About this episode

In this episode, YouTuber Alex Kersten discusses his journey after leaving Car Throttle to create AutoAlex and the challenges he faced, including fan backlash over his car choice.

In this episode of the Talkin’ Shop Podcast we sit down with YouTuber Alex Kersten (AutoAlex) — the man who walked away from the hugely successful Car Throttle to build his own automotive empire. Alex opens up about the pressure of going solo, what it was like to launch AutoAlex Cars and hit over 300,000 subscribers in just three weeks, and how he almost gave it all up before it even began. He talks candidly about the backlash from fans when he bought a “too nice” car (yep- the Porsche Macan ...

People in this episode

Guest: Alex Kersten

Topics covered

• automotive industry
• YouTube success
• entrepreneurship
• personal branding
• fan backlash

Keywords

• AutoAlex
• Car Throttle
• YouTuber
• automotive empire
• fan backlash
• Porsche Macan
• 300,000 subscribers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Car Throttle

Products: Porsche Macan

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