Meet Zlam Dunk: The IG Comedian That’s Blowing Up & Filming With Drake

About this episode

Zlam Dunk shares his journey from engineering to viral content creation and working with Drake, discussing the lessons learned from failure and success.

"What the f* am I doing?"That was the moment Zlam Dunk realized he made half his annual engineering salary in just two months of content creation. In this episode, we sit down with the man behind the characters to discuss the "snowball effect" that took him from a small-town kid in Brantford to acting alongside Drake on a major TV set.Zlam shares the raw, unfiltered story of losing everything when his first TikTok account was permanently banned at 650,000 followers and why he believes that "failure" was the best thing to ever happen to him.We dive into:The Engineering Exit: Why he walked away just months before getting his professional designation.The Viral Formula: The "Controversial" secret he uses to trigger the algorithm and get millions of views.Working with Drake: What it’s really like to throw a glove at a global superstar’s face—and hitting him!The Psychology of Comedy: Why he makes videos for the viewer's friends, not the viewers themselves.The Money Question: Does $26,000 in a month actually change your life?Whether you’re a creator struggling with the "fear of being stupid" or an employee looking to jump ship, Zak’s…

People in this episode

Host: Money Buys Happiness

Guest: Zlam Dunk

Topics covered

• content creation
• comedy
• failure
• entrepreneurship
• social media
• viral marketing

Keywords

• Zlam Dunk
• Drake
• content creation
• TikTok
• comedy
• entrepreneurship
• viral formula
• Mintink

Sponsors

Mintink

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Brantford

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