The Creator Spotlight Podcast

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  Building a $400k newsletter business ft. Fernando Caralt 15.09.2026 40min

  On Tuesday, October 6, Creator Spotlight will be hosting our first official event in Manhattan, together with ElevenLabs. Space is very limited, so RSVP now ( https://luma.com/TheNewReach ) to hear firsthand how creators are using generative AI audio t...
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  Why live streaming is the next creator goldmine ft. Taylor Craig 08.09.2026 54min

  Taylor Craig is the co-founder and head of content at Launch Live Now ( https://www.launchlivenow.com/ ), a live streaming production company pioneering the social media live show format. He and Francis get into why niche live streaming is becoming a r...
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  The principles of good data visualization ft. Amanda Shendruk 01.09.2026 53min

  Amanda Shendruk is an award-winning visual journalist who's spent 15 years making charts for the Washington Post, Quartz and The Guardian, and now writes the data newsletter Not Ship. Francis asks her to teach him the craft, how she decides what to lab...
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  The YouTuber making $250k with short form content ft. Imran Mumtaz 25.08.2026 53min

  Imran Mumtaz is a former Amazon engineer who quit in 2022 and now creates content as Imran the Finance Engineer, with 1.7 million followers built almost entirely on short form. He and Francis get into how long it took to replace his $250,000 salary, hi...
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  The business behind Twitter's biggest anonymous accounts ft. Zach Williamson 18.08.2026 1t 2min

  Zach Williamson runs Culture Crave, Latest in Space and a network of pop culture accounts with millions of followers across X, Bluesky and Instagram, selling attention to movie studios and agencies through CPM deals and bespoke campaigns. In this episo...
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  How she makes $400k as a brand deal expert ft. Gigi Robinson 11.08.2026 46min

  Gigi Robinson is a brand deal expert and consultant who runs Host of Influence, a professional development platform for creators who want to build real businesses. Gigi is on track to double her annual revenue of $200,000 to $400,000 in 2026.She breaks...
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  10 years of newsletter advice in 65 minutes ft. Dan Oshinsky 04.08.2026 1t 5min

  Dan Oshinsky is the founder of Inbox Collective ( https://inboxcollective.com ), an email consultancy he launched in 2019 after building newsletter programs at BuzzFeed and The New Yorker. In this episode, he explains how AI is about to reshape the inb...
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  Turning an Instagram page into a multi-million-dollar business ft. Center Consoles Only 28.07.2026 47min

  In this episode of Creator Spotlight Francis is joined by three of the founders of Center Consoles Only, a media business built around the boating industry. After ten years of building a strong, trustworthy reputation in the space, they have received a...
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  His newsletter makes $100K a year — he keeps zero ft. Seamus Hughes 21.07.2026 50min

  Seamus Hughes is the terrorism scholar and two-time Pulitzer-winning New York Times contributor behind Court Watch ( https://www.courtwatch.news/ ), an independent newsletter that mines the federal court system's 94 districts for stories no one else is...
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  The 5 revenue streams of a $1M+ creator business ft. Jenn Lueke 14.07.2026 57min

  Jenn Lueke is a short form content creator, author and newsletter publisher that focuses on providing actionable and attainable healthy recipes, meal plans, and more to her followers. In this episode Jenn reveals how she grew her audience to 3M total f...
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  He'll make $1.5M as a solo creator this year ft. Kyle Poyar 07.07.2026 49min

  Kyle Poyar is the founder and writer of the newsletter Growth Unhinged, which has over 85,000 subscribers. He’s been running the newsletter for nearly 5 years, full time for 1.5 years, and is on track to break $1.5 million this year as a solopreneur. R...
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  How to get brand deals in 2026 ft. AJ Eckstein 30.06.2026 43min

  AJ Eckstein is the founder of Creator Match, an agency building creator programs for the world's biggest tech brands and matching brands with B2B creators. In this episode he lays out the full process of a creator brand campaign, how to get a brand dea...
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  A newsletter writer's brutally honest growth advice ft. Evan Armstrong 23.06.2026 51min

  Evan Armstrong is the founder and writer behind The Leverage, an independent newsletter covering the tech industry for an audience of investors, founders, and operators. In this episode he breaks down the business behind indie media, pricing, audience ...
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  He's losing subscribers, and that's a good thing ft. Jerome Aceti 16.06.2026 46min

  Jerome Aceti, also known as JeromeASF, is a content creator with over five million YouTube subscribers who has since become an investor, founder, and partner across a range of creator-adjacent businesses. In this episode he tells us why he's stepped ba...
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  How he makes educational content go viral ft. Kobi Brown 09.06.2026 32min

  Kobi Brown, also known as Astro Kobi, is a science and space-focussed video-first creator with millions of subscribers and followers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. In this episode he tells us about his rapid growth, transition intro long form co...
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  How he makes $140k+ writing about video games ft. Stephen Totilo 02.06.2026 56min

  Stephen Totilo has spent 20 years reporting in the video game industry, working at MTV, Kotaku and Axios. Francis and Stephen discuss his recent transition to independent journalism and how he's built a stable and successful newsletter product, support...
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  They have 2M+ followers, but they’re starting again ft. Martinez and Mu 26.05.2026 50min

  Rob Martinez and Julian Mu are independent food creators with a combined 2.1 million followers across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, and co-hosts of the YouTube channel 'Martinez and Mu'. They discuss how they built their channels, how they make money...
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  He only makes 5 videos a year ft. Max Z Zavidow 19.05.2026 1t 4min

  Max Z Zavidow is a content creator who makes narrative "really short films" for TikTok and Instagram, including the Webby-winning video "Long Time." In this episode, he discusses his evolution from investment banking to stand-up comedy and vertical vid...
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  The Facebook creator with 8 revenue streams ft. Todd Anderson 12.05.2026 46min

  Todd Anderson, the Turnip Vegan, is a food creator with over 3 million followers across platforms. In this episode we cover his journey from hobbyist to professional, how he monetizes with up to 8 revenue streams, and why Facebook is still his number o...
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  How LinkedIn Groups and Newsletters Power an Online Education Business 05.05.2026 43min

  Natalie Peters is the founder and CEO of Sky Society, a community and career accelerator for women breaking into marketing. In this episode, Natalie breaks down how she grew Sky Society from two students to a waitlisted accelerator with over 100 studen...