Unpaid Intern to Digital Empire // Austin Stanley

About this episode

In this episode, Alex Lagos discusses the journey from being an unpaid intern to building a digital empire with guest Austin Stanley.

Welcome to Creative Control, a show about the art and business of content—how to build it, how to scale it, and how to actually make it matter. After years of working behind the scenes with some of the world's biggest brands, Alex Lagos (Founder, Lagos Creative) is sharing what he's learned. Each week, we'll break down the game, dive deep on industry topics, and sit with people who are shaping creative culture—artists to athletes, entrepreneurs to influencers, celebrities to CEOs. ----- WATCH full episodes on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LagosCreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- FREE DOWNLOAD Podcast360: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/Podcast360⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- LC Approved Equipment List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lagoscreative.co/gear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- FOLLOW ALEX Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mralexlagos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lagosalex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@mralexlagos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- FOLLOW EASTON Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/eastonjsmith/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- PRODUCED BY: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lagoscreative.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/lagoscreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lagoscreative⁠ Learn more about your ad choices…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Lagos

Guest: Austin Stanley

Topics covered

• content creation
• digital marketing
• entrepreneurship
• creative culture

Keywords

• business
• scaling
• creative industry

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