Hey guys. I just watched this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFQ_xTSL4fg , about Jirard Khalil or @thatonevideojirard, the head of ThatOneVideoGamer and the Completionist, and I was hit with an overwhelming wall of emotion. It’s impossible to put my feelings into words, but I sure as hell can try. I know this isn’t what I usually post on my blog, but this deserves to be heard. Just skip on over if you are uninterested.

Just a little background on myself. I have been watching TOVG content for around 3 years, subscribing around the first Super Mario All-Stars Pack video, and have gone through the ride of his success. I love watching his content to this day, and he is easily my most watched channel over the years. I knew that there were struggles in making YouTube videos, that it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, but even then, I didn’t understand the sheer magnitude that this occupation puts on all of those involved.

To put it short, Jirard is a rock that cares about literally everyone. I was watching the video linked above and it was a huge insight into Jirard himself, something that I really enjoyed. This man has been completing games for 4 years straight, and that isn’t even a quarter of what this man does for the company that he built. He has to make sure everything is in order; that all the videos are scripted, recorded, edited, and uploaded on time to match the schedule; that everyone gets paid for all their hard work; and depending all of this through YouTube’s algorithm is an extremely daunting task, nearly impossible. Jirard works so much to make all of the content TOVG releases with the great team that he works with. But one of the most awe-inspiring things that Jirard Khalil does is his mental togetherness and positivity.

Jirard has had a lot of hardships in his life, from his mother contracting frontal temporal dementia when he was only 10 to having to deal with YouTube drama day to day, yet he is able to hold himself in such a way, in such a positive light, that no one would even detect it, or “keep it light side”. I am not saying that he doesn’t have fun, hell, that’s far from it. Jirard has great fun with people like Alex Faciane and Jake Kaufman that are just friends, but there is so much behind the scenes that he has to deal with. There is almost nothing that Jirard probably hasn’t faced in the YouTube space, and for that, Jirard gets a massive amount of respect from me and he should from you too.

Overall, Jirard is such an amazing human being that has impacted so many lives, including my own, in such a way that I don’t think Jirard ever dreamed of, and for that, I thank him. He is always going the extra mile for the people he loves. There is nothing that this glorious man hasn’t gone through and persevered. And Jirard, I got your back.

Thanks,

Chuck