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Jared Kleinstein is the Founder and CEO of Gondola, a platform that allows marketing and creative professionals to showcase their work on social media. Gondola has grown quickly in the sports community because creatives get access to performance metrics and are credited across any channel that posts their work. Jared was inspired to start Gondola through his work leading sports partnerships at Vine/Twitter and running his own successful production company, Fresh Tape Media. Brian and Jared chat about how creatives are building their own brands, why credit is so important in the marketing and creative industry, and how they have grown Gondola as a startup. Follow Jared Kleinstein on Twitter Check out Gondola

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. Follow Sneaker Sisterhood on Instagram. Follow Giulia Zecchini on Instagram.

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.

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.

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. Host: Brian Bosche Guest: Megan Reyes

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. Host: Brian Bosche Guest: Jesse Chuku

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.

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.

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 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. Follow Christina Garnett on Twitter Join the Marketing Twitter Slack Community

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. Follow Johnas Street on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Johnas_Street