I’m a recent college graduate not knowing what to do with my life (film degree lol) and it’s inspiring to see a company I love made by normal dudes. And to hear their process on this podcast is really cool
My best friend got a film degree from the University of Utah in 2003 or '04, moved to LA, took any job on any set that came his way, and learned everything he could about every department. Several years and four Emmys later, he's one of the best audio guys in the biz. He didn't end up as the next Wes Anderson, like he hoped, but he averages about one work day per week and still owns a $1.2 million home in Park City. He busts his ass when he needs to---last summer he spent a month in the Sahara Desert of Niger working on a documentary---but it affords him a lot of down time to spend with his son or skiing or traveling or whatever. You got this!
Just have to say, this is the kind of transparency that fans of companies like yours want. Seeing how the sausage is made, it makes us feel like we're all along for the ride as you guys grow as a company. So many questions about anything and everything Jomboy Media get answered here. Keep it up!
I wasn’t aware until recently that you did more than the breakdowns. A guy i played softball with posted that he was playing blitz ball with you and that’s how i realized you did more than just that. I’m also a Yankees fan so i just started listening to the talking yanks podcast. I feel like if you enjoy what you do then stick with it because you like it. You have enough irons in the fire that if one aspect of what you do is not highly anticipated but you enjoy it than keep with it. As long as you still have one project going strong you have nothing to worry about. And eventually the others may grow through time as others like me find them.
Jomboy, I always found the need for separate channels for every single bit of content you do to be really confusing. I think the irl+game shows/trivia+baggage, then a channel for baseball+breakdowns+podcasts and then a video games channel is all you need. Anything else is splitting your fanbase. It's been rather frustrating to find a new JM channel that I have to subscribe to nearly every day. What led to you guys going this route where every series and podcast seems to just have its own channel now?
Also it would be great if you guys had some sort of website where there could just be a feed of all the content you put out across every different channel. As someone who *does* like everything it’s hard to keep up since RU-vid doesn’t have a way to organize subscriptions into folders/feeds. It took me a long time to even discover all the different channels, since you don’t often go to the “channels” tab on someone’s page.
The breakdowns are almost exclusively what I watch in the Jomboy world. But that’s just me. Sorry about your layoffs and good luck with your growth! You definitely have a good thing going.
I saw that thread on reddit as well and that specific comment on weekly dumb was also strange to me. I don't catch them all but I've seen a recent episode and I wouldn't be able to tell it apart from one from 18 months ago. I think doing this podcast is great and smart just from an audience trust perspective. Also, I watch most of the content and I could be totally wrong about the last blitzball battle 3 part but to me, and I could be totally wrong, but Mcflurry Power is a bit of a heel team. So maybe that's why the audience didn't have as bad of a reaction as the warehouse.
Weekly dumb still kicks ass. Just remember that people will go out of their way to tell you if they don’t like something. They won’t necessarily do that if they like it. Keep it rollin!!
I love how y'all read some of the comments and are realistic about them. Y'all are all amazing cause you're so genuine and upfront about things. Jomboy Media 4ever.
Yeah - blitzball is DEFINITELY not my thing. It looks like fun and I would love to play, but very BORING to watch. Stick with Talkin Yanks - just my take. Cheers! And good luck!
This may be a stretch of a question, but I've always been curious of how it is to work with a best friend. Have you and Jake ever gotten heated on a podcast or over creative direction before? Love all of the JM content, and hopefully I don't get hate, I know you guys are super close.
sometimes I wish they'd disagree even more on the podcasts, they seem to be on the same page 90% of the time. Of course, they know that they're talking about, and I agree with them most of the time too. Never seen them get heated for sure
You guys are the cooler version of barstool imo. Down to earth guys trying to have a fun time and now there's a company and people's livelihoods on the line. Just wanted to say I love blitzball I love the breakdowns I love the weekly dumb. Looking forward to more jomboy content.
Please please please never change the Weekly Dumb,. It is still the same as always and by far my favorite segment followed by Talkin Baseball and then GeoGuessr.
