Shantae Howell is cool. Born in Chicago she’s worked in advertising at Meta, got a crash course in all things podcast during her time on Vox Media’s branded content team, before moving to Acast, to lead how the podcast distributor monetised shows across America. Today she joins us to share her top tips how to get your podcast sponsored, and how brands are using long-form content to connect with consumers

If you want to step onto bigger stages, overcome performance fear, and land paid speaking gigs, here are the four mental shifts and practical public speaking tips that transformed my career.

It’s easy to think that these speakers were born with that effortless confidence. But most public speakers started small and learned to leverage smaller events into career-defining opportunities. Here are some ways to start your career

Both a media kit and a pitch deck can be used to share a snapshot of your audience size, your creator rates, and any specific projects you intend to showcase.

This blog covers the benefits of each and their differences.

Everybody dreams of landing a brand deal. On this corner of the internet, we don’t wait for brands to find us; we’re proactive about the opportunities we want and build relationships using a process to build a profitable creator business.

It’s easy to say, but how on earth do you do that in practice? How do you make sure you’re top of mind for that next campaign or for the next round of budget allocation?

If you want to change your life, you have to think and act bigger than your circumstances. I use this phrase every time I want to move house or grow my business. (stay with me)

Picture this: It's October 2020. I'm living alone in a light-filled 1-bed near Seven Sisters (north London). The flat sat on top of a pink corner shop that moonlighted as a YouTube recording studio at night. They went viral a few times. It was actually a vibe.

But like many London flats, the bathroom was small, cramped and mouldy. I wanted a new one. I imagined the renovations I would make to this bathroom if I owned it.

I’ve committed to complete 100 virtual coffees over 2026, I shared it in my newsletter and the response was unanimous: you wanted to know more about my commitment and why networking is so important to growing my business.

Creatives have journals filled with ideas but no clue on how brand partnerships actually work (let alone how to get one) Here’s how I would monetise my personal brand in 2026

If you’re a creator or founder looking to land brand partnerships, you’ve probably been tempted by the gifted offer. A brand you love reaches out, offers a product, and then sends through a list of requests and deliverables

Wondering how to get a TEDx talk or if the application is worth the effort? Kira Matthews shares the raw truth about pitching, rejection, and why running for the 'TEDx bus' is the best thing for your personal brand

On the 21st December 2021 I posted about my vision board for the coming year. I told my whooping 1,000 followers that yes, I did indeed see a partnership with Ganni in my future. I wasn’t sure what it would look like or how I would do it, I just knew that I wanted it.

Have you ever felt like you needed to dim your ambition to fit in? Or maybe you find yourself holding back on sharing your wins because you’re worried it’ll make others feel uncomfortable? This is just a few of the many ways we can find ourselves shrinking, rather than taking up space.

Public speaking is an art that can transform careers, empower individuals, and elevate whole businesses when leveraged correctly. Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a Public Speaking Masterclass at Refy Beauty’s Manchester head office.

I'm literally OBSESSED with the cool places my work takes me. On Monday it took me down to the Cotswolds where I hosted a Pub Quiz in partnership with Rimmel to celebrate the launch of their latest mascara Wonder'Bond

In September I packed up my room, gave away every utensil I owned and booked a one way plane ticket. I visited Spain, Ibiza, Thailand, Malaysia and Bali. I bared my soul at a secluded retreat centre in La Gomera, and swam in the Indian ocean in between zoom calls on the Indonesian coast. It was dreamy, but none of it possible without building my business and setting goals to get there

Raise your hand it getting clients every month sounds like your thing? If you’ve been experiencing lots of false starts, people enquiring and then ghosting, it can feel like creating consistency can feel like a huge challenge to overcome. Follow along as I share what I’ve done for myself and for one of my clients who had this goal too. But first, some context: In 2023 my revenue increased by 50%

I used to be a dreamer that hated goal setting. There was a point in my life when I had never achieved a goal before. I had no idea what it was like to dream of something and actually follow it through. I’d start the New Year with so much enthusiasm and potential, only to finish the year embarrassed and pretty much in the same place.

From a young age I was told that I could do anything. I would hear those sparkly words on Tony Robbins box sets, which were played on repeat in my childhood council house. In my head I had a vision for my life that was as real as the realities of being a kid that claimed free school dinners

Credit card, oh credit card, why do I love you so? Is it because you’re evidence of one the humankind's many modern miracles? Or is it because you so successfully filled that gaping hole in my self-esteem that for a second, I forgot it was there? Who knows.