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Giulia Zecchini on building a community with Sneaker Sisterhood

Giulia Zecchini is the Co-founder of Sneaker Sisterhood, a platform for women to create, discuss, and positively impact the sneaker culture. Sneaker Sisterhood has grown their community to over 14,000 people and worked with brands like Jumpman, Nike, and Adidas since it was created in 2019. Giulia is a commercial strategy leader and has worked at leading brands in sports and gaming like Formula 1 and FACEIT. Brian and Giulia chat about how to build an authentic community, how technology platforms like Discord and Instagram can help a community grow, and the best ways brands can work with communities.

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Zach Soskin on creating brand content for athletes

Zach Soskin is the Co-founder of Voltage Management, an athlete and brand marketing agency specializing in athlete representation, brand strategy, content creation, and ownership. Zach started his career in grassroots football marketing at adidas before starting Voltage Management and working with athletes like Bryan Bresee, Travis Etienne, Olivia Miles, and Jewel Spear. Brian and Zach chat about why athletes can build such powerful personal brands, how athletes can develop their content strategy to achieve their goals, and best practices for brands that want to work with athletes.

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Olly Hudson on how businesses can better utilize TikTok

Olly Hudson is the founder of Soar With Us, one of the UK's leading TikTok growth agencies with over $1.2M in advertising spend on TikTok per month. Brian and Olly discuss what makes TikTok a powerful channel for businesses, what organic videos perform well for businesses, and his strategies to effectively advertise on TikTok.

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Megan Reyes on building better brands for athletes

Megan Reyes is a freelance sports/athlete branding & social marketing consultant, and built her experience working at places like Blue Wire, The Athletic, 2K, and the Golden State Warriors. Brian and Megan chat about what makes a strong brand for an athlete, how athletes can start building their brand pillars, what athletes can do to differentiate themselves, and how brands can better work with athletes.

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Jesse Chuku on transitioning from a pro athlete to a creator with over 3M TikTok followers

Jesse Chuku was one of the top basketball players growing up in the UK, and had a successful college career in the States at Lehigh University and then professionally in Greece, Spain, and the British Basketball League. Since he stopped playing professional basketball last year, Jesse has become a content creator and amassed more than 3M TikTok followers and 620K YouTube Subscribers. Brian and Jesse chat about what it was like growing up in the UK playing basketball, how he transitioned to being a creator, the TikTok Creator Basketball Tournament at the GG3x3, and advice for other athlete creators.

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Shann Biglione, Head of Strategy at Zenith, on creative strategy in advertising

Shann Biglione is the Head of Strategy at Zenith USA, and has previously worked at Walt Disney Studios, Doco, and Publicis Media in China. Brian and Shann go behind the scenes to talk about Shann's career in media and agencies, the different aspects of creative strategy, launching new products, and how campaigns can work effectively across different channels.

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Nathalie Balda on the role of social media in entertainment

Nat Balda is a Sr. Social Marketing Manager at Amazon Prime Video, and previously worked at Netflix and HBO. Brian and Nat go behind the scenes to talk about social media in entertainment, building a voice on a brand account, and the importance of social media in growing fan communities.

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Christina Garnett on Marketing Twitter and social media communities

Christina Garnett is a Strategist with courses about social media on Hubspot Academy and work featured in the Next Web, The Startup, and Better Marketing. Christina's tweet encouraging people to join and introduce themselves to Marketing Twitter went viral, igniting the community and prompting over 2,300 replies. Brian Bosche and Christina go behind the scenes to talk about Marketing Twitter, the rise of niche social media communities, how to add value on social media, and how brands can better work with online communities.

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Johnas Street, Sr. Global Social Media Manager at Cadence, on creativity in B2B social media

Johnas Street is a Sr. Global Social Media Manager at Cadence Design Systems, a company with over 7,000 employees that enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products. Before getting into B2B social media, Johnas was an American Idol finalist and acted on the BET show "Being Mary Jane". Brian and Johnas go behind the scenes to talk about the role of social media in B2B marketing, how to stay creative in B2B social media, and how to manage work life balance in social.

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Caroline Murray on creating engaging ads for car dealerships

Caroline Murray is a Performance Manager at Dealer OMG, an online marketing agency with a focus on advertising for car dealerships. Caroline works with car dealerships around the country to create hyperlocal ads on Facebook and Instagram. Brian Bosche talks to Caroline about working in an industry that's being forced to innovate, how to create engaging ads on social media, the best ways to report performance metrics to clients, and what marketers in other industries can learn from local car dealerships.

