Broke-Ass Stuart, Pioneer Offline-Online Influencer, Looks Back at 20 Years of Love, Death and Dive Bars.

About this episode

Stuart Schuffman reflects on his journey from a homemade zine to becoming a pioneer in offline and online influence.

Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart, started with a homemade zine, listing cheap eats, drinks and events. Along the way he became a TV travel host, publisher and mayoral candidate. He became an influencer offline before social media made influencer viable a career choice.

People in this episode

Guest: Stuart Schuffman

Topics covered

• influencer culture
• media
• local events

Keywords

• Broke-Ass Stuart
• zine
• travel host
• mayoral candidate

Mentioned in this episode

Products: homemade zine

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