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The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Creator Spotlight

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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.

Episodes (101)

Ep. 101: Building a 70k+ subscriber newsletter by word of mouth ft. Rachel Meade...

The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Mar 10, 202655:52completed

Ep. 100: A $2.5M bet on quality food journalism ft. Caper

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Mar 3, 202634:01pending

Ep. 99: How to build and sell to audiences online ft. Daniel Berk

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Feb 24, 202656:10pending

Ep. 98 How he perfected short form content ft. Grant Beene

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Feb 17, 20261:18:00pending

Ep. 97: “I’m not an influencer. I’m an artist.” ft. Lucie Fink

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Feb 10, 202658:27pending

Ep. 96: How a local newsletter became a $100k+ business ft. Marissa Lovell

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Feb 3, 20261:01:10pending

Ep. 95: He quit NBC to make YouTube videos ft. Fernando Hurtado

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Jan 27, 202655:40pending

Ep. 94: 15 years of social media strategy advice in one hour ft. Jack Appleby

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Jan 20, 202658:28pending

Ep. 93: He’s building a $10M+ creator business ft. Kallaway

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Jan 13, 202651:29pending

Ep. 92: Creator economy lawyer reveals every creators’ biggest mistakes ft. Brit...

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Jan 6, 202653:33pending

Ep. 91: Three predictions for the creator economy in 2026 ft. Creator Spotlight...

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Dec 30, 202534:47pending

Fixing the Biggest Problem in the Creator Economy… Trust ft. News Creator Corps

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Dec 23, 20251:05:43pending

Newsletters + Events = 6-figure creator business ft. Brett Dashevsky

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Dec 16, 20251:05:34pending

How to build a local newsletter people actually read ft. Tomo Chien

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Dec 9, 202544:24pending

He’ll teach you how to make $100k+ writing online ft. Nicolas Cole

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Dec 2, 20251:04:21pending

Most creators will not make it 3+ years ft. Lia Haberman

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Nov 25, 20251:02:55pending

Ep. 85: Why beehiiv is betting big on the "content economy" ft. Tyler Denk

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Nov 18, 20251:05:47pending

Ep. 84: DIY YouTuber reveals her seven income streams ft. Nastja Mohren

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Nov 11, 20251:04:50pending

Ep. 83: He left ESPN to make YouTube videos ft. Joon Lee

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Nov 4, 202559:41pending

Ep. 82: The systems that made him a millionaire solopreneur ft. Ken Yarmosh

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Oct 28, 202556:22pending

Ep. 81: Building a $500k+ local newsletter business ft. Geoff Sharpe

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Oct 21, 20251:04:18pending

Ep. 80: How a YouTuber's study group grew into a profitable business ft. Kaelyn...

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Oct 14, 202558:29pending

Ep. 79: He had 15M followers, then he quit — here's why ft. Caspar Lee

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Oct 7, 202545:26pending

Ep. 78: How to make $100k+ editing YouTube videos ft. Rachel Kisela

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Sep 30, 20251:09:05pending

Ep. 77: She left the BBC to build AI for journalists ft. Sophia Smith Galer

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Sep 23, 20251:07:23pending

Ep. 76: The 3 moves I’d bet my next 10 years on as a creator ft. Jordan DiPietro

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Sep 16, 202555:50pending

Ep. 75: Investing $60m in creators (what to look for) ft. Billy Parks

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Sep 9, 202552:29pending

Ep. 74: The creator making $100,000+ a year selling paper — here's how ft. Quynh...

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Sep 2, 202553:29pending

Ep. 73: The truth about building a media business in 2025 ft. Stefan von Imhof

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Aug 26, 20251:02:56pending

Ep. 72: Grow your audience like a $23B company ft. Jonathan Hunt

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Aug 19, 202531:24pending

Ep. 71: Inside the inbox of 40,000 engineering leaders ft. Suraj Kapoor

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Aug 12, 202555:00pending

Ep. 70: She's cracked the creator community code ft. Milly Tamati

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Aug 5, 20251:11:30pending

Ep. 69: How to make a $100k newsletter business with no budget ft. Landon Huslig

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Jul 29, 20251:13:04pending

Ep. 68: How to build a 6-figure newsletter business ft. Nathan May

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Jul 22, 20251:02:04pending

Ep. 67: The future of creator journalism ft. Liz Kelly Nelson

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Jul 15, 202545:18pending

Ep. 66: From 10k to 100k in 12 months — without growth hacks ft. Sydney Graham

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Jul 8, 202553:46pending

Ep. 65: From side hustle to 500K+ followers and a global business ft. Tom Fishbu...

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Jul 1, 20251:04:42pending

Ep. 64: The strategy behind building a 80,000+ impact-driven community ft. Tiffa...

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Jun 24, 202559:45pending

Ep. 63: The creator earning $250k+ posting on LinkedIn ft. Jayde Powell

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Jun 17, 202558:40pending

Ep. 62: He can 10x views in any YouTube niche ft. Kevin Jon

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Jun 10, 20251:03:29pending

Ep. 61: She lost her job. Then built a community of 10,000+ ft. Melanie Ehrenkra...

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Jun 3, 202555:34pending

Ep. 60: Ex-YouTube employee reveals the secrets behind viral videos ft. Hayley R...

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May 27, 20251:06:25pending

Ep. 59: How his $40K side hustle became a full-time career ft. Colin Rocker

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May 20, 202555:27pending

Ep. 58: Why Brazil’s Biggest Podcaster Is Going Viral in the U.S. ft. Chico Feli...

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May 13, 202543:19pending

Ep. 57: She Listens to the Internet for a Living — Here’s What She’s Hearing ft....

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May 6, 202548:54pending

Ep. 56: Zero to Acquired: Building a $30K/Month Newsletter in 1 Year ft. Adam Bi...

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Apr 29, 20251:00:40pending

Ep. 55: Why creators make the best entrepreneurs ft. Jesse Feister

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Apr 22, 202550:26pending

Ep. 54: She built a 150K-member, $1M/year community ft. Grace Ling

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Apr 15, 202551:23pending

Ep. 53: How to Make a Living as a Creator — from a podcasting expert ft. Amanda...

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Apr 10, 20251:10:19pending

Ep. 52: 125 days to make $10k/month ft. Thomas Yeum

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Apr 3, 202556:14pending