The Creator Spotlight Podcast
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. 51: How creators unlock the future of American soccer ft. Kyle Sheldon
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Ep. 50: 1 year and 190k subscribers later: An all-in bet on indie media ft. Phil...
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Ep. 49: The best time to be a writer is NOW ft. Leigh Stein
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Ep. 48: How to Make a Living as a Podcaster in 2025 ft. Eric Silver
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Ep. 47: Making the internet a better place ft. Matt Brown
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Ep. 46: "I'm not a creator, I'm a writer" ft. Alicia Kennedy
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Ep. 45: He's a social media Swiss Army Knife ft. Kofie Yeboah
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Ep. 44: She broke YouTube’s algorithm with a 9-minute lie ft. Jenna Stoeber
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Ep. 43: Meet the activist who tripled his revenue in 1 year
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Ep. 42: The blueprint for growing your business online ft. Matt McGarry
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Ep. 41: How a journalist becomes an entrepreneur ft. Lindsey Stanberry
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Ep. 40: How to build a media company: Use streetwear brand tactics
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Ep. 39: How to make $100k+ as a local news creator ft. Michael Kauffman
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Ep. 38: He's helped creators earn $200M — here's how ft. John Hu
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Ep. 37: 10+ years in media, 1 piece of advice ft. Workweek's Adam Ryan
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Ep. 36: Making big bucks with a small audience ft. Lex Roman
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Ep. 35: Being an idiot will make you a better writer ft. Alex Dobrenko
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Ep. 34: Behaving Badly and Going Viral ft. Penn Weinberger
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Ep. 33: Discovering an Untapped Market Worth $30k a Month ft. Rameel Sheikh
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Ep. 32: The YouTube space race ft. Swapna Krishna
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Ep. 31: 1 million YouTube subscribers (twice) ft. Alex Emery
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Ep. 30: Lifestyle over empire ft. Caitlin Dewey
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Ep. 29: "Posting content on the internet changed my life" ft. Tommy Clark
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Ep. 28 He sold his newsletter then bought it back for $1 ft. Ryan Gilbert of Wor...
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Ep. 27: The anti-Gary Vaynerchuk social media resource ft. Rachel Karten of Link...
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Ep. 26: How to monetize a digital media business ft. Michelle Curb of Gloria
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Ep. 25: Building a career in soccer journalism ft. Theo Lloyd-Hughes of Squad De...
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Ep. 24: Reflecting on one year running a daily design newsletter ft. Cole Deroch...
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Ep. 23: Zero to 820k newsletter subscribers in 3 years ft. Sean Devlin of Nice N...
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Ep. 22: Building a serious, sustainable media business ft. Ambreen Ali
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Ep. 21: How $5–7.5k turns into 10.8 million views ft. Glennda Baker
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Ep. 20: Is the internet getting better or worse? (ft. Ernie Smith of Tedium)
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Ep. 19: Building a high-value network by podcasting and newslettering
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Ep. 18: The Charli D'Amelio of newsletters (ft. Kate Lindsay)
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Ep. 17: A 13-year-long bet to become a creator-entrepreneur
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Ep. 16: Acquiring a newsletter ft. Akhil Chauhan of TWJN
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Ep. 15: Peter Ramsey of Built for Mars
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Ep. 14: Caitlin Murray of @bigtimeadulting
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Ep. 13: Tyler O'Shea, creator of Joker Mag
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Ep. 12: Kate Samuelson, co-creator of Cheapskate London
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Ep. 11: Haya Kaylani, creator of The Deep Dive
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Ep. 10: PJ Milani, creator of the Visual I.D.E.A.s Newsletter
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Ep. 9: Ryan Broderick, creator of Garbage Day
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Ep. 8: Jared Dashevsky, creator of Healthcare Huddle
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Ep. 7: Arielle Nissenblatt, creator of EarBuds Podcast Collective
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Ep. 6: Ryan Sneddon, creator of Naptown Scoop
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Ep. 5: Ali Abassi, creator of AI for Work
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Ep. 4: Andrew Huang, author of Make Your Own Rules
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Ep. 3: Casey Lewis of After School
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Ep. 2: Eric Cantor and Adam Katz of Vincent
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