The Creator Spotlight Podcast
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 ...
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- Maxie McCoy1 ep
- Matt Village1 ep
- Maria Gharib1 ep
Also: Macy Gilliam, Tyler Bainbridge, Matt Kiser, Vin Matano, Rachel Meade Smith, Max Tcheyan, Emma, Annie, Chris, Daniel Berk, Grant Beene, Nathan Graber-Lipperman, Natalie Peters, Kobi Brown, Stephen Totilo, Rob Martinez, Julian Mu
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11K to 140K🎙 Weekly cadence·126 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
23K to 280K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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13K to 154K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/13/26 | How to make six figures from brand deals ft. Jess Ramos | Jess Ramos is a data and AI creator with over 640,000 followers across platforms who makes B2B content for tech companies like IBM, Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce and Tableau. In this episode she tells Francis why brand partnerships make up 95 percent o... | 49m 38s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 |  Building a daily newsletter to 2M+ subscribers ft. Rowan Cheung | Rowan Cheung is the founder and CEO of The Rundown, a daily AI newsletter that has seen incredible growth, reaching over 2M subscribers all while remaining profitable since day one. In this episode, Rowan shares how he gained his first 250k subscribers... | 39m 59s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  Hosting the greatest events in the creator economy ft. Jacques Keyser | Jacques Keyser is the Programming Director at VidCon, where he has spent eight years building events for creators, brands, and platforms around the world. In this episode, he shares how to host a small event that people actually show up to, from bookin... | 40m 10s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  He runs a $2.5M sports media company and pays himself $0 ft. Jack Settleman | Jack Settleman is the founder of Snapback Sports, the sports media company that started as a Snapchat account in 2017 and became one of Underdog's earliest creator partners. Jack breaks down the bets behind the business — taking equity in Underdog befo... | 1h 11m 21s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  Building a $400k newsletter business ft. Fernando Caralt | 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... | 40m 41s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | live streamingcontent creation+3 | Taylor Craig | Launch Live Now | — | live streamingcontent production+3 | — | 54m 20s | ||
| 9/1/26 | data visualizationjournalism+3 | Amanda Shendruk | Washington PostQuartz+2 | — | data visualizationcharts+3 | — | 53m 25s | ||
| 8/25/26 | YouTubeshort form content+3 | Imran Mumtaz | Amazon | — | YouTubershort form content+5 | — | 53m 59s | ||
| 8/18/26 | social mediaanonymous accounts+3 | Zach Williamson | Culture CraveLatest in Space+4 | — | TwitterCulture Crave+3 | — | 1h 02m 00s | ||
| 8/11/26 | brand dealsconsulting+3 | Gigi Robinson | Host of Influence | — | brand deal expertconsultant+3 | — | 46m 03s | ||
| 8/4/26 | newsletter adviceemail consultancy+3 | Dan Oshinsky | Inbox CollectiveBuzzFeed+1 | — | newsletteremail+4 | — | 1h 05m 48s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Instagrambusiness growth+3 | Center Consoles Only | Center Consoles Only | — | Instagram businessmedia+3 | — | 47m 58s | ||
| 7/21/26 | terrorismindependent journalism+3 | Seamus Hughes | New York TimesCourt Watch | — | Seamus HughesCourt Watch+4 | — | 50m 50s | ||
| 7/14/26 | revenue streamscontent creation+3 | Jenn Lueke | — | — | revenue streamscontent creator+3 | — | 57m 14s | ||
| 7/7/26 | solopreneurshipnewsletter growth+3 | Kyle Poyar | Growth Unhinged | — | Kyle PoyarGrowth Unhinged+5 | — | 49m 44s | ||
| 6/30/26 | brand dealscreator economy+3 | AJ Eckstein | Creator Matchtech brands | — | brand dealscreator economy+4 | — | 43m 02s | ||
| 6/23/26 | newsletter writingindie media+3 | Evan Armstrong | The Leverage | tech industry | Evan ArmstrongThe Leverage+4 | — | 51m 03s | ||
| 6/16/26 | content creationYouTube+3 | Jerome Aceti | — | — | YouTubecontent creator+3 | — | 46m 18s | ||
| 6/9/26 | educational contentviral growth+4 | Kobi Brown | YouTubeInstagram+1 | — | Kobi BrownAstro Kobi+4 | — | 32m 12s | ||
| 6/2/26 | video game journalismindependent journalism+3 | Stephen Totilo | MTVKotaku+1 | — | video gamesjournalism+5 | — | 56m 54s | ||
| 5/26/26 | food creatorssocial media+3 | Rob MartinezJulian Mu | YouTubeInstagram+2 | — | food creatorsYouTube+5 | — | 50m 01s | ||
| 5/19/26 | content creationnarrative films+3 | Max Z Zavidow | Long Time | — | Max Z ZavidowTikTok+3 | — | 1h 04m 45s | ||
| 5/12/26 | food creationmonetization+3 | Todd Anderson | Facebook | — | Todd AndersonFacebook+3 | — | 46m 37s | ||
| 5/5/26 | online businessentrepreneurship+3 | Natalie Peters | Sky Society | — | online businessSky Society+5 | — | 43m 36s | ||
| 4/28/26 | creator economyindie media+3 | Nathan Graber-Lipperman | Powder Blue | Chicago | creator economyindie media+3 | — | 1h 09m 37s | ||
| 4/21/26 | ghostwritingbusiness+3 | Maxie McCoy | — | — | ghostwritingbusiness+3 | — | 1h 02m 50s | ||
| 4/14/26 | newsletterAI+3 | Matt VillageMaria Gharib | Mindstream | — | newsletterAI+3 | — | 48m 43s | ||
| 4/7/26 | video productioncontent creation+3 | Macy Gilliam | Morning BrewOut There | — | Macy GilliamMorning Brew+5 | — | 58m 05s | ||
| 3/31/26 | social mediaentrepreneurship+3 | Tyler Bainbridge | Perfectly Imperfect | — | Perfectly ImperfectTyler Bainbridge+3 | — | 54m 45s | ||
| 3/24/26 | newsletter growthmedia transparency+3 | Matt Kiser | WTF Just Happened TodayLinkedIn+2 | — | newslettersubscribers+3 | — | 59m 27s | ||
| 3/17/26 | B2B marketingLinkedIn strategy+3 | Vin Matano | Creator BuzzLinkedIn+3 | — | B2B influencerLinkedIn content+3 | TaplioCREATOR1X1 | 58m 57s | ||
| 3/10/26 | newsletter growthmonetization+3 | Rachel Meade Smith | Search WorkWords of Mouth+1 | — | newslettersubscribers+5 | — | 55m 52s | ||
| 3/3/26 | food journalismmedia company+3 | Max TcheyanEmma+2 | Caper | — | Caperfood journalism+5 | Eleven Labs10,000 free monthly credits | 34m 01s | ||
| 2/24/26 | online audiencesnewsletter growth+3 | Daniel Berk | beehiivPalmetto Parents+1 | — | Daniel Berknewsletter+5 | TaplioCREATOR1X1 | 56m 10s | ||
| 2/17/26 | short-form contentviral videos+4 | Grant Beene | — | — | short-form videoTikTok+5 | Eleven Labs10,000 free monthly credits | 1h 18m 00s | ||
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Chart history for The Creator Spotlight Podcast
Peaked at #46 in AE, currently #46 in AE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| AE | — | #46 | #46 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.