I didn't watch Blitzball at all untill Battle 3 and it's my favorite thing on RU-vid right now. I don't watch every jomboy channel but no reason to hate on something you done like/watch. Haters gonna hate
Viewer since you both had jobs & Jake was at his kitchen table in Colorado lol. As a very longtime sub it has been amazing to watch you guys grow this into the monster it is now. Nobody is perfect & there are always lessons to be learned. Once you grab the brass ring it is inevitable things will change. You have built a great thing & should always trust the instincts that got you here. Some people just live to be negative. Appreciate the content.
my question is if there are plans for more remote contests, the corn maze episode was awesome. Also props to everyone that worked on the warehouse, its incredible what its become
I’m only into the breakdowns myself. I always assumed they were your bread and butter. It’s awesome to hear that Blitzball is going so well. I didn’t know you were up to 60 employees either, that’s incredible. I hate that you had to go through the layoffs, but I’m sure it will go better in the long run.
For every entitled Reddit comment there's probably a hundred viewers who just like sports entertainment and dig the personalities behind this channel, quietly enjoying the content. Just keep that in mind.
I’m falling off Talkin Baseball for two reasons: Jakes whole ESPNy cadence and takes (I don’t know man, I don’t know) and Jimmy not being there to bounce off actual deep baseball knowledge with Trevor. Still wish nothing but the best for the company though. And then there is always that gamble that you stray too far from what brought you to the dance, so to speak. Hope y’all get through the growing pains to wherever it is you wanna land.
Morning Meeting is quickly becoming one of my favorite shows. Don't let the negative comments bother you on the Reddit thread. The vast majority just show the commenter's ignorance. I wasn't a huge fan of Blitzball battle at first either, but I'm hooked on season 3. As a result, I've stumbled into We Got Ice and that's been super fun. I've loved seeing different faces on the Talkin Yanks pregame shows this season and Talkin baseball is still a must watch. The Weekly Dumb is still a great break from serious sports discussion. You guys are killing it. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks guys!
@@CRneu By design, reddit is anonymous so there's a lot of toxicity there. Facebook is anything BUT anonymous and look at all the chaos and stupid things people say there!
jomboy, like many ceos and corporate entities, are lured in by the false premise that companies need to pursue infinite growth in order to be deemed "succesful." In pursuit of this, he will use human capital as a means to achieve this, with little concern over the ebb and flow market variations that this infinite growth mode will undoubtedly become exposed to. His "man i wish things could be different and i wish i didnt have to fire them" attitude falls on deaf ears from my perspective, considering you have to hire in order to fire. He chose to pursue infinite growth, and wants to act like the good guy when he realizes hes out over his skis. Also would be interesting to know what you and jake took home last year and compare that to the 6 salaries you cut this year. Were these people worth taking a pay cut on your end? How many millions did you pocket last year?
Honestly I love everything y’all do. Watching y’all stuff makes me feel like I’m hanging with y’all. I’m 20 tryna find my path in life and sometimes that can be a lot and even lonely so y’all videos do more for me and so many others than y’all maybe think
Here's my main takeaway. I've been a listener for years, started with Talkin' Yanks and Talkin' Baseball, and I would listen to them while working during high school (and would binge-listen to JJR back in the day!). Now I'm a junior in undergrad at college, and I listen while walking to class, driving, etc. I have expanded my horizon to also listen to Talkin' Giants, but will probably never be a consistent viewer of Warehouse Games, Weekly Dumb, etc. Podcasts and RU-vid are not the same audiences, and I say this as someone who is primarily a listener. There could be some overlap, but there will also be people who primarily consume one way and never really deviate from that. But you should also be advertising more for other things within the company. Like even at the end of breakdowns, YT content, pods, whatever, there should be a quick read for multiple different shows. You don't need to go into detail for all of them; most of the titles are self-explanatory enough. If people hear something they like, they go check it out. Even if they don't, it gives viewers a better understanding of what Jomboy media is as a whole and kind of the bigger ordeal.
You gotta keep in mind that a lot of these Reddit users literally spend all of their free time pretending to be mad about things they barely understand for attention. Catering to those people is a lose-lose because they will never be satisfied as long as they get an easy sense of belonging and validation from being vocally unsatisfied about things on Reddit.
Yeah knee-jerk to clicking on this vid after seeing it was : Why do we care in the first place what redditors think? I'm on there too, but it's just as fake as Twitter and hard to trust much from there besides gaming advice.
@@aaronzalman No he's not. He's telling the truth about a site completely different from RU-vid. Reddit is literally a site designed to create echochambers. The dissenting voices get down voted and lose karma. The sheep get up voted and gain karma. It's a terrible terrible site that caters to the worst of human nature.
