Overview

Brand identity, creative direction, and full production pipeline for a fitness/health/longevity YouTube channel launched by Rishabh Telang and Shwetambhari Shetty. Grew from 0 to 36.3k subscribers in 6 months with 2.57M views, 66.5k watch hours, and 8.65M impressions. Strategic positioning: expert-led content that signals credibility without gatekeeping.

CLIENT

Rishabh Telang & Shwetambhari Shetty (Founders)

YEAR

2025

DELIVERABLES

Brand Identity & Visual System Youtube Podcast Channel Launch & Strategy Creative Direction Pre-Production, Production & Post-Production Direction Thumbnail & Positioning System Graphics & Motion Design Founders' Personal Branding Instagram Launch & Strategy Brand Collaboration & Integration Direction

ROLE

Creative Director — Brand Identity, Creative Strategy, Scalable Production Pipeline

THE PROBLEM

Framework to launch expertise

Rishabh and Shwetambhari had valuable and credible subject matter knowledge about fitness, health and longevity. Their mission was to make expert-led health information accessible. What they didn't have was a framework to scale it sustainably. Launching a podcast channel from scratch meant establishing a long-term & detailed foundational playbook — positioning, visual language, production standards and how to highlight that expertise on screen. Without that clarity upfront, they risked losing their context in the noise of wellness content widely available on the internet. The opportunity was to establish a system before scaling.

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THE BRAND STRATEGY

Building a consistent brand

A creative pipeline was built to perform across 6 months. Pre-production: creative direction for shoots, framing decisions, how founders and guests would be positioned. Production: on-set direction ensuring every frame reinforced the aesthetic. Post-production: editing, color grading, motion graphics, and thumbnail design that translated brand strategy into visual language viewers would recognize immediately. Scalability Compatible from Day 1 Brand collaborations with Adidas, MuscleBlaze, Cosmix, and Liquid IV were integrated seamlessly. The creative direction ensured that partnerships enhanced credibility rather than diluting the channel's voice.

A creative pipeline was built to perform across 6 months. Pre-production: creative direction for shoots, framing decisions, how founders and guests would be positioned. Production: on-set direction ensuring every frame reinforced the aesthetic. Post-production: editing, color grading, motion graphics, and thumbnail design that translated brand strategy into visual language viewers would recognize immediately. Scalability Compatible from Day 1 Brand collaborations with Adidas, MuscleBlaze, Cosmix, and Liquid IV were integrated seamlessly. The creative direction ensured that partnerships enhanced credibility rather than diluting the channel's voice.

THE EXECUTION

From strategy to screen

A creative pipeline was built to perform across 6 months. Pre-production: creative direction for shoots, framing decisions, how founders and guests would be positioned. Production: on-set direction ensuring every frame reinforced the aesthetic. Post-production: editing, color grading, motion graphics, and thumbnail design that translated brand strategy into visual language viewers would recognize immediately. Scalability Compatible from Day 1 Brand collaborations with Adidas, MuscleBlaze, Cosmix, and Liquid IV were integrated seamlessly. The creative direction ensured that partnerships enhanced credibility rather than diluting the channel's voice.

A creative pipeline was built to perform across 6 months. Pre-production: creative direction for shoots, framing decisions, how founders and guests would be positioned. Production: on-set direction ensuring every frame reinforced the aesthetic. Post-production: editing, color grading, motion graphics, and thumbnail design that translated brand strategy into visual language viewers would recognize immediately. Scalability Compatible from Day 1 Brand collaborations with Adidas, MuscleBlaze, Cosmix, and Liquid IV were integrated seamlessly. The creative direction ensured that partnerships enhanced credibility rather than diluting the channel's voice.

THE RESULT

Expertise that scales

Before: Two knowledgeable founders, no visual identity, no production standards, no audience. After: A recognizable brand that positioned expert information as both credible and accessible — growing from launch to 36.3k subscribers in a year, with measurable content performance and brand partnership traction. 2025 Performance Metrics: 2.57M total views across the channel 66,486 hours watch time (proof of audience retention) +17,948 subscribers gained in 6 months 8.65M impressions (reach) 10x MoM revenue growth in the first quarter Growth trajectory: Significant acceleration in Q4 (October–December), demonstrating that consistent strategic direction compounds over time. The Health Edit didn't just grow. It became recognizable with a strong brand association. A frame, a thumbnail, an editing cut — viewers knew what they were getting. That's what happens when strategy precedes aesthetics.

Before: Two knowledgeable founders, no visual identity, no production standards, no audience. After: A recognizable brand that positioned expert information as both credible and accessible — growing from launch to 36.3k subscribers in a year, with measurable content performance and brand partnership traction. 2025 Performance Metrics: 2.57M total views across the channel 66,486 hours watch time (proof of audience retention) +17,948 subscribers gained in 6 months 8.65M impressions (reach) 10x MoM revenue growth in the first quarter Growth trajectory: Significant acceleration in Q4 (October–December), demonstrating that consistent strategic direction compounds over time. The Health Edit didn't just grow. It became recognizable with a strong brand association. A frame, a thumbnail, an editing cut — viewers knew what they were getting. That's what happens when strategy precedes aesthetics.

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