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E2 E10 Live Streaming Costs Explained: What You Actually Need to Budget

Join hosts Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler as they break down exactly what it costs to run professional live streams for your business—from bandwidth to tech support, and everything in between.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

1. What live streaming actually is (and why it's different from posting a selfie video)
2. The business scenarios that benefit most from live streaming events
3. Why 80% of people prefer watching a brand's live stream over reading their blog
4. The four budget categories you MUST plan for (most people forget #4)
5. How to calculate if live streaming makes sense for YOUR business goals
6. DIY approaches that work (and the shortcuts that backfire)
7. The technical glitches that make you look unprofessional—and how to avoid them
8. Why 50% of viewers leave in 90 seconds if your stream quality is low

Key Timestamps:

1. 00:00 - What is live streaming and why it matters for business
2. 01:42 - Business scenarios that benefit from live events
3. 04:22 - Platforms explained: YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Zoom
4. 06:36 - YouTube is now competing with Netflix on big screens
5. 07:20 - Types of live stream events: meetings, conferences, Q&As, webinars, demos
6. 11:10 - The stats: 82% prefer live streams over social media posts
7. 12:11 - Compelling live streaming statistics for businesses
8. 14:00 - Twitch personalities are making REAL money (not just YouTubers)
9. 14:38 - The live streaming market will hit $223.98 BILLION by 2028
10. 19:11 - The four budget categories you need to plan for
11. 22:21 - Why 43% of live stream viewers buy premium products
12. 22:50 - Budget Breakdown #1: Bandwidth & internet costs ($30+/month)
13. 23:25 - Budget Breakdown #2: Streaming platform fees (Free - $30/month)
14. 24:29 - Budget Breakdown #3: Equipment & production costs (The wild card)
15. 26:23 - Budget Breakdown #4: Tech support during the event (Most people forget this!)
16. 27:30 - The 90-second rule: Why...

Join hosts Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler for an inspiring

conversation with Shaunelle Curry—educator, author, and founder of Media

Done Responsibly. From starting her first nonprofit at age 6 to

teaching 20,000+ youth about media literacy and digital wellbeing,

Shaunelle shares why preserving marginalized stories isn't just about

history—it's about our future in an AI-driven world.

In This Episode:

The "Trash Picker Uppers": How a 6-year-old's nonprofit shaped a

lifetime of activism

Why representation in media is a human rights issue, not just diversity

checkbox

The shocking radio incident that sparked a nationwide movement

How young people are leading the charge for ethical AI and digital

wellness

The urgent need to preserve marginalized stories before AI learns

without them

Creating safe spaces for difficult conversations across cultural divides

Key Timestamps:

01:21 - Introduction to Shaunelle Curry

04:45 - The Trash Picker Uppers story

08:40 - What is HELP (Hello Elevated Life Purpose)?

17:06 - The "nappy headed" incident that changed everything

27:07 - Why inclusion matters systemically

37:13 - Connecting people across ideologies through storytelling

46:03 - What young people face that we never did

48:18 - The AI warning: "We're not only erasing history, we're erasing

our future"

Powerful Quote: "If AI learns off of public records that we are now

deleting and erasing, we are not only erasing history, we are erasing

our future."

About Our Guest: Shaunelle Curry is the founder of Media Done

Responsibly and professor of journalism, TV, film, and media studies.

Creator of "Shattered Glass" and author of "Shairi's Journey Through

Darkness Into Light," she's equipped over 20,000 underestimated youth

with media literacy rooted in justice and care.

Connect with Shaunelle: Website: shaunellecurry.com Organization: Media

Done Responsibly App: MDR Hub and Innovation Lab

Production: Velasquez Media - LGBTQ women-owned, Latino-led video

production

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