Angelo Bahu — TikTok Creator

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About The Guest

Angelo Bahu is the viral force behind Yonutz, racking up 750+ million views across 8 million YouTube subscribers and 2.8 million TikTok followers. He turned his family’s donut shop into a national franchise backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington, with his creative content — making ice cream-stuffed SMASH Donuts based on movies and pop culture — generating multiple 20+ million view hits. Featured on Fox Business and ranked #9 in U.S. Food Entertainment, Angelo built a Gen Z empire that transformed gourmet donuts into a cultural movement.

Talking Points

• 00:00 — Intro
• 01:32 — The Moment That Changed Angelo
• 04:18 — How His Family Joined Yonutz
• 10:06 — The Secret Behind His Viral Boom
• 16:25 — Making Your Brand Culturally Relatable
• 19:24 — Using Socials to Pick Your Next Location
• 22:20 — Opportunities That Leveled Him Up
• 24:19 — Sponsor Break
• 27:03 — Why His Content Exploded Organically
• 28:19 — Does Every Platform Treat Content the Same?
• 34:24 — Inside Angelo’s 21-Day Viral Course
• 43:42 — Angelo’s “Evil Twin” Growth Strategy
• 51:46 — Why You Must Keep Testing New Ideas
• 53:25 — Sponsor Break
• 55:55 — The New Rules of Social Media
• 1:00:14 — Angelo’s Best-Performing Videos
• 1:02:18 — Can Any Content Style Go Viral?
• 1:05:13 — Winning on Socials Without a Big Team
• 1:07:58 — The Power of a Strong CTA
• 1:14:19 — Podcast vs Short-Form Audiences
• 1:16:47 — Who Angelo’s Course Is Really For
• 1:20:45 — What Agencies Get Wrong About Social Media
• 1:24:58 — Angelo’s Hardest Career Lesson
• 1:26:37 — A Social Media Belief He No Longer Holds
• 1:27:43 — Balancing Perfectionism with Posting
• 1:32:51 — The Value of Pausing to Appreciate Progress
• 1:39:40 — The One Lesson He’d Leave His Kids

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