MrBeast Headhunts My Team. Here's Why

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Daniel Faraday
July 31, 2025

Now I must admit - most creators hire like complete amateurs.

I've trained over 200 YouTube team members.

Most are within 8-figure channels.

Several got headhunted by MrBeast's team.

Here’s how I build YouTube teams that actually get views (but cost little).

I see the same pattern destroying channels everywhere:

  • They keep "loyal" team members too long

  • They hire based on gut feeling instead of data

  • They don't test people before paying them

  • They hire in random order and wonder why growth stops

However - I've cracked the code on systematic hiring that turns team costs into profit machines.

When I consult for channels, after about two weeks they usually say "this completely changed how we think about people."

That's pretty much all you can ask for as a creator business owner.

Here's what has been most helpful for me to hire winning teams:

  1. Hunt where desperate people don't apply. Skip Upwork. Find people who want to learn. Go to YTJobs.co, Discord servers like "Editors Club," and OnlineJobs.ph. Message people directly and aim for soft-skills. Do NOT post job applications.

  2. Test before you pay. Give two finalists identical raw footage. "Make me a 60-second hook. 24 hours. Here's $50." Winner gets the job. Also watch if they respond under 30 minutes, need more than 3 tries, or suggest improvements without being asked.

  3. Hire in self-funding sequence. Editor first, thumbnail designer second, strategist third. Each role's performance improvements pay for the next hire.

  4. Refresh every 15 months. YouTube's algorithm gets bored of same creative patterns. Channels that rotate teams make 60% more money than "loyal team" channels.

  5. Use recognition over money to keep them. $100 bonuses for videos beating 30-day averages, public credit in thumbnails, weekly creative input calls. My teams stay 94% of the time vs 67% industry average.

And most of all - make it systematic.

My best hires recently have been people I found in niche Discord servers and tested with simple $50 trials.

Fast, easy to validate, cheap because you know they work before committing. These hires have delivered the most profit of any team members.

The reality is - systematic hiring is going to increase your RPM by 15-20% in most cases.

Therefore - you want to get a system behind who you hire.

Hope this helps.

Daniel Faraday