Content Creator · Video Producer · Marathoner
Finding Your
Way Back
A personal essay channel for men trying to find themselves again in a season that doesn't feel like theirs. Built around a Game Boy.
- 116K+TikTok followers
- 4.8K+YouTube subscribers
- 1.4MMonthly reach
The Story
I Started This Because I Needed to Finish Something
I've quit too many things. Projects, series, commitments. I'd get close and reset. Never far enough in to call it a real failure. Never far enough in to call it done either.
TainoZ started as an experiment. Could I play through every mainline Pokémon game in order, no skips, no resets, and actually document what I found? Not for nostalgia. For accountability.
Morty doesn't move because you asked nicely. You figure it out or you don't advance.
I'm Stew. Dominican-American, husband, stay-at-home dad, content creator, video producer, marathon runner. Faith is the foundation. 15 years in tech sales is the skillset.
Now Playing
Pokémon Crystal
Catch 'Em All
The third generation. The detours I always tried to skip. Johto is where I stop rushing and actually look at what's in the way.
Episodes so far
6
Where it started
Pokémon Yellow, EP. 1EP. 1 of Yellow is the video that started all of this. 57K views and counting.
I Went Back to Kanto. It Didn't Feel Like Home Anymore
What This Is About
Four Things I Come Back To
Retro & Nostalgia
Every mainline Pokémon game. In order. No resets.
Running & Fitness
Training for a sub-4 marathon while managing real life.
Faith & Identity
The foundation everything else is built on.
Creator Life
Building the thing while raising kids and figuring out the money.
Collaborations
Content Samples
Short-form pieces made with brands I've partnered with. Product in my world, my voice, my audience. Tap a video to play it.
Razer
Kiwi Ears
Huanuo
GameSir
Cincom
Media Kit
Work With TainoZ
Faith adjacent men in a growth phase. Dads. Guys building something on the side while holding down a job and a family. They are not here for gameplay. They are here because the Game Boy is how I get to the part they are actually going through.
- Subscribers
- 4,860
- Views · 90d
- 86.8K
- Lifetime views
- 1.8M
- Avg watch time
- 3:10
- Followers
- 1.9K
- Reach · 30d
- 1.3M
- Reach per follower
- 700×
- Growth · 30d
- +63%
- Followers
- 116.4K
- Views · 28d
- 45K
- Total likes
- 4.1M
- Growth · 28d
- +200%
Who Is Actually Watching
| Audience | YouTube | TikTok | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–17 | 18.4% | — | — |
| 18–24 | 11.4% | 29.5% | 22.5% |
| 25–34 | 46.2% | 44.4% | 55.8% |
| 35–44 | 19.5% | 18.7% | 18.1% |
| 45+ | 4.6% | — | — |
| 25–44 combined | 65.7% | 63.1% | 73.9% |
| Male | 91% | 84.8% | 84% |
| Female | 8.6% | 15.2% | 16% |
| Top country | US 60% | US 71% | — |
YouTube from YouTube Analytics, 90 days. Instagram and TikTok from native app insights for the three core age brackets. Dashes are brackets not broken out in those reports.
How We Can Work Together
Starting rates for a single deliverable. Multi video packages, retainers and exclusivity are quoted separately.
Past Partners · a selection
Ready to Talk?
Available for remote and on site work.
Sources: YouTube Analytics (May 16 to Aug 14, 2026) · TikTok Creator Analytics (28d) · Instagram Insights (30d to Sept 22, 2026). Instagram engagement = interactions / reach.
Gear I Actually Use
The Setup That Makes This Work
Everything in the workspace that's earned a permanent spot. Camera gear, mics, lighting. If I'm recommending it, I've used it on a real shoot.
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