Jimmy I’ve been on both sides of the table I’ve been laid off and I’ve had to tell people their position was being cut. I can tell you 100% the conversations that were the hardest and stuck with me the longest were the ones where I was having to let people go. It proves you have a heart
Blitzball is absolutely the best thing y’all do IMO. Your lip reading videos are awesome as well. I thoroughly enjoy both. But most companies that have a good year and good forecast don’t “layoff” 10% of the workforce so that’s worrisome to me.
Using "%" For a company with only ~60 people doesnt accurately reflect. 6 people could be 1 or 2 or *many* projects that are done by Jomboy. (I dont know the actual numbers)
For Jimmy and those in the comments defending him: this isn’t just a Reddit thread lol. Yahoo sports and plenty of other sports media are talking about this. Not a good look for such a new company
Nice to know he's sad, but I hate when ceo's never say "I made a mistake by not understanding the market and overhiring. I did a bad job." Because if you have to let go a blanket % of your company, you as a leader did a bad job.
Great video, this kind of transparency (even tho I don't think you had to do this at all) really makes your channels special by showing us that you care about your audience. I just want to say I love your content, especially the watching / playing stuff. I wish you guys all the best of luck.
When you say "every team is gonna have a woman" do you include men who recently discovered that they are women because I think I've discovered a new gender identity
I just want to say that I really appreciate your honesty and just being open about the behind the scenes with the company and your personally life so thank you. Have always supported y’all and will continue to support 😌
Stumbled upon this pod a couple months ago and it has become a regular listen because I love hearing the heart of Jomboy media. Wanted to join the company so bad in any capacity because the family like atmosphere. I appreciate hearing the heart of the company and it makes me want to listen and engage with all you do. Thanks Jimmy for your work!
Haven't seen the Reddit threads, but if there is a 1,000 comment thread about you on there, you are doing something right. Not everyone is going to agree but the vast majority of us out here support Jomboy Media and all its subsidiary channels. You guys all work your asses off, and it shows, and we greatly appreciate it ll!!
Hey Jom love the content. I notice you tend to upload all the breakdowns, I imagine when you finish them, which could end up dropping like 3-5 at a time in a cluster. I was wondering if there was analytics that might show if it would be more beneficial to your channel if you spread them out more like 1 a day or a few hours apart? Or maybe have a preset time each day that breakdowns drop like 4pm and 6pm (or whenever YT traffic is highest for the channel), so people know when to look for videos and you get the high initial wave of click rate as people expect the video as maybe people aren't on youtube if a breakdown goes live late at night. I know it is critical to release as soon as possible to the date the event occurred for obvious reasons, but maybe it could lead to certain videos getting lost in the shuffle when so many drop at once and maybe only one gets put in the recommended video area at a time. Just a thought and I very well may be uninformed on RU-vid analytics/performance data.
The Warehouse Games content is easily my favorite thing you guys do. My son in 3.5 months old and we watch each game of Blitzball Battle 3 together and it's one of the only things that completely grabs his attention, to the point he won't even eat while it's on. The energy and production is just so insanely fun. On BB3 Game 8, I definitely think the result was anti-climatic BUT I think it was totally within how the rules were set up. I think it prompts future discussions (which I'm sure already happened) about how it can be rectified moving forward but you are playing to win. I think if you had pitched to them and then got eliminated, it would have been briefly funny but I think would have left a bad feeling for the competitive integrity of the game. Yall set the tone by making that decision for all the teams that winning is what matters most and IMO that level of competitive intensity is what makes great content. Just look at game 9 between Como and Rotten. The competitive intensity is so high that it's exciting to watch.
These games are all pre recorded and have already happened months ago. They also don't really have a way out of what happened. They did change the rules in this battle compared to the last one. But there isn't really a way around what happened.
@@packers12to80 He doesn't have to but he definitely watches it far more than essentially anything else. It's the only thing I have on the TV that he will stop whatever he is doing (even eating) to turn his head and watch. Like I never said he understood it, just that it grabs his attention so it's something we watch together.
@@packers12to80 I understand all the games are pre-recorded.. I'm not sure what you are even on about. I was commenting based on what we knew at the time based on released content which is all they were really looking for. Suggestions for rule changes are for BB4 which hasn't even begun to spin up yet. Easy solution I saw elsewhere to ensure the situation that happened here doesn't happen again, have a 3rd pre-tourny game between 2-0s and 0-2. It serves as an elimination game for 0-2 and seeding game for 2-0. Completely eliminates someone getting eliminated on breakers.
