Vidsummit 2025 by Derral Eves

VidSummit 2025 is the premier YouTube and video marketing conference designed exclusively for content creators, marketers, agencies, and brands serious about growing their audience and building sustainable businesses through video. Founded in 2014 by Derral Eves—a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, YouTube-certified expert, and executive producer of The Chosen—VidSummit brings together top-tier creators who share strategies they would never reveal online. This three-day intensive focuses purely on actionable education, insider knowledge about the YouTube algorithm, monetization strategies, and high-level networking with industry leaders who have collectively generated billions of views.

Here's Everything You'll Receive

✅ Complete Conference Content: 3 Full Days of Keynotes, Panels, and Workshops from 70+ Industry Experts

✅ Bonus Materials: Welcome Party, After Party Access, and Exclusive Networking Events

✅ High-Quality Formats: HD Video Recordings with Lifetime Access

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What You Will Master in VidSummit 2025

✅ Understand and leverage the YouTube algorithm to maximize views, subscribers, and audience retention

✅ Master advanced monetization strategies beyond AdSense, including digital products, memberships, brand integrations, and merchandise

✅ Optimize YouTube Shorts and convert short-form viewers into long-form subscribers

✅ Implement AI-powered workflows for content ideation, scripting, editing, and post-production

✅ Apply thumbnail design psychology and title optimization from creators with billions of views

✅ Build and scale a content production team without burning out

✅ Navigate legal fundamentals including contract negotiation, intellectual property protection, and AI clauses

✅ Acquire brand deals and land repeat partnerships with major companies

✅ Establish creator business fundamentals covering finances, taxes, and sustainable revenue streams

✅ Transform your content operation from a side project into a profitable, scalable business

Who Is This Course For?

• YouTube Creators at any level looking to break through plateaus and scale their operations

• Video Marketers seeking cutting-edge strategies for driving views, engagement, and conversions through video content

• Digital Marketing Agencies looking to better serve creator clients and understand platform dynamics

• Brand Representatives wanting to understand the creator economy and develop effective influencer partnerships

• Influencers and Content Entrepreneurs who want to transform their audience into a sustainable business

• Editors and Production Teams looking to optimize workflows and understand what makes content perform

Complete Conference Schedule Breakdown

VidSummit 2025 took place October 7-9, 2025, at the Irving Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, featuring three full days of keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking events.

Day 1: Tuesday, October 7th

• VidSummit Registration – Badge pickup and swag bag distribution (12 PM – 8 PM)
• Welcome Party presented by Reign Maker Group – Opening night networking event (7 PM – 10 PM)

Day 2: Wednesday, October 8th – Keynotes & Sessions

• Big Creator Energy – How to STANDOUT and Dominate a Saturated Niche – Roberto Blake
• Make BIG Money from Your Channel (Beyond AdSense and Brand Deals) – Molly Keyser
• Everything You've Heard About Shorts Is Wrong – Palestrina McCaffrey
• Keynote: How to Build a Content Creation Business that Lasts – Linus Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips)
• Keynote: Scaling & Monetizing Your Personal Brand – Maha Abouelenein
• Panel: Building a TEAM Behind the Screen – HopeScope, Tyler Allen, Kim Larson, Safiya Nygaard, Tyler Williams
• How We Turned Around a Dying Channel to 2-Billion Views – Dzung Lewis
• From Dirt to Digital: Growing a Channel from a Cornfield – Laura Farms
• BE ANIMATED: Growing to 2M+ Subscribers as an Animator on YouTube – Javadoodles
• Workshop – Adobe: Top 20 Features Creators Love Most – Karina Anglada
• Workshop – DAVA: How to Earn More With Brand Deals in 2025 – David Ruvalcaba, Vale Diaz
• Workshop – 1of10: How to Leverage AI to Make Your Next Video a 1of10 – Richard The YouTube Strategist
• Build a Loyal Audience with Shorts and Convert Them to Long Form Viewers – Mary Allyson
• The 7-Figure Creator: 7 Tips To Have A Sustainable Career – Amanda Marcovitch
• How To Build A Post Production Team, The RIGHT Way – Gavin Keen
• 1,000 Views a Day to 1-Million Views a Month — The 3 Steps that Changed Everything – Lake Speed, Jr.
• Keynote – Derral Eves and Juston Smith
• The Creator Blueprint – From Chasing Algorithms to Architecting Legacy – Jonathan Chanti, Jordan Matter, Hudson Matter
• Panel: Creator Entrepreneurs and Evolving Partnerships in a World of AI – Priscilla Lau, Jesse Zhang, Chris Do
• How I Get Millions of Views in a Niche that Breaks All the Rules – Sam Eckholm
• AI in the Creator Workflow – Adobe featuring Ryan Riggs, YB Chang Biste, CodeMiko, Hayden Hillier-Smith
• Metrics that Matter: Sentiment and Suitability – Fernando Parnes
• The Science Of Retention – Mario Joos
• Create. Evolve. Repeat. The Power of Reinvention in a Creator's Journey – Pucky Pacheco
• Panel: Creativity on Command – The Process Behind Repeatable Viral Content – Gabi Soares, JustJules, Wiggi, Angelia, Chelsea Laufer
• Small Changes That Cause Big Growth – Nick Nimmin
• Workshop – Slay on Short Form Content – Adobe's Shawn McDaniel
• Workshop – Eddie AI: Make Better YouTube Videos with the ChatGPT for Video Editing – Shamir Allibhai, Robbie Janney
• Tubi Keynote: Bringing Your Audience Along – Tubi's Next Chapter in Creator Partnerships – Rich Bloom, KevOnStage, Nicole O'Rourke
• Editors Panel – YB Chang
• From Mobile to Millions: Scaling Your Brand Without Hollywood Gear – Drex Lee
• Cookie Finance: Your Accountant Won't Tell You This – Tax Strategies for Creators – Nate Coughran
• Workshop – Creator Law School: Redline Contracts Like Your Lawyer – Chelsey Mori
• Workshop – PixVerse: How 100M Creators Used AI to Increase Their Reach
• YouTube Insider Masterclass 2025: 5 Tips from 5 Years Working Inside YouTube – Jon Youshaei
• Panel: The Impacts of AI on Content Creation – Matt Wolfe, George Blackman, Roberto Blake, Murray Frost
• Protecting Creator IP in the Age of AI – Brittany Ratelle
• $1M in One Year: Creating a Viral Product Your Viewers Want – Leslie Naoom, Christopher Wenzel
• Renting vs Owning Audience: The Future of Creator Monetization – Divyanshu Damani
• Keynote: Keeping the You in YouTube – Growing an Audience While Being Authentically You – Mia Maples

