# Thomas Frank

> Thomas Frank is a productivity YouTuber, entrepreneur, and Notion expert who built a multi-million dollar business helping students and professionals work smarter. Starting with College Info Geek in 2010, he grew to 2.9 million YouTube subscribers, generated $2.1 million in Notion template sales in two years, and co-founded Flylighter, a web clipper SaaS. He runs two YouTube channels, a podcast, and continues to build tools and systems for the creator economy.

- **Role:** Founder at Flylighter / Creator at Thomas Frank
- **Organizations:** College Info Geek, Thomas Frank Explains, Flylighter, Nebula
- **From:** Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Management Information Systems, Iowa State University
- **Known for:** Built main YouTube channel to 2.9+ million subscribers and 170+ million views, Created the world's largest Notion education YouTube channel (Thomas Frank Explains), Generated $2.1 million in Notion template sales in approximately two years

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founded College Info Geek blog while attending Iowa State University
- **2012** — Launched YouTube channel focused on study tips and productivity
- **2013** — Graduated from Iowa State University with degree in Management Information Systems
- **2015** — Published book '10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less)'
- **2018** — Expanded YouTube content beyond college to broader productivity and self-improvement
- **2020** — Launched Thomas Frank Explains, a dedicated Notion tutorial YouTube channel
- **2022** — Released Ultimate Brain Notion template; generated $88,241 in first month
- **2022** — Surpassed $1 million in annual template revenue
- **2023** — Launched Creator's Companion Notion template; $2.1M total template sales milestone
- **2024** — Co-founded Flylighter, a web clipper SaaS for Notion and other platforms
- **2025** — Continuing Flylighter expansion with mobile apps and new integrations; 2.9M+ YouTube subscribers

## Achievements

- Built main YouTube channel to 2.9+ million subscribers and 170+ million views
- Created the world's largest Notion education YouTube channel (Thomas Frank Explains)
- Generated $2.1 million in Notion template sales in approximately two years
- Reached $1 million in annual revenue from digital products
- Published productivity book read by 300,000+ students
- Grew College Info Geek to 600,000+ monthly readers
- Co-founded Flylighter SaaS with Eli Wimmer
- Holds multiple official Notion certifications
- Built comprehensive Notion formula reference used by developers worldwide
- Co-founder of Nebula, the creator-owned streaming platform

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Actively expanding Flylighter with planned mobile apps, Raycast integration, and support for Obsidian, Zapier, and Pipedream
- **2025-04** — Continuing bi-weekly podcast episodes of The Inforium with co-host Martin Boehme
- **2025-03** — Maintaining 3-4 videos per month across both YouTube channels
- **2024-12** — Flylighter officially launched as a web clipper SaaS product

## Links

- Website: https://thomasjfrank.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfrankly/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TomFrankly
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thomasfrank
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfrankly/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19