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How Daniel Leo Hits 12M Monthly Views in Vegas 🎥 I Daniel Leo DSH #1342
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Discover how Daniel Leo skyrockets to 12M monthly views 🌟 in Las Vegas! 🎥 This episode of Digital Social Hour, hosted by Sean Kelly, dives into the secrets behind Daniel's massive success as one of Vegas's top influencers. From covering the latest neighborhood developments to sharing insider tips on the city's growth, Daniel reveals how he crafts engaging content on the fly while staying authentic and relatable. Learn about Vegas's upcoming hot spots like the Symphony Park area, the highly-anticipated HMart opening, and even quirky activities like puppy yoga 🐶🧘♂️. Daniel also shares his journey from humble beginnings as a food runner to becoming a leading voice in the Vegas community. Whether you’re into food, city culture, or just love a great success story, this episode is packed with valuable insights you don’t want to miss. ✨ Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets. 📺 Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Daniel's Transition from Foodie to Influencer 00:26 - Intro 01:22 - Exploring New Vegas Neighborhoods 02:38 - Visiting the Haunted Museum 04:08 - Discovering the Mob Museum 06:24 - New Grocery Stores Coming to Vegas 07:43 - In-N-Out Burger on the Strip 10:34 - Changes in Vegas Since 2017 12:02 - Working Experience at the Luxor 15:33 - Transitioning Away From Food Content 16:42 - Collaborating with Vegas Influencers 17:53 - Future Plans for Paul 19:34 - Comparing Henderson vs Summerlin 21:28 - Benefits of Fasting 24:09 - Where to Find Daniel Online APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Daniel Leo https://www.instagram.com/itsdaniel.leo/ SPONSORS: AIRES TECH: https://airestech.com/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ #lasvegasnews #jefffargolasvegas #shorts #trending #lasvegas The views and opinions expressed by guests on Digital Social Hour are solely those of the individuals appearing on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Sean Kelly, or the Digital Social Hour team. While we encourage open and honest conversations, Sean Kelly is not legally responsible for any statements, claims, or opinions made by guests during the show. Listeners are encouraged to form their own opinions and consult professionals for advice where appropriate. Content on this podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, financial, or professional advice.
Chapter 1: How did Daniel Leo transition from foodie to influencer?
um i guess i consider myself a foodie what made you branch off from that i think just the fact that i felt like i could give more value and i just had more to say than just talking about food there's just you know you just get that feeling it's the intuition of like nah like i i know i can do more and do you know do i could just do more and offer more yeah so that's what i did
All right, guys, got Daniel Leo on today. One of the top Vegas influencers. Thanks for coming on, man. Thank you, man. Thanks for having me. Yeah, I've been seeing your content for years, but lately you've really been blowing up, right? Yeah, thank you, man.
Non-stop views. You know how many views you're getting on a monthly basis right now? Anywhere between 8 to 12 million per month right now. That's really impressive because there's only 2 million people that live in Vegas. Yeah. So it's good. So you're hitting pretty much everyone that lives here. Yeah. How do you, I guess, center your content?
Chapter 2: What are the latest neighborhood developments in Las Vegas?
Is there like a schedule or do you plan out where you're going to go? No, not too much ahead of time. I think it's really off the cuff. I... So on a weekly basis, I probably have like one or two where I'm like, okay, I schedule it out or whatever. But on a daily basis, when it comes to like news feeds and like updates in Vegas, it's like off the cuff. It's like, you know, as it happens.
Yeah, because there's a lot of new developments coming, right? A lot of new businesses starting up around here. Yep, exactly. So I just have the system knocked down and I just, you know, it's tailored and I just, you know, crank it out. Yeah. You've been covering the new neighborhood developments? I have, yeah. Just everything new coming to Vegas right now. So...
Just what's been going on in the arts district, all the new developments out there, and just the fact that people are now going to be able to live down there. I think there's a plan now after Midtown breaks ground. After the Midtown development breaks ground, I believe there's going to be said to be 5,000 new residents. Holy crap. In that area. And right now there's less than 1,000. Damn. So...
