Creator Economy Live

Send us Fan Mail In this special holiday installment of Creator Economy Live we honor the 12 days of Christmas with the 12 stories of social: a look back at the top 12 storis that shaped the creator economy. Join Keith and Brendan on this fun, festive journey through what set the creator world ablaze and what fizzled out in 2023. But that's not all – we'll also turn our gaze to 2024 and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by one of the most influential social media managers of the last decade, the brains behind Duo (aka the Duolingo owl) Zaria Parvez. We discuss Zaria’s journey with Duolingo and how she has propelled a language-learning app to be one of the most lauded brands on social media by leaning into humor, keeping up with trending topics, and leveraging social...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by Creator Economy OG Jim Louderback – a pioneer in the world of online video today and former CEO of Vidcon.  We dive into Jim’s background and career to date, the rise and fall of MCNs, the evolution of creator business structures, the proliferation of creator tools and how the industry is maturing. Oh and ICYMI Jim writes the popular weekly newslet...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined by Natalie Marshall... better known as Corporate Natalie, the social media sensation who has amassed over 1million followers for her hilarious content that pokes fun at corporate life and ‘New Normal’ nuances. We discuss Natalies journey from Big 4 consultant to top tier creator, her best brand partnerships, how she curates for different platforms as w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined by Mark Book, Head of Content for North America from Digitas, to discuss how the definition and role of content has evolved in marketing, what makes a great content partnership as well as his career highlights. PLUS; we dive into a whirlwind of new social platform features, the booming TikTok Shop, the battle against social media misinformation, and Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Shaker, Head of Brand Engagement at Maybelline joins us this week to discuss how Maybelline are supporting their community beyond cosmetics with mental health initiative Brave Together. Listen in to learn how big brands can create real impact, why influencers stole the show at New York fashion week and if TV commercials are still a valuable part of the media mix for brands....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined by Meredith Almond, Social Media Lead for Jimmy John’s to discuss the evolution of social, her career highlights, as well as dive into the latest creator economy headlines. Tune in to hear how Meredith and her team create stand out social content that truly engages, the Jimmy John journey with Threads as well as the proudest posts of her career. PLUS;...

Send us Fan Mail We are mixing things up today.... We’ve had some incredible people on this pod, but we have a ton of news to break down, so we’re going no guest! Social platform updates Brendan and Keith will be deep diving include TikTok making their social algo optional in Europe, TikTok going at it alone with Shop, Meta rolling out a new tool that shows which influencers brands are working wit...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we’re joined Adrienne Lahens Global Head of Operations, TikTok Creator Marketing Solutions. We dive into Adriennes multi-faceted career journey, her current role and focus at TikTok as well as how she has seen social evolve over the years. PLUS; we take a look at headlines from Linqia’s State of Influencer Marketing Report.    🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW):  Vi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by a very special guest Ryan Serhant whose accolades include Celebrity real estate broker, TV personality, entrepreneur, CEO, tech investor, content creator and thought-leader. We dive into the mindset and methods that have shaped Ryan’s journey as an entrepreneur and how he’s turned community into customers. Ryan discusses the importance of leaning i...

Send us Fan Mail We’re joined by Webby award winner and social media’s fave fluffy creator Maxine the Corgi and Maxine’s owner Bryan Reisberg. Bryan’s a creator and entrepreneur. He founded Little Chonk, a pet brand currently offering dog backpacks with more products to come. We’ll be learning about Bryan’s journey - what its been like going from film maker, to 9-5er, to creator and entrepreneur....

Send us Fan Mail Brian Camen, Senior Director, Media, Content & PR at Ferrara Candy Company joins Keith and Brendan to  discuss igniting brand love through culture and their 3 pronged approach to leveraging the creator economy. PLUS trendspotting - traction or distraction? the state of the US ad market and Twitter vs Threads… the debate continues 🥊🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW): Alex Coope...

Send us Fan Mail We’re celebrating 10 episodes with this bonus pod featuring Tony Colvin, Senior Growth Marketing Manager at Albertsons as we explore where influencer belongs at big brands. We’ll also be touching on this week’s headlines – is TikTok’s new Creative Challenge good for brands? Is it good for creators? And TikTok is planning to launch an online retail store in the U.S. as soon as next...

Send us Fan Mail What are the implications of the new long-awaited FTC guidelines? And Hollywood is on strike! But what does this mean for the creator economy.  Plus Brendan and Keith are joined by Reza Izad. Reza is Co-Founder and Partner at Underscore Talent, a next-generation management company that he started in 2021 to help talent leverage today’s “attention economy” to build long-lasting and...

Send us Fan Mail Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz (who is currently trending on Twitter!) joins Brendan and Keith to talk Threads vs Twitter. Are we moving to a world where you have to pay for social?   🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW):  Sidemen https://www.youtube.com/@Sidemen   @TheoreticallyMedia    👏 Our Brands Of the Week (BOW)  Amazon with their TikTok interactive livestreaming exper...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan and Keith chat with TikTok Creator Timm Chiusano. Hear Timm’s creator journey – from nothing to a million followers on TikTok. What makes him so successful? And why he thinks there has never been a better time to be a creator.  🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW):  Félix Lengyel aka xQc @xqcow1  @timmchiusano  Baked by Melissa @bakedbymelissa  👏 Our Brands Of the Week (BOW)...

Send us Fan Mail We’re giving you an extra special episode to drop all the learnings from Cannes Lions with award-winning marketer Denise Vitola, VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer, Bayer.    🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW):  @doctortim.md  @lexfridman  @dreaknowsbest  👏 Our Brands Of the Week (BOW):  https://www.drinkpoppi.com/   https://www.yeti.com/   https://www.elfcosmetics.com...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest this week comes from one of the OG brands in the space, Vincent Borel, General Manager, Logitech for Creators. What makes Logitech such a great partner to creators? Hear about some of the big risks they took in the pandemic – what were the lessons learned? And don’t miss... the Messi deal and what it means for creator/brand deals going forward, and the TikTok slow burn....

Send us Fan Mail This is the explosive moment for creator marketing – if you’ve been sitting on the sidelines how can you act now? How will Snap, Meta and TikTok’s AI innovation intersect with the creator economy and how will advertising play a role? Join Keith, Brendan and this week’s guest Ann Marinovich from AdWeek.  🐄 Our Creators Of the Week (COW):  @youssefuniversity   @yafavv.mandaa  @born...

Send us Fan Mail Taco Bell’s Head of Social Nicole Weltman joins Keith and Brendan to talk resident creators, is the social listening war room @TacoBell an urban myth? And how does social listening impact product development? Also in this episode: an update on the Montana TikTok ban, what do Brendan and Keith think of the new Twitter CEO? And does any social media content belong behind a paywall? ...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan and Keith explore whether Snap is better positioned than other platforms to allow creators to monetize without brand partnerships. And we are joined by our very first guest Snap Star and Instagram creator Gigi Robinson.  This episode is sponsored by Linqia, the #1 influencer marketing partner for the world's leading brands. Having executed over 3,000 campaigns for mor...

Send us Fan Mail In our very first episode, Brendan and Keith talk deinfluencing, the potential TikTok ban, and how they think Elon is fairing at Twitter.  And why’s Brendan on Dr. Phil?!  This episode is sponsored by Linqia, the #1 influencer marketing partner for the world's leading brands. Having executed over 3,000 campaigns for more than 650 brands, Linqia combines technology powered by...