Josh C. SimmonsFirst Publish Sprint

YouTube only / founding cohort

Publish your first useful YouTube video in seven days.

A practical sprint for people with a full-time job, useful knowledge, and no interest in spending six months researching cameras.

One-time payment. Full refund available before kickoff. Read the program terms.

The problem

Research has become a hiding place.

You know enough to help somebody. But every camera comparison, editing tutorial, and channel strategy video creates another decision between you and the upload button.

The sprint gives you a deadline, a fixed production method, and a room full of people doing the same uncomfortable thing. The standard is useful, clear, and public. Cinematic can wait.

The seven-day production log

Six focused hours. One public video.

Each block ends with an artifact you can point to. By day seven, the artifact is a public YouTube URL.

  1. 0145 min

    Choose the idea

    Choose the audience, your authority thesis, and the premise for video one.

  2. 0245 min

    Build the plan

    Outline the first video and write short briefs for videos two and three.

  3. 0345 min

    Test the setup

    Use the gear you already own and record a 30-second test that proves the setup works.

  4. 04-052.5 hr

    Record and edit

    Record the video, make the edit understandable, and stop when it meets the useful standard.

  5. 06-0775 min

    Package and publish

    Choose the title and thumbnail, upload the video, publish it, and submit the public URL.

What you get

A working production system.

  • Live kickoff on October 26, with the time set by buyer poll
  • Live group review on October 31 or November 1
  • Short lessons, worksheets, and production checklists
  • Recordings posted within 24 hours
  • Private Discord from October 26 through November 24

Useful / definition

One clear idea. Intelligible audio. Competent framing. No production problem that blocks the viewer from understanding you.

Views, subscribers, revenue, and cinematic production sit outside this promise. The work is publishing something useful and building a process you can repeat twice more by day 30.

This is for you if

  • You have useful professional knowledge worth sharing.
  • You can protect about six hours during the first week.
  • You will publish before the work feels perfect.
  • You want a YouTube process built around a full-time job.

Skip this cohort if

  • You want a multi-platform content program.
  • You need views, subscribers, or income guarantees.
  • You want someone else to edit and publish for you.
  • You cannot work toward the November 1 deadline.

Why I am teaching this

I built the show around a real job.

I built The Dr. J Show while employed full time. That forced me to separate the parts viewers actually need from the production rituals creators use to avoid publishing.

This founding cohort turns that process into a fixed sprint. You will leave with public work, a repeatable production plan, and a much better answer to the question, "What do I publish next?"

Questions

The terms are simple.

When do I get access?
The resource hub and Discord invitation arrive no later than October 25. Delivery begins then, not when you buy during the presale.
What is the refund policy?
You can request a full refund any time before kickoff begins on October 26. The purchase becomes non-refundable after the kickoff starts. A cancellation or date change keeps your refund option open.
What gear do I need?
Start with the camera, phone, microphone, and computer you already have. Day three exists to prove the setup before you record the full video.
What stays after day 30?
Your purchased resource version stays available permanently. Corrections and major revisions are included through October 26, 2027. Discord and direct support end November 24.

First 30 buyers

Your first video goes public by November 1.

Join the founding sprint for $149

$149 one-time. Kickoff October 26, 2026.