Yeah, it's going to be a completely new neighborhood. I think it's needed because real estate's pretty pricey out here now, right? Yeah. Compared to how it used to be, at least. Yeah, it's kind of a natural transition. I think you just have more of a downtown core now, more than ever. You've got the neighborhoods like Symphony Park popping up. That's like what I called like Brickell. Mm.
It's like Vegas's version, I guess you would say, of Brickle. A little bit more boutique than the Brickle. And it's all centered around like music instruments and like classical music. So like in terms of the theming, so you have like Cello Tower. You've got the Art Museum down there. You've got, you know, it's all, it's just a very tailored, posh feeling neighborhood. Yeah.
You kind of see where it's going. Like if you go down there right now, you could kind of get the vibe, but what it's going to be in like five to 10 years, it's going to be completely different than you imagine. I could see that. I've been to some museums out there actually. Yeah. I went to the haunted one. Have you been to that one? Oh, the Honda museum. Yeah.
That's over by the arts district, but yeah, I've done that. The Zach Bagans. Yeah. Dude, someone followed me after there. Are you serious? Yeah. So I went at, it's crazy. So I went at, I went during COVID. Yeah. Um, not during COVID before COVID. Cause at the time I was working on the strip and I was working as a food runner.
And I remember I went to the museum, like whatever it was a few nights before, after I started getting this fucking anxiety feeling out of nowhere, just like hits me out of nowhere. I was having a great day. fuck, like felt choked up. And I'm like, and it popped in my head right away. I went to that damn museum and I got a glimpse of whatever that, that doll was in there.
There was a lot of weird stuff in there. Yeah. I haven't been in there since then, but whatever it was, because there's that one part you're not supposed to look at. You're supposed to close your eyes. I think, I think it was the doll. Yeah. Yeah.
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Chapter 3: What are the most interesting museums to visit in Vegas?
Like, have you ever been to, like, a haunted museum or, like, something, like, a little sketchy? Like, they're like, okay, it's like, you know, it is what it is. But when you go into there, it's like... I mean, you kind of... You're in the shit. You feel it in your body. Like, certain rooms you walk in, your chest tightens up. Yeah, like, you're really in the shit. Yeah.
So, shout out to that museum. I also went to the Mob Museum. I don't know what that is, but that was a fun one. Have you been there? Yeah, Mob Museum's really cool. Yeah. I'm fascinated with the mob, so... Yeah, super underrated, too, in terms of a museum and the layout. I think it gets... We know the Mob Museum if you've been there. And people that go, they kind of know.
But I think just from an outsider looking in that's never been there, you kind of underestimate because it's just in that building. But it's really fucking cool. Yeah. What's your favorite museum in Vegas? I like the Titanic one too. The Titanic one's cool. Um... I don't know. I mean, the Discovery Kids Museum is actually pretty cool. We used to bring the kid over there.
I haven't seen that one yet. Yeah, that's in Symphony Park. Okay. That's really cool. It's kind of like one of the anchors for that neighborhood right now. That's what I love about Vegas, though. People just assume it's about parties, but there's a lot to do here. There's museums. There's other activities. Yeah.
I did puppy yoga yesterday. Yeah, that's fucking insane. Yeah. Where was that at? It was in the hood. In the hood? Yeah. I don't remember the street, but it was in the hood. I pulled up, I'm like kind of feeling safe being here. But as soon as you get in, it's fine. Just a bunch of yoga mats.
There's like 10 puppies running around and it's a brilliant business model because not only are you paying to do the yoga, but they upsell you with the puppies. Wow. So you can adopt a puppy after the class, but it's brilliant because you form a bond with them during the class. Yeah. Because it's like an hour yoga class.
So by the end of the class, two people adopted dogs that I was there and it's a thousand dollars.
And we got one as well. That's amazing. Where else do they have that shit? They're starting in multiple cities, actually. Are they? There's a few companies just in a bunch of major cities right now. That is really cool. Yeah, you should try it. Yeah, might have to. I'll connect you. I was the only guy there. Yeah? Yeah, it was 20 girls. Wow. I know my...
The girls have been asking for another dog. Maybe that would be a good idea. Yeah. You got a dog right now? Yeah. We have a little Chihuahua. We got her about like a year and a half ago. You like Chihuahuas? Yeah. Well, she's cute. She's not like a feisty Chihuahua. She's sweet. Her name's Penny. That's a good name. I've only met feisty Chihuahuas. Really? Yeah. I've never met a sweet one. Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What unique activities like puppy yoga can you find in Vegas?
