Honestly, what I have the most fun with, I just hang out with my cat, and I go online, and I talk to my followers, and I have real conversations with them. Michelle Phan catconversationfollower Change image and share on social
You know how it is in L.A. At times, it's a dog-eat-dog world. There's a lot of sharks. I think with YouTube, we're anti that. We're anti-competitive. We're all about collaborating and supporting. Michelle Phan anticollaboratecompetitive Change image and share on social
My best advice for anyone out there that feels like, 'I don't have a million followers so why should I even give it a shot,' is that it's not about the numbers - it's about the engagement. That's how you can build influence. Michelle Phan advicebuildengagement share on social
I always wanted a family environment, a community where a creator like myself could connect and vibe with other creators without feeling competitive. Michelle Phan communitycompetitiveconnect Change image and share on social
Eight years ago, if I wanted to do a YouTube video, I broke out my camera and filmed everything myself and learned how to edit and kind of become a one-woman studio. But we're living in an era now, thanks to ICON, where any creator who is online, they can create in their own space. Michelle Phan agobreakcamera share on social
When I first started, there really was no beauty guru community. I didn't have the right production resources. I had to learn how to edit. I didn't even have beauty products. I had to go out and buy them myself because beauty brands didn't even know what a beauty guru was. Michelle Phan beautybrandbuy share on social
When you're eating a bowl of pho, you're eating everything you need. Michelle Phan bowleatpho Change image and share on social
All of the development I do is with the help of business advisors who are more like my best friends than just business people. They helped me as I created Ipsy back in 2011, which is a beauty community that ships out sampling bags to subscribers. Michelle Phan advisorbackbag share on social
Ipsy's goal has always been to create a community that inspires women around the world to express their own unique beauty. Michelle Phan beautycommunitycreate Change image and share on social
