
Initially, he studied electrical installation, but due to the extreme amount of maths involved in it, he gave up to pursue gaming more professionally. He went to university just in case he might need it in the future, and he did so for 3 years, but it was not his preferred choice. Before he began posting on YouTube, his initial plan was to use the money from his side job to travel the world. He has stated that it went a long way towards training him in social skills. He considers his time in the fast food industry as a great stepping stone and a positive experience. In his free time he likes to adventure and travel with his friends and family, both indoors and outdoors. He's a huge fan of cycling and mountain biking, though he doesn't find much time for these activities. In November 2014 Cassell, along with fellow YouTuber Adam Montoya (SeaNanners), in cooperation with media company 3BlackDot launched a multi-channel network, Jetpak, aiming for a more fair payment model for the revenue made. Cassell is also influential through social media, with over 2.4 million followers on Twitter and over 1.6 million on Instagram. February 2012) which, as of February 2016 has over 2 million followers, making it one of the most followed channels on the website.

In February 2012, he was given the honor of judging the prestigious British Academy (Bafta) Games Awards. Cassell also operates a second channel, SyndicateCentral, which consists primarily of vlogs.

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In 2014, Cassell started a Minecraft series with Jericho called Mianite. The channel was originally built on Halo and Modern Warfare 2 let's play videos, but came to prominence with the release of the Call of Duty: Black Ops "Zombies" mode, and further grew due to the series 'The Minecraft Project'. As of March 2018 the channel has 9.9 million subscribers and 2 billion video views, and is the 176th most subscribed on the website. Before that point he worked at a Fast Food chain. Cassell started his YouTube channel, TheSyndicateProject on 3 September 2010.
