
Every week we spend an hour in conversation with a notable creator, discussing their approach to audience growth, monetization, and content production. Hosted by Francis Zierer (Twitter and LinkedIn). New episodes every Tuesday. This podcast is part of our newsletter, Creator Spotlight.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 132 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

Jess Ramos is a data and AI creator with over 640,000 followers across platforms who makes B2B content for tech companies like IBM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce and Tableau. In this episode she tells Francis why brand partnerships make up 95 percent... more
Rowan Cheung is the founder and CEO of The Rundown, a daily AI newsletter that has seen incredible growth, reaching over 2M subscribers all while remaining profitable since day one.
In this episode, Rowan shares how he gained his first 250k subs... more
Jacques Keyser is the Programming Director at VidCon, where he has spent eight years building events for creators, brands, and platforms around the world.
In this episode, he shares how to host a small event that people actually show up to, from... more
Jack Settleman is the founder of Snapback Sports, the sports media company that started as a Snapchat account in 2017 and became one of Underdog's earliest creator partners. Jack breaks down the bets behind the business — taking equity in Underdog be... more
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I’ve never left a podcast review before but episode 82 was actually the worst podcast episode I have ever listened to. I did not even know that an interview could be this bad and self indulgent with such utter disregard to the audience.
I believe this guy is successful but to not even have a succinct explanation of his current business model because he’s too xyz to be put in a box, is perplexing. The Wharton education is working I guess: The first half of the episode sounds like circular logic... more
One of the few podcasts that I listen to almost every week!
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A thought-provoking interview series centered on how creators grow audiences, monetize their work, and manage production at scale. Across episodes, guests range from independent journalists and educator creators to brand-focused strategists and multi-platform entrepreneurs, with recurring focus on newsletters, brand partnerships, pricing strategies, and community-building. Notable strengths include a consistent emphasis on practical frameworks for monetization (substack/newsletter models, paid products, and long-term sponsorships) and an openness to exploring non-traditional revenue, platform shifts, and creator-driven business models. A standout aspect is the consistent pairing of content creation with operational systems—packaged audience... more
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