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Rudy Willingham on showcasing creativity through personal projects

Rudy Willingham runs an agency with a focus on making ads people want to see, not have to see, and previously worked at WONGDOODY and DNA in Seattle. Rudy's creative work has been featured on ESPN, NBC, and Yahoo, and he has over 75,000 Instagram followers and over 750,000 TikTok followers. Brian Bosche talks to Rudy about why he started his own agency, how he developed his creative focus, how to build a social following, and why creatives should showcase their creative work through personal projects.

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Nik Conklin, Head of Content at :betr, on scaling content production as a small team

Nik Conklin is the Head of Content at :betr, a media company with the mission to give people experiences that make them think, celebrate, embody and dream of a more positive world around them. Nik was previously the Senior Director of Creative Solutions at Clemson University. Brian Bosche and Nik go behind the scenes to talk about producing consistent content with a small team, creating content during a pandemic, building creative teams, and how to prioritize different types of content across channels.

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Paul Bae, Director of Social for the OKC Thunder, on growing a social team

Paul Bae is the Director of Social Media for the Oklahoma City Thunder, a professional basketball team in the NBA. Paul has previously worked in a number of different industries outside sports as well at companies like Google and CBS. Brian and Paul go behind the scenes to talk about social media in sports, managing the growth of a social team, capturing ROI, and innovating with new technology solutions.

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Alexis Robinson, Owner of One Brand Agency, on building brands for athletes

Alexis Robinson is the owner of One Brand Agency, a brand management agency that focuses on building brands for athletes and influencers. Brian and Alexis go behind the scenes to talk about athlete branding, what athletes can do to attract brands and partnerships, and best practices for brands when they work with athletes and influencers.

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Mo Mooncey "The Hoop Genius", Sky Sports NBA Presenter, on building your audience as a content creator

Mo Mooncey, aka "The Hoop Genius", is an NBA Analyst and Presenter at Sky Sports in London. Mo is also the Founder of Hoop Genius, a popular basketball YouTube channel and podcast in the UK. Mo went from writing and producing videos in his dorm room to being on the NBA Heatcheck on Sky Sports. Brian and Mo go behind the scenes to talk about how Mo got started creating content, how he grew his audience, and how he leveraged his work for better opportunities in media.

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Geoff Miles, VP of Marketing at Bev, on building a startup consumer brand

Geoff Miles is the VP of Marketing at Bev, a beverage brand that promotes female empowerment in business and beyond. Geoff was previously the Co-Founder of Collective Agency that supported progressive political and social organizations through original digital campaigns. Brian and Geoff go behind the scenes to talk about starting a new brand, growing an audience, focusing on specific marketing efforts early on, and Bev's launch of a new media platform, Made By Chicks.

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Matthew Desmond on building the Sports Creative Community

Matthew Desmond is the Founder of the Sports Creative Community, a group of creative professionals in the sports industry with over 4,800 active members. After working on creative teams at sports and media organizations, Matthew saw a need to bring together the sports community to collaborate and share best practices. In just two years, the Sports Creative Community has a thriving Slack group, regular events, a podcast, and more. We go behind the scenes to talk about growing membership in a community, strategies for keeping members engaged, and building a community culture.

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Elizabeth Paige Fierman from ESPN's Audio Division on Event Marketing

Elizabeth Paige Fierman is a Senior Manager for Events and Marketing at ESPN. She develops events for all live podcasts and broadcast events including: Golic and Wingo, 30 for 30 Podcasts, Jalen & Jacoby, Fantasy Focus Football, and College GameDay. We go behind the scenes to talk about building communities, podcast marketing, and the power of events for podcasts and broadcasts.

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Jason Schulweis, Head of Partnerships at Morning Brew, on building a B2B Media Company

Jason Schulweis is the SVP, Head Partnerships at Morning Brew, a B2B media company that covers a wide variety of topics and has over 2M subscribers. He oversees the Revenue Org, consisting of Sales, Account Management, Integrated Marketing, Strategy/Operations and Copy/Creative. His team drives company revenue through native content campaigns that live on Morning Brew's network of media properties and platforms. Previously, Jason was at MediaLink as a Senior Vice President, focusing on marketing, sales and communications strategy. We go behind the scenes to talk about building a B2B media company and the launch of Marketing Brew.

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