{"id":50671,"date":"2023-08-10T11:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/channelmakers.com\/?p=50671"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:41:50","slug":"why-did-nate-black-leave-channel-makers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channelmakers.incomeschool.com\/why-did-nate-black-leave-channel-makers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did Nate Black Leave Channel Makers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I’ve received a lot of questions about the events surrounding Nate Black leaving the Channel Makers YouTube channel and I’ve heard even more speculation. Due to the misinformation and false assumptions that have spread, it’s become necessary for me to explain those events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of this post is to cover the major events surrounding Nate leaving Channel Makers and the Income School team. My goal in this post is to stick to facts and the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not a list of complaints against Nate. This is merely a list of events that are pertinent to Nate’s leaving Income School and the speculation and rumors being spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Income School, created and owned at the time by Ricky Kesler and Jim Harmer, hired Nate Black to do the following, as per his offer letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the time of his hire, Nate signed the Income School At-Will Employment Agreement which included sections on confidentiality, non-competition, and work product. To the best of my recollection, he didn’t raise any concerns about the agreement at the time that he agreed to it. The text of these sections of the agreement is as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Confidential Information.<\/strong> Employer will provide and make available to Employee certain information regarding its business, including without limitation: actual and potential client and customer names, addresses, telephone numbers, number of customers and revenue, and specific characteristics; research and development materials; pending projects or proposals; methods of production; computer techniques and capabilities; proprietary computer programs; business plans and projections; pricing information; estimating programs and methodology; the techniques used in, approaches to, or results of any market research; seo techniques and other internet marketing techniques<\/strong>; other marketing data; advertising sources; Employee salaries, contracts and wage information; and financial information about Employer; whether written or verbal, or contained on computer hardware or software, disk, tape, microfiche or other media (\u201cInformation\u201d). This Information is of substantial value and highly confidential, is not known to the general public, is the subject of reasonable efforts to maintain its secrecy, constitutes the professional and trade secrets of Employer, and is being provided and disclosed to Employee solely for use in connection with his or her employment by Employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In consideration of his or her employment pursuant to this Agreement and being made privy to such confidential and trade secret information belonging to Employer, Employee hereby agrees to hold in confidence and not to use or disclose any of this Information or derivatives thereof to third parties, except to the extent authorized by Employer and only when necessary to fulfill his or her duties hereunder and when treating this Information as a trade secret belonging to Employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee further agrees that he or she: <\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. <\/strong>Employee agrees that during his or her employment with Employer and for two (2) years after termination by either party (\u201cTerm\u201d), Employee shall not directly or indirectly compete with Employer from any area within 150 miles of 124 N. Seneca Springs Way, Star, Idaho and also from Rexburg, Idaho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This covenant not to compete specifically includes the prohibition against directly or indirectly (for example, through any third party or on-line method) soliciting, communicating with or otherwise contacting any of Employer\u2019s Customers for the purpose of conducting any internet marketing-related business with them. For purposes of this Paragraph, \u201cCustomer\u201d shall mean any person or entity contained in Employer\u2019s account management or contacts system and with which Employer has done business or solicited for business during the Term. Employee further agrees that he or she shall not directly or indirectly act in the capacity of an advisor, consultant or risk manager to Customers, nor directly or indirectly assist or aid any other person or entity, either through any kind of ownership or as a director, officer, principal, agent, employee, employer, consultant, advisor, co-partner or in any individual or representative capacity whatsoever, either for Employee\u2019s own benefit or for the benefit of any other person, firm, corporation or association, to solicit or attempt to solicit or obtain any Customers without the express written permission of Employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee further agrees that he or she shall not, whether directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for employment, retain, solicit for retention, or advise or recommend to any other individual or entity that they hire, employ, retain, or solicit for employment or retention any person employed by Employer or any person retained by Employer as an independent contractor during the Term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee further agrees that he or she shall not, whether directly or indirectly, undertake any act with the intent to disrupt, impair or interfere with the business of Employer in any way, whether by way of interfering with or disrupting its relationships with Customers, agents, representatives, contractors, or carriers, or otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee warrants that the above restrictions will not prevent Employee from earning a living, and that they are necessary to protect the trade secrets of Employer, as Employee\u2019s solicitation would necessarily involve Employee\u2019s use of Employer’s trade secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee further agrees that due to the nature of Employer\u2019s business, any conduct in which Employee engages that is in contravention of the terms above would actually be in direct violation with this Agreement and would irreparably and materially harm and disrupt Employer and Employer\u2019s business. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Employer may bring an action to enforce or for the breach of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 7 in any court of competent jurisdiction, and Employer shall be entitled to recover from Employee reasonable attorney fees and costs related to such action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Work Product.<\/strong> All information developed or generated wholly or partially by Employee during his\/her employment with Employer, including all intermediate and partial versions thereof (\u201cWork Product\u201d), whether or not protected by copyright, will be the sole property of Employer upon its creation, and, in the case of copyrightable works, upon its fixation in a tangible medium of expression. During one of several paid mental health breaks that Nate took, I worked with the team to create a video on the topic of “how to add more people to a YouTube channel”. This video reintroduced Anna from our team to the channel. I recall telling Nate that I wanted it published but that I also wanted to give him a chance to look it over and recommend any changes prior to publishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To the best of my recollection, he said he thought it was good but had a few tweaks he wanted to make before publishing. I left it in his hands and he simply never published it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s that video, which clearly shows that Nate is one member of a larger team. I intended this video to be an opportunity to add more team members to the channel on a regular basis, which was a priority that I have had since before this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
All copyrightable aspects of the Work Product are \u201cworks made for hire\u201d within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976 (\u201cthe Act\u201d), as amended, of which Employer is to be deemed the \u201cauthor\u201d within the meaning of the Act. All such copyrightable works, as well as all copies of such works in whatever medium fixed or embodied, will be owned exclusively by Employer upon their creation and Employee will have no interest in any of them.
If any of the Work Product, or any part or element of the Work Product, is found as a matter of law not to be a \u201cwork made for hire,\u201d within the meaning of the Act, Employee will assign to Employer the sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all such works, and all copies of the works, without further consideration, and will assist Employer to register and, from time to time thereafter, to enforce all patents, copyrights, and other rights and protections relating to any of the Work Product.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nMay 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n