He has advocated for and organized social activism , created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums, and amassed a large following on TikTok. With his brother John, Hank co-created VidCon , the world's largest conference about online videos, and the Project for Awesome , an annual online charity event, as well as the now-defunct conference NerdCon: Stories, focused on storytelling. He is the co-creator of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries — , an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice in the style of video blogs that was the first web series to win an Emmy.
Green is the founder of the environmental technology blog EcoGeek, which evolved into Complexly , an online video and audio production company of which he was the CEO until late In response to being diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma in , Green stepped down as CEO of his companies. While recovering, Green began performing stand-up about his experience.
His comedy special titled Pissing Out Cancer was released on the streaming service Dropout on June 21, He then earned a B. Throughout high school and college, Green created and designed websites for himself and local clients.
His first project, the "Mars Exploration Page", in , experienced minor success on the heels of the Mars Pathfinder Mission. A later website, IHateI4. While in graduate school, Green created "EcoGeek", a blog focusing on technological advancements that benefit the environment. In , John and Hank first met up with their fans, known as " Nerdfighters ". The first gathering was a last-minute decision, but despite the three-day notice, nearly people attended. With events in 17 different cities, they met Nerdfighters at local libraries and community centers.
During this tour, Hank released his first album of Nerdfighter-themed songs, titled So Jokes. The Green brothers have been interviewed on PotterCast , and have been recurring keynote speakers at the Harry Potter fan convention LeakyCon. The brothers talked on the phone once or twice a year before Brotherhood 2. Their video topics vary from explanations of current events, reunion videos, joke videos, rant videos, thoughts from various places, Question Tuesdays, and random topics.