First of all, I love the concept of this show! My question is if you’ve ever considered upgrading, or moving to a new warehouse. The current one does not necessarily have any glaring issues from a viewer’s perspective, but has funky dimensions for baseball, sometimes appears small, and has a slight echo. Once again, love the brand & show!
@@cozycowboy they have definitely done renovations to improve the look of the warehouse. I guess I’m asking if they’ve considered moving to a new one altogether.
Hey Jimmy, have you guys considered or plan on adding/partnering with more team based podcasts like Shea Station for baseball? I know it’s a NY based company, but have you thought about expanding in that regard? Love the morning meetings and would like to hear your thoughts on this.
To be fair RU-vid comments aren't any better overall, or any different from any other social media. If you're dealing with a site that is in the top 3 (RU-vid) or top 20 (reddit) in the world, you'll get a lot of everything.
It's so cool with Blitzball that I find myself rooting for teams and rooting against teams. To think it all started from the alley, then moving between parks, fields, etc. to me having a favorite team featuring neither of the original players (Jimmy/Jake) that got me into the expanded Jomboy Media empire to begin with. It's like a legit sports rooting interest. Just a really cool success story.
It sucks lpsong shea station, by far the best mets podcast(besides maybe metsd up). I hope jolly countinues regular long form mets content in some form, and at least we get blevins on SNY. They were great together
I've really enjoyed the random content y'all have come out with. Not all of it is a hit but I really don't get complaining about more stuff coming out.
This is great content and appreciate the transparency, above and beyond what 99% of content creators put out there. Anything specific to say on Shea Station? I assume it’s just that the audience wasn’t there, but I thought that was such a great podcast (as a Mets fan obviously) and I don’t see anything else out there that matches it.
I don't understand the hate for the Blitzball Battles. I love the content. It's competitive, it's hilarious, and, especially now, the production is amazing. If my wife, who does NOT enjoy watching sports, genuinely looks forward to the Blitzball Battle episodes, then the series is a resounding success.
Question for Jimmy: Does Jomboy Media have any plans to come to London to cover the MLB International Series? Plus if you come Jimmy, you could catch some live cricket from either The Oval or Lords (The home of Cricket)
I don't understand why so much people were angry at them for that reason, must be kids who never got to work yet ? They can just keep on hiring people and at the end having 50% of staff having salary with not much to do. The persons let go will still have the experiences gained and will use it on their next job, it's part of our work life. Can't believed social media nowadays, people complaining about nothing really.
I love laughs from the past it’s what got me hooked. I’m not a big baseball fan so that stuff doesn’t really get me unless I see a headline and want to hear your opinion on the matter. Playing guts and warehouse games are amazing content weekly dumb is amazing. I’m here for you guys keep it up!
I think Blitzball is awful, but that doesn't mean you should get rid of it if a bunch of other people like it. I don't get why people have to demand something be removed from a channel if they do not enjoy it. Just watch the videos you enjoy, and let others do the same.
I have wondered if jomboy media ever wanted to expand into the hockey world. Seems like you guys had a good time in the office vlogs last year for the Rangers playoff run and I have seen a couple hockey breakdowns in the past.
so its the internet . a place where anyone can say whatever they want. talking baseball and most of the baseball content is my thing. tho i dont like farm to fame much. what i really appreciate the most is the cxonnections with real players. they come on the shows and tell it how it is. especially the chris rose programs. especially enjoy T.P. and hisinsights. enjoyed the allstar break games as well as the original back ally stuff and the whiffle ball stuff after the ally stuff. also like the lip reading. oh ....not a fan of jake much. he seems full of hisself but maybe thats cus i like trev could care less about all the other stuff. but if youy cater to me you wont ever get anywhere so best of luck with your media company just dont turn into another espn. hate espn with a passion.
I don't know that I feel Blitzball is that divisive. Blitzball isn't for me but I don't hate it either, I love your other content but I just don't watch the blitzball. It's still a cool concept and is only a part of the channel so I don't really mind and there's gotta be some other folks out here that are in the same boat
are there any plans to develop basketball content in the future? you mentioned football but outside of jomboy that’s what i spend a lot of time listening to/watching
You have to combine the pre show and post show somehow or stay with one of the other and shorten one. Its a bit tough watch a long pre game show then the game and another post show the total amount of shows about the game is longer in total content then the game. End of the day its still 2 on 2 sport but i do love the shit out of the actual game.
