Diary Of A CEO Ex-Staffer: "How We Built The #1 Podcast In The World" (The Truth Revealed)

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In this episode, we sit down with Anthony Smith — trailer editor for Diary of a CEO, the fastest-growing podcast on the planet. Anthony pulls back the curtain on the craft behind DOAC's cinematic trailers: the 15-point checklist every cut must pass, the psychological research guiding every second of the edit, and the "Three Hats" framework every creator needs to master. He also opens up about hiding his love of drama as a kid to avoid getting bullied, the stage fright that ended his acting career at 17, burning out so bad he almost became a train driver, and how a LinkedIn job posting on New Year's Eve changed everything.

💬 What We Cover:

• Growing up as the second son performing for attention — ballet, drama, and living a double life

• The stage fright at 16 that made him walk off and never go back

• How Star Wars and LOTR behind-the-scenes featurettes led him to film

• Why nobody is born talented — the Ed Sheeran example

• Joining DOAC at 250K subscribers (now 15M+)

• Being told creative work was a "Mickey Mouse" pursuit — and getting called a soul-seller

• The Tim Grover trailer that set the standard — and the pressure to top it every time

• Why chasing virality is an addiction and a "disease"