Considering how modest Jenna is about her own fame, and how encouraging she is to those wishing to follow in her footsteps, it makes sense she'd want to help newcomers get a foothold in the industry — even unintentionally. As reported by the Washington Post in January 2018, a 12-year-old kid named Joey was hanging in a Los Angeles mall with his buddy the previous month when he spotted the couple known collectively on YouTube as Jenna Julien, with their dog Kermit, vlogging just a few feet away.

After chasing them down and having a quick fanboy moment, Joey continued on with his day, thinking the encounter was cool but nothing more. That very same night, Jenna featured his channel in a video, which also included a snippet of their conversation. Before he knew it, Joey's subscriber count shot right up. Less than a month later, his subs were at a massive 90,000 strong. The youngster was in disbelief, telling the Post, "It's just crazy. I still haven't processed it. Thinking about 90,000 people, wanting to subscribe to me."