Teaching to Reality TV: Gabe Dannenbring’s Massive Social Media Following (South Dakota Series #7)

The Conversation with Adam Weber

Adam is back for this month’s South Dakota series episode with teacher turned TikTok and TV star, Gabe Dannenbring!
Originally ​from ​Yankton, ​South ​Dakota, Gabe is a ​middle ​school science ​teacher in Sioux Falls who ​turned into a social media influencer when a viral video changed his life! Gabe’s video has over 41 million views and nine million likes. Dannenbring now has over 362,000 followers on Instagram and 1.6 million followers on TikTok with over 53.8 million likes.
Since then, he’s starred in the “Surviving Paradise” Netflix show, has done stand-up comedy and co-hosts the “Teachers Off Duty” podcast. His fame has also led to getting brand deals from big companies like Google, Target and Amazon.
Along with Gabe’s rise to fame, critics have come out of the woodwork to take their shots at him, making it a challenge to rise above and want to continue creating content. Gabe shares his struggles and how he stays true to his faith amongst all the fame.
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