Meet Sam Young, the Young Social Media Expert

At the age of 18, Sam Young has thrown himself headfirst into the digital marketing sphere. Across his plethora of social media niche accounts, Young has amassed a following of 1.5 million fans. Not only that, but Young also has a story that’s more unique than most. Through his years of building pages, he’s managed to persevere and thrive through significant setbacks.

According to Young, his motivation for building a following stemmed from curiosity. He stated, “Since the first day that I downloaded Instagram, I’ve always been following different pages with millions of followers. I couldn’t understand how these accounts grew so big, but I was determined to create some content of my own.” 

Young started his first page five years ago, posting original edits of his favorite NFL players. After a while, he began building a following around the coverage of his favorite YouTuber, Danny Duncan. After the page had been posting for three months, Young earned notoriety from Danny himself. The two exchanged messages, and eventually met up at one of Danny’s shows. Their encounter was followed by a shoutout for his page, gaining Young 14,000 new followers in a day.  

Young put countless hours into his pages, noting that he wouldn’t sleep until he grew a certain number of followers. According to him, there were days in which 10+ hours of his schedule revolved around social media work. After building his page for over a year (amassing 40,000 fans), the account was taken down. Naturally, he was heartbroken. 

After taking a year-long break from the internet, he found someone to help him recover the page. Since then, he’s focused his time on building a team of pages that amass 1.5 million followers in total. His TikTok (@PadreYoung) has earned over 260,000 followers. Young hopes to use his notoriety to build a brand on platforms like YouTube. 

While his pages primarily serve as an outlet for his business journey, Young claims that social media has helped him build lifelong friendships. He states, “I surrounded myself with people who shared the same goals and were motivated, and it was basically the perfect storm.” He’s grown bonds with other creators and considers them his best friends.

Young hopes to grow a multitude of pages to 1,000,000 followers within the year, while simultaneously building a personal brand. As his pages continue to grow, so does his mentality. 

To stay connected with Sam Young and his journey, follow him on Instagram, @PadreYoung.