What happens when a 12-year-old influencer management company shuts its doors?

Sadly, Gleam Futures has abruptly shut down its US office. The agency represented some of the top YouTubers on earth, including Zoella, the Pixiwoo sisters, Marcus Butler, and Caspar Lee. In 2017 the advertising agency Dentsu Aegis acquired a majority stake in the company. While their UK office was considered their headquarters the US office […]

Influencer Spotlight: Jessamyn Stanley

Let me in on something you may not catch from a quick look at my LinkedIn. I have jumped from freelance, to corporate work, then back freelance, and again to corporate work, then back to freelance all over again. In 2020, I consciously selected to go back to freelance work as the pandemic left open full-time positions few and far between.

Who Sues the NYT? She Does.

Let me in on something you may not catch from a quick look at my LinkedIn. I have jumped from freelance, to corporate work, then back freelance, and again to corporate work, then back to freelance all over again. In 2020, I consciously selected to go back to freelance work as the pandemic left open full-time positions few and far between.

Web3 & the Creator Economy

Honestly, I’ve been talking about how I have become obsessed with all things: web3 Metaverse, crypto, NFT. Like, I am eating this shit up. So I have been reaching out to a variety of different people, asking to get more women specifically who are knowledgeable about these areas to come on to this podcast and […]

2022 Networking Resolutions

First and foremost, definitely make sure that you’re following at creator on Instagram. I love that they don’t refer to them as influencers but they are creators of good choice, Instagram. And they went live on three separate days, three separate conversations and really had a level of transparency that I have not seen Instagram share and maybe ever. And so I’ve had subsequent conversations with people about like, what’s that all about?

How Much Money Does She Really Make?

First and foremost, definitely make sure that you’re following at creator on Instagram. I love that they don’t refer to them as influencers but they are creators of good choice, Instagram. And they went live on three separate days, three separate conversations and really had a level of transparency that I have not seen Instagram share and maybe ever. And so I’ve had subsequent conversations with people about like, what’s that all about?

What I’ve Learned Recruiting Influencer Marketers

First and foremost, definitely make sure that you’re following at creator on Instagram. I love that they don’t refer to them as influencers but they are creators of good choice, Instagram. And they went live on three separate days, three separate conversations and really had a level of transparency that I have not seen Instagram share and maybe ever. And so I’ve had subsequent conversations with people about like, what’s that all about?

Freelancer’s Playbook: Finding Your Rate

Let me in on something you may not catch from a quick look at my LinkedIn. I have jumped from freelance, to corporate work, then back freelance, and again to corporate work, then back to freelance all over again. In 2020, I consciously selected to go back to freelance work as the pandemic left open full-time positions few and far between.

Who We Allow to Succeed

Denise Hewitt is the founder of Scriptd. So Scriptd is a digital screenplay marketplace working to scale inclusion in Hollywood. She comes from the world of entertainment, fashion, nightlife. She started her career as the Director of Sales and Marketing at The Famed Nightclub. The Box y’all she worked from a box if anyone lives in New York and knows the box, it’s wild. I think it’s the coolest thing and she worked with them. She also worked for cultural trailblazers guys like Patricia Field which is from Sex to the City, Ugly Betty, Marvin Jarrett from Nylon, Courtney Love, Tyra Banks and so many people.

Investing in Badass Women

How to make your dreams a reality? How to get funding when you’re not a trust fund baby or you don’t have hundreds and sometimes millions of dollars but you have a great idea, you have infrastructure, good partners and you have all of the things that are necessary except capital?

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