It's going to be sick. Yeah. I can't wait. How do you feel about the strip? Cause I know locals usually don't like it. So before I came to Vegas, I had this idea that you just had this vision. Like you want to be a local, right? Like learning how to be a local, I think was my thing. I was like, I need to learn how to be a local. So I'm gonna say fuck the strip. Right. But yeah,
And I stayed away from it at first, but I think just because of how, because I shoot a lot on the strip too, and it's kind of incorporated, you kind of just take the strip for what it is, I think. So I don't have any hatred or disdain towards the strip like most locals do. I'm the same way. I think it's obviously super expensive. Yeah. But if you're just going there to have fun with that mindset.
Right. You can make a good night out of it. No, it's true. Yeah. And it's, well, especially in the workflow too. I mean, you have to, accepted for what it is. I mean, I don't, I don't know. I don't know. I'm not from Orlando, but I assume people in Orlando don't hate Disney world. It's just, you assume Disney world's there and it just is what it is. Yeah.
Cause it's bringing your real estate value up. It's actually helping you indirectly. Right. Exactly. Yeah. I like it though. I like the old strip too, actually. Yeah. Downtown. Yeah. Yeah. I think it's always interesting over there. Yeah. Downtown's awesome. You never know what you'll see there. Yeah. I know. That's where I used to hang out a lot before I like,
settled down it was a lot of fucking random tuesday wednesday nights on fremont street and just cheap drinks and having a good time yeah fremont's a blast the nerd bar is fun i went to an asian food festival there like a couple months ago yeah did you go to that one i didn't go i was out of town okay but yeah dream asia food fest yeah that was at the event center right yeah by circa yeah
Vegas has some good food festivals, man. I want to go to that pizza one next year. Yeah. Pizza Fest is amazing. I went two years ago. It's awesome. Did you get to eat a lot of pizza or just, yeah. Yeah. Everything. Yeah. You kind of like you go in and I, I think it's kind of, it's kind of like, um, but you know, like the, uh, unlimited wine, like, like you've ever been to like a wine festival.
No, that sounds cool. It's kind of similar. You go in, you pay a fee. It's like whatever. I don't know what, I don't remember what it was, 150 bucks or something. But you go in and you just get to try all the pizza kind of unlimited. I would love that, dude. It's awesome, yeah. Dave Portnoy should go there from Barstool.
Yeah. Oh my God. Just like do a whole, you can do a whole fucking series there if you wanted to. That'd be super viral. Yeah. I'm at a conference out here probably once a week. Yeah. There's so many. Yeah. Conferences too. Being in the media industry, we get the media pass.
So it's just really convenient. We get some behind the scenes stuff. Yeah, there's just so many industries now in Vegas and just, I don't know, Vegas is changing for sure. Yeah, how long have you been here? I've been here since 2017. 2017, so what, eight years? Yeah, about eight years, yeah. Yeah, that's a lot of change. Yeah, late 2017.
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Chapter 5: What new grocery stores and restaurants are coming to Vegas?
Oh, it just closed down. Maybe like two weeks ago. Oh, wow. It lasted. That's crazy. It's just a loss leader. So buffets are loss leaders at this point. Really? Yeah. So you think the Wynn and the Caesars buffet, they're loss leaders?
Because those buffets are packed. They're maybe not, maybe a few. I think it's just a, it's a tradition in Vegas to think, you know, from the executive level, like, oh, it's a loss leader. So, so I think I would say maybe the lower end buffets, but the higher end buffets, I'm sure they turned something. Dude, Bacchanal and the Wynn one is really good too. Yeah. I have to look. I'm not sure.
That's interesting though. Yeah. So I used to love buffets. So Vegas was like the perfect spot for that. Yeah. The Aria buffet was fucking great too. Aria buffet. Is that still open? No, it's gone. It's now a food hall, I think now, but it was, that's a really underrated buffet. I never tried that one. It was, it was good.
It was, it wasn't as good as a Bacchanal or a Wynn, but it's like kind of like that next tier down. Yeah. So it seems like there's a food hall like emergence too going on. Yeah. What's your favorite food hall? Oh, that's tough. There's an Asian one, Chongdom or something. Chong, yeah.
