Ben Curtis

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About Ben Curtis

You think you know a guy who has eggs? I am the guy with the eggs! Here's how it all began. I started making videos in junior high, but YouTube wouldn't be invented for 13 years later. In the mean time, I got into skateboarding and shooting skate videos of friends, and I would eventually be called to shoot the GOAT – Rodney Mullen (Tony Hawk wouldn't be Tony Hawk without Rodney Mullen). I'll get to the crazy egg story in a sec. While working at a local surf and skate shop in Torrance, CA, I gathered most of my knowledge about skateboard equipment to launch my YouTube channel, but YouTube was still 5 years away. Still no eggs. So, I had a product manufactured in China for people to decorate their skateboard and bicycle helmets with rubber spikes, and since doing business in China isn't easy, I had to join the family roofing business and did freelance graphic design and UX & UI website design. YouTube finally arrived! I still didn't have eggs, so I started making videos about skateboarding equipment, how parts work, and how to fix things, which eventually became the top search results for skateboard equipment, but "influencers" wouldn't be a term or career for 15 years. Even after gaining over subscribers with only 20 videos, the ad revenue wasn't much to live on even if I had 100 videos. I needed eggs to servive. When I got married and had kids, I kept working for the family roofing company and did freelance video production and creative design on the side, but Southern California got hit with years of drought that halted the roofing industry, so I had to find a job. With all my knowledge of content creation, web design, graphic design, and everything I learned from starting a business and bringing a product to market, I was finally ready to be a chicken farmer. Wait. the chickens and eggs come later. My wife and I started a Keto coaching business years before the keto diet became mainstream. Dieting is seasonal, so the revenue wasn't consistent. I got a job as a digital content strategist for a fall protection manufacturer and was deemed the "Face of FallTech" after appearing in a video shortly after being hired. This is where my skills grew exponentially as a content creator by increasing the audience, viewer retention, and leads. I was also the lead website designer and strategic copywriter, but Covid hit and my family moved from California to Texas (where it's safe LOL). And this is when we got chickens and eat the best eggs! Message me right now to discuss your content strategies and eggs. Skål