Episode 3: Top 50 Creators Hit $850M, Oplipop's Culture Integration & A Dream Job Alert

In this power-packed episode, hosts Ceci Carloni and Nii Ahene dive into three stories that showcase how creators are reshaping business, culture, and career opportunities:

💰 The $850 Million Creator List: Forbes drops its 2025 top creators earnings, revealing a 20% year-over-year jump with MrBeast leading at $82 million. But it's not just about the money—we explore how creators like Alex Cooper and Matt Rife are diversifying beyond content into true entrepreneurship, and whether Goldman Sachs is right that "the private funding environment for creators is as strong as I've ever seen."

🎬 Culture Integration Revolution: Olipop's partnership with YouTube's scripted series "Shanked" shows how brands are moving beyond traditional sponsorships to earn seats at the culture table. We break down why this Vice Sports collaboration represents a new era of brand storytelling and whether this model can scale to smaller creators and platforms like TikTok.

☕ The Six-Figure Dream Job: Starbucks just created the ultimate creator opportunity—two full-time Global Coffee Creator roles paying up to $136K to travel the world and document coffee culture. No degree required, just a passport and TikTok skills. We debate whether this is brilliant brand strategy or flashy PR, and if it signals a new trend of brands hiring creators as full-time employees.

From billion-dollar creator empires to innovative brand partnerships to dream jobs that didn't exist five years ago—this episode captures exactly where the creator economy is heading in 2025.

The Big Three by Influence Weekly: 3 Biggest Stories. 1 Essential Conversation.