The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Creator Spotlight

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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  • Ep. 62: He can 10x views in any YouTube niche ft. Kevin JonJUN 10, 2025 · 1H 3M
  • Ep. 61: She Lost Her Job. Then Built a Community of 10,000+ ft. Melanie EhrenkranzJUN 03, 2025 · 55M
  • Ep. 60: Ex-YouTube employee reveals the secrets behind viral videos ft. Hayley RoseMAY 27, 2025 · 1H 6M
  • Ep. 59: How his $40K side hustle became a full-time career ft. Colin RockerMAY 20, 2025 · 55M
  • Ep. 58: Why Brazil’s Biggest Podcaster Is Going Viral in the U.S. ft. Chico FelittiMAY 13, 2025 · 43M
  • Ep. 57: She Listens to the Internet for a Living — Here’s What She’s Hearing ft. Jazmin GriffithMAY 06, 2025 · 48M
  • Ep. 56: Zero to Acquired: Building a $30K/Month Newsletter in 1 Year ft. Adam BiddlecombeAPR 29, 2025 · 1H
  • Ep. 55: Why creators make the best entrepreneurs ft. Jesse FeisterAPR 22, 2025 · 50M
  • Ep. 54: She built a 150K-member, $1M/year community ft. Grace LingAPR 15, 2025 · 51M
  • Ep. 53: How to Make a Living as a Creator — from a podcasting expert ft. Amanda McLoughlinAPR 10, 2025 · 1H 10M
  • Ep. 52: 125 days to make $10k/month ft. Thomas YeumAPR 03, 2025 · 56M
  • Ep. 51: How creators unlock the future of American soccer ft. Kyle SheldonMAR 27, 2025 · 54M
  • Ep. 50: 1 year and 190k subscribers later: An all-in bet on indie media ft. Phil RosenMAR 20, 2025 · 51M
  • Ep. 49: The best time to be a writer is NOW ft. Leigh SteinMAR 13, 2025 · 56M
  • Ep. 48: How to Make a Living as a Podcaster in 2025 ft. Eric SilverMAR 06, 2025 · 59M
  • Ep. 47: Making the internet a better place ft. Matt BrownFEB 27, 2025 · 1H 7M
  • Ep. 46: "I'm not a creator, I'm a writer" ft. Alicia KennedyFEB 20, 2025 · 1H 1M
  • Ep. 45: He's a social media Swiss Army Knife ft. Kofie YeboahFEB 13, 2025 · 54M
  • Ep. 44: She broke YouTube’s algorithm with a 9-minute lie ft. Jenna StoeberJAN 30, 2025 · 1H 9M
  • Ep. 43: Meet the activist who tripled his revenue in 1 yearJAN 23, 2025 · 45M
  • Ep. 42: The blueprint for growing your business online ft. Matt McGarryJAN 16, 2025 · 1H 4M
  • Ep. 41: How a journalist becomes an entrepreneur ft. Lindsey StanberryJAN 09, 2025 · 57M
  • Ep. 40: How to build a media company: Use streetwear brand tacticsJAN 02, 2025 · 37M
  • Ep. 39: How to make $100k+ as a local news creator ft. Michael KauffmanDEC 19, 2024 · 1H 3M
  • Ep. 38: He's helped creators earn $200M — here's how ft. John HuDEC 12, 2024 · 40M
  • Ep. 37: 10+ years in media, 1 piece of advice ft. Workweek's Adam RyanDEC 05, 2024 · 46M
  • Ep. 36: Making big bucks with a small audience ft. Lex RomanNOV 21, 2024 · 51M
  • Ep. 35: Being an idiot will make you a better writer ft. Alex DobrenkoNOV 14, 2024 · 59M
