213. She Wanted to Quit… Now Her YouTube Has 200K Subscribers (Laurie Wang)

What if your most defining trait wasn’t talent, luck, or strategy… But simply the willingness to keep going, even when no one’s watching, and nothing seems to be working?

Today on EDIT HISTORY, we’re joined by Laurie Wang – Speaker, entrepreneur, and YouTuber with nearly 200,000 subscribers – As she reflects on the invisible seasons that shaped her body of work.

In this conversation, we explore what consistency really looks like behind the scenes, the emotional cost of comparison, the lessons Laurie took from her failed startup, and how she’s now building a business and life aligned with her current season.

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:06) What kept you going?

(05:10) Laurie’s insecurities 

(06:32) When your husband is also a YouTuber 

(10:00) Cultivating the entrepreneurial spark 

(14:45) Habits & decisions 

(16:01) Networking tips 

(21:38) AI vs Youtubers 

(25:05) A lesson from Laurie 

(26:35) Connecting the dots 

(28:44) A failed startup 

(31:01) Pickup yourself up after failure 

(33:20) Challenges outside of YouTube 

(36:56) Things you like & dislike about yourself 

(40:44) Building a business around your life 

(46:39) Actionable Takeaways 

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Connect with Laurie Wang

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauriexwang 

Website: https://lauriewang.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriewang/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlauriewang/

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