the self-awareness challenge. Great interview from both of you

[@laxgirl7728]

This just truly made me love her more. She’s so self aware, kind and sweet. Love her drive for learning and pushing herself too

[@dariashigaeva]

She is really amazing human being. Loved this interview 🙌🏽 And yes to self-awareness!

[@valerie7074]

She's the best 💗 thanks for interviewing her, it was lovely to see her from a different light!

[@mickaelladouglas4373]

I love them both and this was a great interview. I’ve been following Natacha since 2018 when I was really struggling with my fitness and nutrition, and I’ve been following Ali for a few years as well. I don’t love the title tho, it’s not really reflective of what they talked about and who she is by my estimation. That being said, love you both!

[@aidagibbons1045]

Completely agree! The title is not even "correct". She didn't have 2.3M followers while studying! She mentioned it in this video that she started KZbin after quitting her Phd.

[@shubhangiojha6125]

These videos are lifesaver please don't ever stop making them. I loved the way you both talked about things. Also I am definitely sure we would watch your videos even when you are 80 years old.

[@DeepDivewithAliAbdaal]

Awwh thanks glad you liked it!

[@kyozai112]

she is actually my favorite person in the world

[@denisegiusto1133]

Beside being a massive fan of Natacha and your channel, great praise for the level of these questions! Such a pleasant talk with all the peaks one could wish for on KZbin! Thank you guys! 🙏🏼😊

[@all.ways.active]

This was such an incredible interview with two of my favourite creators! Feeling very inspired after watching this 😊

[@lydiatomlinson2712]

natacha is literally my favorite person - how did i just find this two months later??

[@renaissauce9516]

Iconic collaboration! I admire you both so much

[@yousseflahbib]

Her story and my story are pretty much the same 😅😂. I am in my final year of engineering undergrad questioning my career decision. I love graphic design and filmmaking. I feel like there is not much scientific-based information out there so I decided to start a KZbin channel. One of my videos got 1 million views so my audience grew so fast... I just wanna say thank you for making this episode 👏🏻

[@rickp2293]

Great story bro now stop fishing for subs

[@dianana7371]

That's great! Good luck with developing your Chanel further 🍀

[@rumple503]

This girl is so nice that I don't even consume fitness content and I still subscribed to her channel.

[@annasophie7299]

Loved this episode. I look up to Natacha so much, thanks for having her on the show :)

[@victorianjeri1000]

Anna, schön dich hier zu sehen, du inspirierst mich auch ❤

[@annasophie7299]

@@victorianjeri1000 ohh wie lieb, danke Victoria!

[@annasofia4396]

On min. 42 Natacha is talking about choosing those titles... When I am honest I didn't clicked on her video bc of those titles... But this podcast is very eye opening and I love her intentions as a influencer ❤️

[@musicwithcode1322]

Self-awareness is key! I love it!!

[@alenawildner]

Natasha, I hope you see this comment, because you truly are a light for me to watch on KZbin. I think what you share is so helpful, also because of the journey you took. You really make me and I‘m sure many other people watching aswell, want to improve their lives, wether thats in regards to their mental health, fitness, physical health of career wise. I truly wish you countless amazing and wonderful paths in your life and a lot of growth and hapiness

[@luciaret]

Her resume of "self-awareness" is gold🥇! Also is great that you broad up the subject of "work hard but not too much" new filosophy, abogated by super successful ppl who actually got there buy working super hard

[@caraid9263]

She really is a gem, her content is so valuable and inspiring ❤️❤️

[@Annyaofficial]

I was so happy when I found this podcast. :D I love watching Natacha and her videos, and I've just started to watch your channel so it was really a perfect collab for me, it was really interesting. I can relate so much to her story and I teared up a bit when she was talking about Mario. :') Loved it!

[@rimiy]

Same

[@jackiek4159]

Natacha is such a breath of fresh air in this online space! Such a great conversation! 😍🙌🏻

[@tshego_ceodesk]

Thoroughly enjoyed the candid conversation you and Natacha had!! It was my first Deep Dive podcast listen and it was worth the listen. Thank you for the unrushed feel to it too.

[@danarasmussen1556]

This video was a real treat! I love Natacha and everything she stands for and I recently began following Ali for KZbin and productivity tips--thank you for the fantastic content, always!

[@jacquiburfoot4888]

I love Natacha! Favourite content creator in the world! So much respect ✊

[@anaherrera3588]

Natasha is just amazing! I really enjoyed this, questions, answers and all! Thanks!