Love your content! I got into the breakdowns and just kept gobbling everything y’all put out up. Now I’m insanely addicted to watching blitz ball! Don’t change for the haters. Love Jomboy media
As a content creator who also works a full time job, Ive experienced periods of major growth on RU-vid only to hit a stretches of stagnation at times. I would love for Jimmy to talk a bit more in depth about the algorithm, because I'm just scratching my head at this point. Been a fan since the very beginning btw.
Hey Jom and Matty, couple of questions for next week: 1) Why is Shea Station ending? I don't understand why a New York based content company is pushing all Mets fans to competitors for Mets content. Jolly and Jerry were crushing it. 2) Would you consider doing other sports in the Warehouse? I think volleyball would be really cool (and I'd be happy to round up my college intramural team to play 🤣)
My best guess on shea station has to be the amount of views and growth of the show didn’t justify the amount of money they were paying Jerry. As sad as it is the RU-vid numbers for the show weren’t great and I’m sure Jerry is not the cheapest employee. I really wish the podcast did better numbers because the quality was certainly there
This might help, I was drawn in by the breakdowns, actually helped me learn a ton about baseball and enjoy it more as a bartender in a AAA ballpark. But Jomboy became so much more than breakdowns. Weekly Dumb, introduced me to Jake, Talkin’ Baseball introduced me to Plouffe, who introduced me Chris Rose. As a geography nerd the Geo God Guys are a big favorite and I’ve binged the Baggage episodes. Point is, you guys have done great at growing an audience and attracting/retaining viewers with a variety of content, keep it up. This is tough, but Jomboy was in bulking season and now you have to see what’s over staffed and reprioritize. It’s awful but not much you can do.
I’m assuming there are more here if they’re watching this podcast, but in response to what you’re saying at 24:30, I’m proud to be one of the people who genuinely likes everything you do.
Totally disagree about that morning schedule- going to bed at 8pm and up at 4am? Not for me. I’m a baseball guy and you have to be a night night owl to do the post, west coast games, etc. etc- for me - bed @2am and day starts @10 am and I love it. Don’t have to deal with all that BS, traffic, morning chaos, etc
Yup. You chose personal profit over other people's livelihoods. It's not really your fault , it's what you are literally forced to do so by the wheels of capitalism. I'm sure a financial professional told you that you'd make x amount more per quarter without them. If you have investors , you are legally required to make as much as possible or they can sue you. One day you WILL be forced to chose between the company and Jake. You will absolutely be forced to throw him under the same bus you just threw those other people under... or he will have to do it to you. That's an absolute guarantee. Be ready for it.
You’re a solid dude coming on here and addressing all this head on, Jimmy. A lot of commenters on those threads are probably young and/or don’t understand how business works. Layoffs are tough but it’s part of any growing business. Keep up the great content, loving BB3!
You can always tell when someone has even hired before, let alone run a business. People who have never been on the other side of the table tend to be very ignorant as to how it actually works.
Jimmy I’ve heard you mention the popularity of golf content before, how about trying a collab with Bob Does Sports. They may not be for everyone but I’m a fan. They’d be hilarious at codenames or something. Or a golf match with Nicky and Jake
I know you know this but a reminder, Jimmy you have to ignore the haters. Nobody is going to like everything. In fact negative comments indicate you are getting real traction. I've been on air in broadcast media for three decades and you have to just do what your gut tells you. You are more connected to your audience than anybody. Use your analytics - keep fine tuning but the numbers prove you're on the right track. Who cares about divisive? That's great- you're having a huge impact. Good on you! Oh and keep growing your cricket content - there's a lot of revenue in that, especially with the World Cup coming up.
Not surprised at all that doing that killed the Warehouse vibe. Fact is, with a format where just 1 team doesn't make the playoffs, that's gonna be 1 team that is humiliated and pissed off no matter what. Add that onto the way it happened, and they are going to be understandably very irritated, along with taking away all of the hype of Pinstripe's win (nobody celebrated) and just adding a general "what are we doing?" vibe to all competitors and spectators. It is on the contrary surprising to me that Jimmy was surprised that that took the air out of the Warehouse. Between that and Como just rolling through the competition currently (ala Worm Burners) the vibes have just seemed off the last few games.
As someone who doesn't watch weekly dumb, I would never want less variety. I find myself watching vastly different content every other week and I only just got around to wake n jake. Besides, reddit is horrible.
