#13: Media Frenzy
It didn’t take too long for other media outlets to hear about the kid from a small town that managed to build a tiny house with recycled materials and a $1,500 budget… Luke’s hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, has a population of 58,000, so it was safe to say that his little project brought a lot of attention to an otherwise quiet place.
Through his Youtube channel, Luke could attract the attention of many different media outlets, some of whom came to his small town to conduct video interviews. The thing that separated Luke from the crowd was his age… When he first began doing research on Youtube, he quickly understood that no one his age had ever attempted to do such a thing. And that’s what drew him in…