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The Creator Spotlight Podcast

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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.

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This week on the Creator Spotlight Podcast we're joined by Kaelyn Grace Apple. Kaelyn is the founder and co-owner of Accepted Society, an international online community of students, educators, and independent researchers dedicated to learning, resear... more

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This week on the Creator Spotlight Podcast, we’re joined by Caspar Lee — one of YouTube’s early stars turned entrepreneur and investor. Caspar talks about why he walked away from 15 million followers, how he built four companies after YouTube, and wh... more

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This week on The Creator Spotlight Podcast, we’re joined by Rachel Kisela — a six-figure YouTube editor who has worked with top creators, including MrBeast. Rachel recently founded EditHers, a community for women in editing. In this episode Rachel sh... more

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Sophia Smith Galer is an award-winning journalist, author, and creator with nearly a million followers across TikTok and Instagram. After roles at the BBC and VICE, she went independent to pioneer new ways of telling stories through short-form video.... more

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Caspar Lee
Former YouTube star turned entrepreneur and co-founder of multiple businesses, including an influencer marketing agency and a venture capital firm.
Creator Ventures, Influencer.com
Episode: Ep. 79: He had 15M followers, then he quit — here's why ft. Caspar Lee
Rachel Kisela
YouTube video editor and creative consultant
Founder of EditHers
Episode: Ep. 78: How to make $100k+ editing YouTube videos ft. Rachel Kisela
Billy Parks
Partner at Slow Ventures, focusing on the Creator Fund
Slow Ventures
Episode: Ep. 75: Investing $60m in creators (what to look for) ft. Billy Parks
Stefan von Imhof
Co-founder of alts.co, an alternative investment newsletter community fund platform
alts.co
Episode: Ep. 73: The truth about building a media business in 2025 ft. Stefan von Imhof
Suraj Kapoor
Creator of Pointer, a newsletter for engineering leaders
Pointer
Episode: Ep. 71: Inside the inbox of 40,000 engineering leaders ft. Suraj Kapoor
Sydney Graham
A sewing focused creator with over 600,000 followers across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
Episode: Ep. 66: From 10k to 100k in 12 months — without growth hacks ft. Sydney Graham
Jayde Powell
A social strategist and influencer who has worked with major brands
Created a thriving creator business
Episode: Ep. 63: The creator earning $250k+ posting on LinkedIn ft. Jayde Powell
Melanie Ehrenkranz
A writer, creative strategist, and the creator of the Laid Off newsletter and Discord community
Laid Off
Episode: Ep. 61: She lost her job. Then built a community of 10,000+ ft. Melanie Ehrenkranz
Colin Rocker
A creator focused on career and corporate content with a particular mission to educate the next generation of young professionals.
Episode: Ep. 59: How his $40K side hustle became a full-time career ft. Colin Rocker

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Francis Zierer
Host of discussions with notable creators focusing on audience growth, monetization, and content production.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
  • Great podcast with good guests

    One of the few podcasts that I listen to almost every week!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sktfnievb
    United Statesa year ago
  • Great source of info

    Really well done curation of guests.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    melissa_lu
    United States2 years ago

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The content is consistently well-curated, making it a reliable source of information for aspiring creators.

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Ep. 80: How a YouTuber's study group grew into a profitable business ft. Kaelyn Grace Apple
Q: What challenges did you face while growing your community?
Initially, Kaelyn struggled with how to transition from a small group to a bigger community, ensuring member engagement and sustaining the growth.
Ep. 80: How a YouTuber's study group grew into a profitable business ft. Kaelyn Grace Apple
Q: What led you to start Accepted Society?
Kaelyn wanted to create a space where non-traditional students felt a sense of belonging and could engage in their academic pursuits with others.
Ep. 77: She left the BBC to build AI for journalists ft. Sophia Smith Galer
Q: What was the intention behind creating Sophiana?
Sophiana was created to help journalists address time efficiency and simplify the process of creating short-form videos from written content.
Ep. 77: She left the BBC to build AI for journalists ft. Sophia Smith Galer
Q: What are the biggest obstacles you found for journalists in making vertical video content?
The two biggest obstacles journalists feel are lacking time in their working day and not having the requisite video skills.
Ep. 77: She left the BBC to build AI for journalists ft. Sophia Smith Galer
Q: How would you define journalist now in the context of the content creator era?
Journalism is something that you do; it's not really something that you are. Quality journalism can be created by anyone, and the definition typically involves holding power accountable or investigating something.

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