Graham Stephan
On April 22, 1990, Graham Stephan was born in Santa Monica, California. He will be 31 years old in 2021.
Because his father worked for Disney as an animator, writer, and story artist, he was reared in Santa Monica. Graham made the decision to pursue a different career path despite his father's success in the film industry.
Graham developed his entrepreneurial ambitions while he was an adolescent while he was employed at a store that sold fish aquariums. He assisted the shop owner in maintaining an inventory of the imported exotic fish.
When Graham was 16 years old, he joined a band as the drummer since he also loved music. The band frequently performed in quaint spaces like cafes.
Graham gained knowledge of stock photography and Photoshopping while working at the fish aquarium. He then applied this knowledge to the store's website. He gained marketing knowledge from this work because he would soon use it.
Graham made the decision not to attend college when he was 18 years old, in contrast to many of his peers. He made the decision to become a realtor instead by obtaining his real estate license.
This turned out to be the smart choice. Graham has currently sold more than $120,000,000 worth of residential real estate since 2008. Additionally, he has represented Chloe Moretz and Orlando Bloom in the purchase of real estate.
Graham amassed a number of homes in the Los Angeles region by the time he was 26 and had a net worth of $1 million.
Because of his real estate success, he is in a good position to use his YouTube channel to educate prospective real estate agents.
Graham began his career in real estate, but these days he primarily relies on YouTube, where he made well over $1 million in revenue in just 2019 alone.
Graham's primary YouTube channel focuses on providing financial advice, such as advice on investing, bitcoin, and ways to reduce your rent costs.
Because he adored watching YouTube, he first launched his YouTube channel in 2016. He chose to make a video for pleasure even though he was a successful realtor and earning a decent living.
On his iPhone, he recorded the first video, which he used to demonstrate how to become a realtor. Because he didn't think he had the right "personality" to succeed as a YouTuber, he didn't think anyone would watch it.
Graham, though, became enthused and driven when about ten people watched the video. His channel started to expand once he began producing two videos each week.
In one of his first well-liked videos, Graham discussed how he managed to invest and save money so that he could live in Los Angeles on $1.6 million year while being interviewed on CNBC's Millennial Money.
Graham has a sizable online following because to his wise financial advice. He was able to reside in Los Angeles without having to pay rent, for instance. as a result of him purchasing a duplex and renting out half of it.
Graham's channel grew quickly as a result of the CNBC video's social media success. His popular platform, which has millions of users now, was built on the shoulders of this expansion.
Graham set out to make $1 million with his YouTube channel in 2018, but he only succeeded in doing so one year later.
Graham has three additional YouTube channels where he studies different themes in addition to his primary channel.
Graham can now investigate areas he finds interesting without being concerned about his films' YouTube rankings thanks to these channels.
The Graham Stephan Show, his second-most popular channel, is where he also discusses money, business, and finance. Graham can take a more "free" approach with this channel because he isn't concerned about optimizing it for the YouTube algorithm.
Graham also enjoys posting about subjects outside of business on The Graham Stephan Show, such reaction videos.
Graham's reaction videos to episodes of CNBC's Millennial Money have become one of his most watched video series. In the Millennial Money series, millennials are interviewed in various cities and at various salary levels. Every guest on the show describes how they earn, spend, and save their money.
Graham's responses to the Millennial Money films are frequently pretty humorous because he enjoys saving money and practicing frugal living.
Graham's responses to Millennial Money not only amuse us but also teach us valuable lessons about money. Typically, a pie chart depicting the millennial's spending can be seen in the Millennial Money videos.
Graham frequently criticizes these spending graphs, which can offer a lot of helpful advise to those who may be struggling with the same issues, such overspending on useless goods or clothing.
The podcast The Iced Coffee Hour is co-hosted by Jack Selby, who also contributes to its production, and Graham Stephan.
The Iced Coffee Hour had 179,000 subscribers as of August 2021. The program discusses amusing subjects including questioning well-known YouTube celebs about their financial habits.
For instance, Graham and Jack question a reef aquarium content producer in this video about spending $1.8 million on a koi fish.
Money-related podcasts are also available on The Iced Coffee Hour, including ones that explain how to make $100 a day on the stock market. A podcast's advantage is that you can listen to intriguing financial issues or financial advice while driving or taking the bus or train home from work.
Graham launched his fourth YouTube channel, The Stefamily, in March 2021. Graham's personality is still there on the channel, but the majority of the video is lighthearted and doesn't belong on any of his other YouTube channels.
Some of the films Graham publishes on The Stefamily show him shopping at the priciest store in Las Vegas or subsisting solely on Starbucks food for a week.
Because Graham is renowned for being thrifty and for explicitly refusing to purchase Starbucks, these films amuse his supporters.
While Graham reacts to the exorbitant prices in these stores and departs from his practice of saving money, viewers of the Stefamily channel amuse themselves.
Graham enjoys vehicles, as can be seen on his YouTube account. He acquired the bright orange Lotus Elise of his dreams in 2006 when he received his first real estate commission.
He also has a playlist on YouTube called "Car Adventures" where he features fascinating automobiles he encounters on the road, showcases some of his own cars, and offers advice on how to get a car for less money.
Additionally, Graham is presently seeing Savannah Smiles, another YouTuber. Savannah is a 22-year-old Las Vegas-based lifestyle YouTuber. Her videos range from humorous reactions to financial advice, like the well-liked one in which she describes how she saved $100,000 by the time she was 22.
Graham is a multimillionaire, but he doesn't waste or indulge in unnecessary spending.
Graham's approach to money is to save as much as you can in order to achieve your objectives.
Since he doesn't think you should spend $5 on an expensive iced coffee every day, he is well known for the 20 iced coffee he produces at home.
Graham's parents' bankruptcy filing is where his financial philosophy has its roots. Graham saw the value of conserving money for necessities like food, gas, and rent.
Graham obviously enjoys his life as well because he acquired a great property for himself and likes to purchase expensive vehicles. He also makes an effort to manage his money wisely so that he may save and have a good time at the same time.
TV Series
| Year | Title | Credit as | Role | Note | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Producer | |||||
| 2022 | Kings of the Internet | Yes | Graham Stephan | TV Series | ||
| 2022 | Top 22 Internet Millionaires TV Show Kings of the Internet Spinoff | Yes | Graham Stephan (credit only) | TV Series | ||
| 2019 | Selling Sunset | Yes | Self | TV Series | ||
| 2015 | World's Greatest Social Stars! Top 25 | Yes | Graham Stephan | TV Series | ||
| 2009-2013 | Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles | Yes | Self | TV Series | ||
| 2011 | Success TV | Yes | Graham Stephan | TV Series | ||