[@inesassous2889]

This collab is phenomenal I feel like even if it was 5 hours long I would have listened to it.

[@MsBdonk]

Does anyone else look forward to these, more we want more! Lol Thank you for the content

[@BellaDiary]

I must have been living under a rock as I’ve never heard of her before so I’m very grateful that this video introduced me to this gorgeous soul! Thanks Ali 🙏🏼

[@razabadass]

Thank you Ali and Natasha! Raza :)

[@lofi-gurl]

As a biophysics PhD dropout myself I have to say that it is absolutely incorrect that most people just finish their PhD degree once they start. The statistic for dropping out of a PhD program is something like ~50%. Don’t let the misconception of everyone finishing their PhD keep you there or make you feel like a failure for leaving because it’s simply not true!

[@gaila.9852]

Where did you get this statistic and in what country?

[@lizheyndrickx5190]

Thank you for asking about the start of her KZbin channel and growth that was really insightful!! Great for everyone starting KZbin

[@Carlaxargay]

I do watch the old videos! When I discover a new youtuber I always start at the bottom (the first videos) to understand more about the person

[@luluognam]

Natacha is so cool and always inspires me !!!

[@bigbabygoose]

Love Natasha so much so was totally worth watching this, but found the interviewer so antsy. He’s doing the classic thing of being more focused on his own next question than actually listening to her responses and going where the convo is naturally headed.

[@vivalachocolat1]

She does talk a lot though tbf so I think he probably had to?

[@louisamarie_]

I didn’t get that vibe. He was asking questions that flowed with her responses. It is an interview at the end of the day. He’s trying to keep the focus on her rather than himself and I think he did a great job at that.

[@Danielle-mw5ks]

Perfectly said ! I was gonna comment the same thing

[@mashhoodgilani]

Yes, journey matters more than the destination. If you have a big goal and all you care about is the destination, you miss things in your peripheral vision and who knows those things might take you to a even more beautiful destination So one should always have short goals and keep their eyes open for all opportunities that may present themselves while enjoying the journey. And lastly if you die tomorrow but your destination needs 5 more years, you never really enjoyed. JOURNEY before destination

[@michellevictor4876]

Natacha, I love what you said about not over sexualising yourself. Of course women should feel comfortable showing their bodies but this is something I really appreciate about you. I never feel drained watching your videos as your goal is always to help others rather than throwing yourself out as eye-candy and regurgitating unhealthy behaviours. I know that your videos will always contain gold, or at the very least sprinkles of glitter. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

[@shivanipatelart]

Amazing episode, Ali. As an aspiring KZbinr, planning to seriously take up my passion for art as a side hustle, I found so many valuable insights in here. Thanks for all you do. :)

[@Tori_Davis]

I love Natcha so much. Literally such an inspiration 🤎

[@Draw.withsalome]

What a special guest we have today

[@saraapedraza]

the collab i didnt know i needed!!!!!!!!

[@janabaghdadi3903]

Watched every single minute of this !! Love it love it love it !

[@ShakiraJonay]

My two favorite KZbinrs together 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@chrissyt8111]

I really enjoyed this conversation between two of my favourite KZbinrs. Thanks for the good content.

[@refikamelek1249]

Great Podcast. Enjoyed every second of it.

[@alizo3]

I love these podcasts. thank you so much

[@JadesFitnessBucketList]

loved this interview wish she did more podcasts

[@kawtharbakhach5848]

This just makes me love her more GO NATACHAA

[@immeldaoord9189]

Love this episode. Thank you for creating 🙏

[@ahmedhallajian8886]

Got the notification for this as I was considering quitting my job haha - are the stars aligning?

[@pushniqa]

She is awesome and so inspiring! Love her content a lot. Thx for this, Ali.

[@Nayz13]

I will watch Natacha until she’s 100, I want to see her doing amazing things then!

[@simoneduplessis9570]

Absolutely loved this video. Thank you!!!

[@fishyerica]

I love natacha and thank u for interviewing her 🙌🙆🏻‍♀️

[@rachelwagnerrosenzweig3587]

Super inspiring and intelligent. Thank you!

[@tedmint3504]

Interview Mario nexttt

[@sachadanielle6596]

Who else is here from Natacha’s channel? ❤️

[@KlaraFuchs]

My two favorites! Clicked immediately when I saw it! :D

[@prakhar.odyssey]

Love these in depth podcast type videos Ali!

[@candiceevawilliams6]

Absolutely love these!

[@Youwinmeta]

Fantastic interview!