Published Apr 17, 2017

F2 Freestylers: Inspire Millions by Following your Passion with Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes interviews the F2 Freestylers, uncovering their journey from stage performers to YouTube stars, their content creation strategies, and successful ventures like Rascal Clothing, all while highlighting the emotional impact and importance of being positive role models.
Episode Highlights
The School of Greatness logo

Popular Clips

Questions from this episode

Episode Highlights

  • Career Beginnings

    The share their initial challenges and how they transitioned from stage performing to online content creation. They recount a pivotal moment on a major British TV show where a performance mishap turned into a memorable experience that endeared them to the public 1. This shift to online platforms allowed them to reach a global audience and become a major presence on YouTube 2.

    Car crash television is memorable. And if I ask, it was funny at the time I was devastated, in tears. Yeah. You know that gutty feeling you have in your stomach when something terrible happens? You feel totally humiliated. I had all of that for ages. But then when I look back now, it was one of the best things that happened to me because it was so memorable.

    ---

    Their ability to adapt and innovate has been key to their success.

       

    Major Achievements

    The highlight their major achievements, including having the largest soccer YouTube channel in the world. They discuss their impressive reach on social media, outperforming even major celebrities in terms of views 3. Their trick shot collaborations and unique content have set them apart in the sports entertainment industry 4.

    We are the best soccer trick shot guys in the world. That's one of the ways we've built ourselves up. So you do a trick shot with a soccer ball or football in the UK and people think, wow, that's incredible. You do it in the States and people are like, oh, my. Did you see what they just did? They didn't throw it, they kicked it and it went in the target.

    ---

    Their journey from street performers to global influencers is truly remarkable.

       

    Emotional Impact

    The reflect on the emotional impact of their fame, sharing touching stories of how their work has inspired fans. They recount a memorable encounter with a young fan who was moved to tears upon meeting them, highlighting the profound effect they have on their audience 5.

    Just to see the fact of what we meant to that child was like, it was truly incredible that we could mean that much to somebody. For them to physically cry of emotion. And that for me, just put it in perspective of how much we've achieved and how far we've gone.

    ---

    These moments underscore the significant influence they have beyond just entertainment.

Related Episodes