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Full Battery Media

Full Battery Media

Written by: Sean Trace
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Full Battery Media is where content creators, entrepreneurs, and storytellers come to recharge their creative power. Hosted by Sean Trace, each episode dives into the real strategies, tools, and mindsets behind today’s most impactful podcasts, YouTube channels, and social media brands.

Whether you’re a business owner trying to scale your content, a creator building your audience, or a media pro looking for inspiration, this podcast gives you the inside look at how creators actually make it happen.

From workflow hacks to growth tactics, interviews with top creators to behind-the-scenes lessons from Sean’s own media company, Full Battery Media delivers the energy and insight you need to create smarter, scale faster, and stay fully charged.

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Episodes
  • Stop Guessing YouTube | Siarra Stout | Full Battery Media
    Jan 15 2026

    In this episode of the Full Battery Media Podcast, I sit down with YouTube strategist and consultant Siarra Stout to break down what actually makes videos grow on YouTube, especially when it feels like you are doing everything right and still not getting views.

    We talk about the psychology of the click, why you only get a few seconds to confirm the viewer’s choice, and how the thumbnail, title, and opening hook have to work together as one package if you want retention and real watch time. Siarra shares practical YouTube growth strategy, content packaging frameworks, and simple daily habits for studying thumbnails and titles so you stop guessing and start learning what makes people click and stay.

    We also get into creator mindset, consistency over perfection, why “viral” is often the result of months of reps, and how to use YouTube analytics like watch time, retention, and outliers to double down on what is working and build a repeatable content strategy that grows a channel over time.

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    43 mins
  • Chill With Homies | Eric Villa | Full Battery Media
    Jan 8 2026

    In this episode of the Full Battery Media Podcast, I sit down with Eric Villa, a YouTube growth strategist who helps build major channels, including work connected to MKBHD and The Studio Channel.

    We talk about what it actually takes to grow on YouTube in 2026, why trust is earned through real credibility, and how creators should think about content strategy like an efficient market. Eric breaks down the value of “weird” skill combinations, how options trading taught him risk, probability, and asymmetric upside, and why those ideas translate directly into YouTube packaging, audience building, and sustainable career moves in the creator economy. We also get into the college vs real-world learning debate, why traditional media education often feels outdated, and what it means to build a stable, normal-person career path inside the creator economy, not just chase viral success. Along the way, I share stories from teaching content creation, building Ailani’s Little World as an investment in my daughter’s future, and why the best content usually comes from specific, true stories instead of generic advice.

    If you care about YouTube growth, creator careers, audience trust, content strategy, and building a real life around media without turning everything into a zero-sum hustle, this one hits.


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    45 mins
  • Pivot Like a Pro | Josh Romero | Full Battery Media
    Jan 5 2026

    In this Full Battery Media Podcast episode, I sit down with Josh Romero from Chicago, co founder of Megastore Media, a social impact film and video production company focused on documentaries, nonprofit campaigns, and brand storytelling that actually helps communities.

    We get real about what it is like wearing every hat in video production, directing, cinematography, editing, producing, and why the solo creator grind sounds cool until deadlines, client feedback, and bad audio punch you in the face. Josh walks me through the shift he made during the 2020 pandemic, moving from being a one man band to building a team, negotiating smarter, investing in a stronger portfolio, and learning to charge based on value, not just effort. We talk about the creative reality that whoever pays calls the shots, and how to fight for your vision while still being the kind of collaborator clients trust. I share my own lessons from production life, including why sound is the fastest way to ruin great footage, how ROI should guide gear purchases and hiring decisions, and why “good enough” quality can be the move if it keeps you consistent.

    If you are a content creator, filmmaker, videographer, or creative entrepreneur trying to turn projects into a sustainable business, this conversation is a straight up playbook on client communication, resourcefulness, building a crew, avoiding beginner mistakes, finding mentors, and creating work that is both high quality and actually effective for the audience.


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    56 mins
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