Day 3: Thursday, October 9th – Keynotes & Sessions

• From Skits to Series: How to Build Episodic Content that Hooks, Grows, and Pays – Tiffany La'Ryn
• Panel: What a Producer Can do for Your Channel (and Why You Probably Need One) – Emma Krebs, Jesse Krim, Ken Chwatek, Shannon Pires
• How To Turn Views Into Viewers – Yikes, KingSammelot
• Keynote: Creator or CEO? Building Businesses Off-Platform – Codie Sanchez, Billy Parks
• YouTube is the New Hollywood – Jordan Matter
• Behind the Views: Scaling Smarter in an Unpredictable Creator Economy – Sanjay Patel
• The Art of the Encore: The Secret to Landing Repeat Brand Deals – Ryan Riggs
• The Lifecycle of a Creator – Tyler Chou
• Workshop – Ask a Creator CPA: Next-Level Strategies to Protect Your Content Income – Nate Coughran
• Micro-Storytelling for Social Media – Sun Yi
• 15 Seconds—15 Minutes: The Short-to-Long Content Strategy – Sydney Morgan
• From Niche to Viral – Nick Pro
• Clip or Die: How To Dominate YouTube in 2026 – Zach Justice, Jon Youshaei
• Workshop – Adobe: Top 10 Generative AI Features That Help Creators Accelerate Their Workflow – Warren Trezevant, Karina Anglada
• YouTube's 30+ NEW Features – Explained! – YouTube Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie
• Theorist Year One – Santi Massa, Forrest Lee Collins, Tom Robinson, Amy Roberts, Ash Curry, Josiah Hritsko
• How I Built a Viral Hotel in the Middle of Nowhere – And Got 100M Views and $1.5M in Bookings – Travis Chambers
• Forget Everything You Think You Know About AI Video – Murray Frost
• Top Thumbnail Designers Answer Your Biggest Questions – Antioch Hwang, Dill Toma, David Altizer
• Panel – USCREEN: The Creator's Community Blueprint – Own the Relationship, Own the Revenue – Zach Katz, Kyle Fuller, Allison Yazdian, Kevin Daigle, Jeven Dovey
• The Storytelling Method That's Gained Millions of Returning Viewers – Dan Norton
• Creators in Fashion 2025 – Closing night fashion showcase featuring Cassey Ho, The Try Guys, Sydney Morgan, Mia Maples, Tom Robinson, and more

Included Bonus Materials to Accelerate Your Results

• VidSummit Replays – Complete video recordings of all keynotes, panels, and sessions with lifetime access through the VidSummit platform

• Networking Event Access – Recordings and highlights from Welcome Party and After Party events

• Workshop Materials – Hands-on resources and templates from specialized workshop sessions including Adobe tutorials, legal contract templates, and AI workflow guides

• Sponsor Demonstrations – Access to the latest creator tools and platforms showcased in the exhibition hall

About Your Instructor: Derral Eves

Derral Eves is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities on YouTube growth and video marketing strategy. Search Engine Journal has described him as the “godfather of YouTube optimization,” acknowledging his pioneering contributions to understanding how the platform's algorithm functions. His career spans over two decades in digital marketing, and his unique understanding of what makes videos perform has made him a trusted advisor to some of the biggest creators and brands in the world—including MrBeast, who credits Derral as one of the only people who truly understands YouTube at his level.

Key Credentials & Accomplishments:

✅ Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author – Author of The YouTube Formula: How Anyone Can Unlock the Algorithm to Drive Views, Build an Audience, and Grow Revenue

✅ 74+ Billion YouTube Views Generated – For channels he has consulted and partnered with

✅ 34 Channels to 1 Million+ Subscribers – Helped channels grow from zero to earning the coveted Gold Play Button

✅ Executive Producer of The Chosen – The highest crowdfunded television series in history with over 250 million views across 50+ languages

✅ Squatty Potty Viral Campaign – Executive producer of the “Unicorn Pooping Ice Cream” ad, winner of Best Copywriting at the 2015 Webby Awards

✅ YouTube Certified Expert – One of the first professionals certified by YouTube in Audience Growth

✅ Founder of VidSummit – Launched in 2014 as the premier conference for video creators and marketers

✅ Founder & CEO of Creatus – Video marketing and strategy company established in 1999

✅ Forbes Recognition – Featured on Forbes list “20 Must Watch YouTube Channels That Will Change Your Business” alongside Tony Robbins, Marie Forleo, and Gary Vaynerchuk

✅ Major Media Features – Featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, ESPN, and Forbes

✅ Fortune 500 Advisor – Consulted for clients including Bill Gates, Epic Games, The Piano Guys, ABC, NBC, and ESPN

✅ Trusted by MrBeast – Works closely with one of YouTube's top creators, who wrote the foreword to his bestselling book