The 34-year-old Texas native hasnt spent her life breaking a sweat in gaming lobbies, either.
I knew absolutely nothing about streaming: Never seen one, nothing.
I was just a working mom and wife," she shared during a phone interview withLifewire.
Kandi Montgomery
“Streaming was not planned at all.
It just kind of happened.
Her ingenuity allowed her to excel at the complicated, often volatile game that is streaming.
Streaming was not planned at all.
It just kind of happened.
But Kandi had her own plan.
“I always tell people dont put all your eggs in one basket.
When Mixer was open, I was already re-streaming to Twitch.
Shes also turned her eyes to TikTok, a growing app among young people.
She initially was introduced to it through her 12-year-old twins, Journey and Justice, who were naturally obsessed.
Out of all [the] apps, TikTok was the one that really helped me launch.
I never would have guessed,” she said.
She posts streaming clips to her140,000 TikTok followerswith the signature bravado-tinged gaming commentary for which she has become infamous.
I always tell people dont put all your eggs in one basket.
Montgomery is characteristically optimistic, following a journey through streaming that has become a groundbreaking success.
The next item on her agenda is to change the face of streaming through her example.
Growing Into the Future
Her most immediate goal, though, is to take over YouTube.
Earlier this month, she was welcomed into the partner program on the budding YouTube Gaming vertical.
Thats a different kind of grind,” she added.
