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The Creator Spotlight Podcast

The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Written by: Creator Spotlight
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Every week we spend an hour in conversation with a notable creator, discussing their approach to audience growth, monetization, and content production.

Hosted by Francis Zierer (Twitter and LinkedIn).

New episodes every Tuesday.

This podcast is part of our newsletter, Creator Spotlight.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 92: Creator economy lawyer reveals every creators’ biggest mistakes ft. Brittany Ratelle

    Ep. 92: Creator economy lawyer reveals every creators’ biggest mistakes ft. Brittany Ratelle
    Jan 6 2026
    This week on Creator Spotlight we’re joined by Brittany Ratelle, a lawyer specializing in helping creators, creatives and online entrepreneurs cut through the overwhelm of getting their business legally legit. In this episode she breaks down the most common legal mistakes creators make, from brand deals and contracts, to hiring and platform risk. __ Brittany Ratelle Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Francis Zierer LinkedIn Twitter/X __ Timestamps 00:00 Introducing Brittany Ratelle 01:26 Biggest red flags in brand deal contracts 10:15 Avoid these contract mistakes 16:06 When should creators become a business 20:17 When is reaction content and remixing IP theft? 26:12 The only way to actually own your audience 33:44 How to write a contract as a creator 37:45 Hiring as a creator 42:37 Most common mistakes creators make, legally 45:10 What’s changing for creators in 2026
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  • Ep. 91: Three predictions for the creator economy in 2026 ft. Creator Spotlight Team

    Ep. 91: Three predictions for the creator economy in 2026 ft. Creator Spotlight Team
    Dec 30 2025
    This week, Francis is joined by the rest of the Creator Spotlight team — Assistant Editor Natalia and Podcast Producer Tom — to reflect on the biggest creator economy themes from a year of interviews and share their predictions for 2026 __ Francis Zierer LinkedIn Twitter/X Natalia Pérez-Gonzalez LinkedIn Twitter Tom McCloud LinkedIn Twitter __ Timestamps 00:00 Introducing Tom and Natalia 01:30 How to use serialized content in 2026 10:10 Changing our perspective of the creator economy 11:50 Our best piece of 2025 Our 2026 Predictions 15:13 Francis: In-person is the future 20:28 Tom: Podcasts are dying 27:30 Natalia: Short-term creator partnerships Themes of 2025 29:10 Building strong parasocial connections
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  • Fixing the Biggest Problem in the Creator Economy… Trust ft. News Creator Corps

    Fixing the Biggest Problem in the Creator Economy… Trust ft. News Creator Corps
    Dec 23 2025
    This week on Creator Spotlight we’re joined by the team from News Creator Corps. We break down what creators can learn from journalism — from fact-checking and sourcing to handling mistakes publicly. A conversation about fixing trust, misinformation, and credibility in the creator economy. Read the newsletter: https://www.creatorspotlight.com/profiles __ Earn with Google AdSense: https://goo.gle/earnwithadsense __ News Creator Corps Apply for the Spring 2026 Fellowship: https://newscreatorcorps.org/apply/ Rachel Lobdell Katie Grossbard Danielle Desir Corbett __ Timestamps 00:00 Introducing News Creator Corps and the guests 07:40 The type of creator that’s NCC focus 13:31 Transferring conservative journalistic value to content creation 16:20 The eight lessons journalists can teach creators 23:42 The values of a diverse cohort 29:05 Finding your own guild 33:55 Trust and monetization in the creator economy 35:36 Teaching instantly applicable lessons 43:05 Building a recognised trusted reputation 46:38 Misconceptions of news creators 51:00 Fighting against the slop and misinformation 01:00:22 How NCC is helping creators
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