About this episode

Peter Greaves shares his journey of building the PetrolPed YouTube channel over the past decade.

10 years ago, Peter Greaves purchased a £200 Sony video camera and decided to have a go at YouTube content creation for a hobby. What started as a humble spare-time hobby filming his own cars and cars from a local car dealer has now become something extremely significant. Peter's channel 'PetrolPed' has grown to almost 300,000 subscribers, which has enabled him to turn his hobby into a job and fly internationally to film with brands as prestigious as Ferrari. This week, on The Driven Podcast, Peter joins John Marcar in the studio to share his story and journey and to reveal some of the more challenging parts of content creation. Subscribe to PetrolPed on YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@petrolped _______________________________________________ The Driven Podcast brings you motoring-focused discussions, observations from the automotive world, and interviews exploring our guests' careers, exploits, and anything else worth discussing. We will also keep you up to speed with the latest automotive news stories and insights into the cars and motorcycles we're reviewing at Driven. Find more content on our website, YouTube channel, and social feeds, all readily available to…

People in this episode

Host: John Marcar

Guest: Peter Greaves

Topics covered

• YouTube content creation
• automotive industry
• personal journey
• content challenges
• social media influence

Keywords

• YouTube
• PetrolPed
• Peter Greaves
• automotive content
• Ferrari
• content creation
• hobby to career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PetrolPed, Ferrari, Paramex Digital

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