Yeah, that one's pretty good. But I just, I don't know if Chinatown's considered a food hall, but I'm in Chinatown like twice a week.
Yeah, it's awesome. Any plaza you pick there, you'll find something good. Yeah, exactly. Starting from Golden Tiki, going all the way back, you're always going to find some fucking amazing food. Yeah, some bangers. It's hard to find parking these days there, man. Yeah. Oh my God. Yeah. It's a nightmare. Yeah. But what's your favorite food all? Probably a Durango. Durango.
I just really love the, I think I'm a sucker for the aesthetic and the layout of what they did at Durango, but. That one's good. It's good though. You got Irv's, you got Prince Street. Is that Durango? Yeah, that's Durango. Irv's, Prince Street. And there's that one restaurant, I forget the name. You've got a handful. You've got the Hawaiian restaurant. You've got the noodles.
You've got even like Fiorella, the Italian spot. It's really good. You've got Nielsen's frozen custard. Love Nielsen's. Yeah. You a big foodie? Yeah, I'd say so. A lot of your content is food related, right? Yeah. Initially, it was a lot of food. And I think it's kind of changed, but I think I'm, I guess I consider myself a foodie. What made you branch off from that?
I think just the fact that I felt like I could give more value and I just had more to say than just talking about food. Yeah. You know, you just get that feeling. It's the intuition of like, nah, like I, I know I can do more and do, you know, do, I could just do more and offer more. Yeah. So that's what I did.
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Chapter 6: How has Las Vegas changed since 2017?
And then by the third, I think just you get bored after like seventh day, just like, okay, I want to fucking taste some food now, you know? So it's food is more than just food. It's like an experience. It's like fun.
Right. When you're with people. Yeah. But you're purging out the, that's the thing about fasting too, is like you're like that need or craving for food. And that boredom is also you purging out just all that fucking bullshit that you had in your system. So you're big on health. definitely grown more into it now. I think it just balances me out with everything going.
I think, I think being a foodie kind of cranked it up to me more and I'm like, damn, I got to balance it out a little bit. I got to no seed oils, no seed oils. Yeah. I mean, yeah, we have a big thing in our house too. Like me and the girls, we always like, like watch the labels. So yeah, you have to these days. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We do our best. Right. So I will say Vegas needs another good gym.
Cause I go to lifetime and it's packed. Yeah. you're waiting on machines. Yeah. At both locations. Yeah. I know. I go to, uh, I go to LVAC right now, which has been fine for me, but I used to go there and that one was packed too. Yeah. I know. It depends on what time you go. The one on Southeastern. Oh my gosh. Oh yeah. Oh, that one gets fucking. I quit after a month. Yeah. Yeah.
I usually go to the one either on Sahara or Flamingo because I hoop a lot too. Oh, they got hoops there? No, no. I hoop at Tarkanian sometimes. Oh, okay. You got to hit me up. Yeah, dude. I love balling. Yeah, fucking, yeah, I'm there like probably three days a week. Okay. Are you in the league there or just playing pickup? No, I just do pickup.
I used to do the leagues, but I think just with my schedule, it's hard to like stay good to a league. Yeah. Yeah. Well, hit me up, man. I'm 10 minutes from there. I'll play. Yeah, for sure. I'm in the lifetime leagues. Oh yeah. Yeah. Basketball is important for me.
Yeah. I know it balances everything out. Just like childhood shit, you know? Like you have to keep some of that with you, I think. I don't want to be 62 and have fucked up, you know, just fucked up knees or just be old and bitter. Like I want to be, you know, you want to be like that 45, 50 year old dude that's like in shape, right? Absolutely.
Health is like the new flex these days. Yeah, exactly. If you're healthy. Oh yeah. Like that to me is, it shows a lot about someone if they're in really good shape. Yeah. Yeah. I like working with people like that. Yeah. Yeah.
Well, dude, where can people find you and keep up with you? On Instagram or TikTok. Well, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, all platforms, Facebook. It's Daniel.Leo. So at it's Daniel.Leo. We'll link it below. Thanks for coming on, Daniel. Thank you, man. Check them out, guys. See you next time.
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