Chris Sutherland is a former collegiate Physics professor turned full-time content creator. Chris began posting videos to TikTok in January 2020, quickly going viral and building an audience of more than 2 million followers.Chris parlayed that audience into 144K+ Instagram followers, 60K YouTube subscribers, and 30K followers on Twitter too.Today, Chris is building a new TikTok profile focused on crypto and building an online course too.In this episode, we talk about Chris’s path to becoming a collegiate professor, how Humor helped him grow his TikTok audience so quickly, the differences from Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, why he left academia, and what’s next for him.Follow Chris Sutherland (sutherlandphys) on TikTokFollow Chris Sutherland (sutherlandcrypto) on TikTokFollow Chris Sutherland on YouTubeFollow Chris Sutherland on TwitterFull transcript and show notes***ABOUT JAY CLOUSESubscribe to my weekly newsletterFind me on TwitterFind me on InstagramEnroll in my course on podcasting, Podcast Like The Pros***LISTENER SUPPORTJoin our community on FacebookSupport this show through Buy Me A Coffee***SPONSORSTry Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listenerStart your free trial of SavvyCal and get your first month free using promo code ELEMENTSGet a free month of Blinkist PremiumTry Grammarly for free and save 20% on Grammarly Premium***PODGLOMERATE NETWORKThis show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Creative Elements, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Rocketship.fm and Freelance to Founder.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices