Couriway
2021-22
Couri Like Curry.
My life unknowingly took a major turn beginning in the summer of 2020 as I pursued Minecraft Speedrunning as a hobby. After a few months chasing top times, I eventually achieved 2 world records, and was able to launch a successful career on both YouTube and Twitch.
This has been my full time career since November of 2020 and ended in June of 2022 on my own terms as I wish to pursue art as a career again while continuing to do this as a hobby. In that time I have grown to have 235,000 YouTube subscribers, Nearly 200,000 Twitch Followers, and over 15,000 followers on Twitter. This career path challenged my ability to brand myself, foster strong creative ideas, and manage large scale communities, all while staying a top level competitor in one of the most popular video games of all time.
1,000 Speedruns In a Row
As a top level speedrunner, I was always trying to push the game to its limits. And as a content creator, I am always trying to entertain my fanbase while doing so. This lead me to find ways to combine the two in the most engaging way possible. My best idea Iāve ever come up with for this was a challenge to beat Minecraft 1,000 times in a row without resetting.
Minecraft as a game is extremely random to speedrun, with many variations per world you create, which made every world unique with itās own challenges and hype moments. This challenge took nearly six months and culminated with over 7,000 people watching me complete the 1,000th seed live on Twitch.
After the challenge was over, I took the next 2 months to edit together a 2 hour movie edit of the entire challenge, highlighting the best moments and also showcasing what I learned about myself throughout a daunting task no one had ever thought of before. You can view the video here.
YouTube Thumbnails
One of the most important parts of being a YouTuber is your thumbnail design. Itās what entices people to actually click on your video. It doesnāt matter how great your video is if no one wants to watch it in the first place.
Iāve made over 200 thumbnails for my channel, but here are just a few of the most successful, along with some promotional graphics at the end.
Facebook Graphics
Starting in November of 2021, I began a 1 year contract with Facebook Gaming to create unique gaming content for their company.
This content is drastically different from my regular YouTube and Twitch content, which primarily focuses on Minecraft, while my facebook content focuses primarily on PokƩmon. Here is a collection of my favorite thumbnails I have made for that content.
Accomplishments
Throughout my time as a full-time content creator I have several achievements Iām proud of, but none are as special to me as being able to grow a welcoming and inclusive community across multiple platforms that has helped me become a stronger and better version of myself.
Here are a few of my accomplishments during this time period.
5x Minecraft World Record Holder
3x Twitch Rivals Champion
XBOX Game Pass Champion
3 YouTube Videos with 1 Million+ Views
7,000+ Concurrent Viewer Peak on Twitch
450,000+ Combined Followers on YouTube, Twitch, & Twitter