Talk of The Town

Phil Ranta on the creator space, becoming COO @ Studio71 & WeAreVerified, building Fixated & more

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Phil Ranta, who has had a storied career working in the creator and influencer space, with working at Fullscreen, being COO of Studio71 and We Are Verified, working at Mobcrush, Facebook, Nobody Studios and Fixated. Throughout the episode, Phil and Tristin talk about the creator space over 18 years, discuss about YouTube legends and startup advice, AI and content, and much more! Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philranta/ Fixated: https://fixated.co/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Jill Dowless on building Disney's programming research, her time at CNN, the entertainment business & more.

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jill Dowless, who has had a storied career working at CNN, Disney, and recently Amazon MGM + Freevee. Throughout the episode, Jill talks about how she got her start in the industry, her experience working at CNN under Ted Turner and Jeff Zucker, building and leading Disney's programming research team, the business of entertainment and more. Jill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-dowless Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod Episode Sponsors:Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer

Chris Defendis on 18 years at HBO, the ropes at WWE, becoming president of Xtreme One.

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Chris Defendis, the president of Xtreme One. Throughout the episode, Chris talked about getting his start at HBO in the early 2000s, climbing the ranks to become Vice President, Network Distribution, then moving to the squared circle at WWE, and becoming the president of Xtreme One Entertainment, a publicly traded MMA organization. Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdefendis/ Xtreme One: https://www.xtremeone.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Sarah Romanko on How GenZ is changing VC, Empowering Female Founders, & more.

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Sarah Romanko, from Romanko Venture Group. Throughout the episode, Sarah talked about her experience at UT Dallas, how she broke into VC, working at places like Able, Sputnik ATX, Boss Me In, how Gen-Z is changing VC and how to empower diversity, and more. Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahromanko/ Romanko Venture Group: linkedin.com/company/romankoventuregroup/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Henry Burreson talking on influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more.

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Henry Burreson, founder of Creator Consult, CreatorOS and Soundwave. Henry is also the host of the Third Party Podcast and worked at AFK in partnerships. We talk about influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more. Henry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryburreson/ Soundwave: https://www.soundwave.pro/ CreatorConsult: https://www.creatorconsult.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Henry Burreson, founder of Creator Consult, CreatorOS and Soundwave. Henry is also the host of the Third Party Podcast and worked at AFK in partnerships. We talk about influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more. Henry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryburreson/ Soundwave: https://www.soundwave.pro/ CreatorConsult: https://www.creatorconsult.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Beehiiv: beehiiv is an all-in-one creator friendly platform for newsletters and blogs that makes it easy to design, write, send, promote, monetize, and track the ROI of your newsletter. Created by former employees at the famous newsletter company Morning Brew, beehiiv aims to help creators launch and monetize their own newsletter. Sign up for free at https://www.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=Talk%20of%20The%20Town&utm_medium=footer Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

LvlUp Ventures' GP Brandon Maier on building the future VC ecosystem, early stage startups + more

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Brandon Maier, the founder + LvLUp Ventures. We talk about how LvLUp is building the future VC fund ecosystem, advice and his experience with early stage startups + more Brandon Maier: http://linkedin.com/in/brandontmaier/ LvLUp Ventures: https://www.lvlup.vc/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Discussing Pop Culture, Gaming, & Social Media w/ Evil Genius Games' Dave Scott

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Dave Scott, the founder + CEO of Evil Genius Games. We talk about the pop culture space, social media, startups and much more! Dave Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davescott00 Evil Genuis Games: http://evilgeniusgames.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Empowering creators & sex-positive culture with MintStars' Jessica Van Meir

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jessica Van Meir, founder of MintStars, to talk about the platform and it's mission of empowering creators, the culture of sex-positivity, and much more. MintStars: https://www.mintstars.com/ Mintstars on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mintstarsreal Jessica on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicavanmeir/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Public.com: Public is an investing platform that allows everyone to invest in stocks, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, like fine art and collectibles—all in one place. Sign up and start investing at https://public.com/signup?referrer=taze Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Talking purpose driven x influencers with Social Currant's Ashwath Narayanan

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Ashwath Narayanan from Social Currant, to talk about the blending of influencers and purpose driven organizations, awareness and impact through content, and more. Social Currant: https://socialcurrant.co Ashwath: https://linkedin.com/in/ashwathnarayanan Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize all from the same place. It’s never been easier to podcast. Sign up for free at https://zencastr.com/ Public.com: Public is an investing platform that allows everyone to invest in stocks, ETFs, crypto, and alternative assets, like fine art and collectibles—all in one place. Sign up and start investing at https://public.com/signup?referrer=taze Follow the podcast: 💻 Twitter: http://twitter.com/talkoftownpod 📲 Instagram: http://Instagram.com/talkoftownpod 📲 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@talkoftownpod

Discussing the creator economy, link-in-bios, influencers & more w/ Ben Woytowich of Beacons.ai