  • Ep. 34: Behaving Badly and Going Viral ft. Penn WeinbergerNOV 07, 2024 · 45M
  • Ep. 33: Discovering an Untapped Market Worth $30k a Month ft. Rameel SheikhOCT 31, 2024 · 58M
  • Ep. 32: The YouTube space race ft. Swapna KrishnaOCT 24, 2024 · 1H 3M
  • Ep. 31: 1 million YouTube subscribers (twice) ft. Alex EmeryOCT 17, 2024 · 59M
  • Ep. 30: Lifestyle over empire ft. Caitlin DeweyOCT 10, 2024 · 57M
  • Ep. 29: "Posting content on the internet changed my life" ft. Tommy ClarkSEP 26, 2024 · 47M
  • Ep. 28 He sold his newsletter then bought it back for $1 ft. Ryan Gilbert of WorkspacesSEP 19, 2024 · 53M
  • Ep. 27: The anti-Gary Vaynerchuk social media resource ft. Rachel Karten of Link in BioSEP 12, 2024 · 42M
  • Ep. 26: How to monetize a digital media business ft. Michelle Curb of GloriaSEP 05, 2024 · 50M
  • Ep. 25: Building a career in soccer journalism ft. Theo Lloyd-Hughes of Squad DepthAUG 29, 2024 · 57M
  • Ep. 24: Reflecting on one year running a daily design newsletter ft. Cole DerochieAUG 22, 2024 · 44M
  • Ep. 23: Zero to 820k newsletter subscribers in 3 years ft. Sean Devlin of Nice NewsAUG 15, 2024 · 53M
  • Ep. 22: Building a serious, sustainable media business ft. Ambreen AliAUG 08, 2024 · 1H 1M
  • Ep. 21: How $5–7.5k turns into 10.8 million views ft. Glennda BakerAUG 01, 2024 · 50M
  • Ep. 20: Is the internet getting better or worse? (ft. Ernie Smith of Tedium)JUL 25, 2024 · 51M
  • Ep. 19: Building a high-value network by podcasting and newsletteringJUL 18, 2024 · 45M
  • Ep. 18: The Charli D'Amelio of newsletters (ft. Kate Lindsay)JUL 11, 2024 · 42M
  • Ep. 17: A 13-year-long bet to become a creator-entrepreneurJUN 27, 2024 · 30M
  • Ep. 16: Acquiring a newsletter ft. Akhil Chauhan of TWJNJUN 20, 2024 · 47M
  • Ep. 15: Peter Ramsey of Built for MarsJUN 13, 2024 · 51M
  • Ep. 14: Caitlin Murray of @bigtimeadultingJUN 06, 2024 · 59M
  • Ep. 13: Tyler O'Shea, creator of Joker MagMAY 30, 2024 · 58M
  • Ep. 12: Kate Samuelson, co-creator of Cheapskate LondonMAY 23, 2024 · 58M
  • Ep. 11: Haya Kaylani, creator of The Deep DiveMAY 16, 2024 · 51M
  • Ep. 10: PJ Milani, creator of the Visual I.D.E.A.s NewsletterMAY 09, 2024 · 45M
  • Ep. 9: Ryan Broderick, creator of Garbage DayMAY 02, 2024 · 57M
  • Ep. 8: Jared Dashevsky, creator of Healthcare HuddleAPR 25, 2024 · 50M
  • Ep. 7: Arielle Nissenblatt, creator of EarBuds Podcast CollectiveAPR 18, 2024 · 50M
  • Ep. 6: Ryan Sneddon, creator of Naptown ScoopAPR 11, 2024 · 59M
  • Ep. 5: Ali Abassi, creator of AI for WorkAPR 04, 2024 · 58M
  • Ep. 4: Andrew Huang, author of Make Your Own RulesMAR 28, 2024 · 49M
  • Ep. 3: Casey Lewis of After SchoolMAR 21, 2024 · 1H 10M
  • Ep. 2: Eric Cantor and Adam Katz of VincentMAR 14, 2024 · 55M
  • Ep. 1: Hannah Williams of Salary Transparent StreetMAR 06, 2024 · 1H 2M
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