For those who know me, know that I love to share and teach what I know. I’m not a greedy dude. I feel like the knowledge we acquire and learn throughout our lives are meant to be shared - especially with those who are striving for the same goals or are on a similar path. This is why I started m…
Over the past several years there’s been a flood of brands tapping into the star power of social media celebrities. In collaborating with the next generation of talent, however, it's essential that brands understand the critical difference between “influencers” and “creators.” Join Nate Houghteling…
As YouTube’s director of product management, Rohit Dhawan leads the team responsible for helping creators to build their businesses as they build their brands. Creators are both artists AND entrepreneurs, and earning a living on YouTube now goes far beyond AdSense revenue. In this fireside chat, Ro…
Sexologist and intimacy expert Shan “Boody” Boodram discusses her path to becoming a master of one and why niche reach may be more important to look at than audience reach.
Louis Cole and Juan-Peter Schulze completed a trip around the world all on a 4-seater aircraft. Their journey and everything far and wide is being shared in a feature-length documentary, partly premiering at Buffer Festival 2018. After 82 days and 22 countries, Louis Cole completed a trip around…
Akilah Hughes grew up in a small town in Kentucky and is now based in New York. Not only does she create content for YouTube, but she is also a learning how to perfect the craft of comedy while maintaining her own voice. We talked to Hughes about her move to New York, protecting ideas online, an…
The Receipt is a choreographed live-action animation short film by Tim Hautekiet that premiered at Buffer Festival 2018. The Receipt is a romance story about a waiter chasing a receipt across town after it gets caught in the wind with the phone number from a 'cute' customer. And it is all told t…
Leigh Lahav enjoys doing two things; creating animated films and making people laugh. That’s the basis of her YouTube channel, OnlyLeigh. Though you don’t see her on her channel, she has a distinct animation style, comedic tone, and general essence that carries out in each of her films. We aske…
Creating content on YouTube is Ava Gordy’s second passion, after her love for dance. But she put her first passion on pause after dancing with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for a year when she needed surgery. That’s when she started honing in on her YouTube channel. Now, she built her career off th…
When Dom Fera was in middle school, his mom asked him one question; If he was given a sum of money, would he spend it on sports supplies or movie gear? Without hesitation, his answer was the movie gear. That’s when he realized what he cared about most was making movies and went full-blast into his …