Amanda Smith

Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, technology, and human interest. Her work has been published in highly respected titles including The Guardian, Business Insider, and National Geographic. Amanda has thrived as a solopreneur and independent creative since 2014.

Creator Interviews

Oct 15, 2026

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4 min read

This creator built a 35M+ following through life-changing giveaways

Who said social media was shallow

Newsletter

This journalist-entrepreneur built a media empire in 3 years

Sep 23, 2026

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4 min read

This journalist-entrepreneur built a media empire in 3 years

“I never have to think about going viral”

YouTube

This Gen Z creator has 4M+ TikTok followers... and a C-Suite title

Sep 15, 2026

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3 min read

This Gen Z creator has 4M+ TikTok followers... and a C-Suite title

And she’s only 28

Newsletter

Aug 26, 2026

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4 min read

She built a six-figure local newsletter about her city

Local media is having a moment

Creator Interviews

This photographer-model-creator launched a successful content studio

Aug 12, 2026

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4 min read

This photographer-model-creator launched a successful content studio

Inspired by how celeb brands are built

Creator Interviews

She’s a multi-hyphenate comms consultant and top LinkedIn creator

Jul 22, 2026

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4 min read

She’s a multi-hyphenate comms consultant and top LinkedIn creator

She turned down VC offers

Newsletter

This creator journalist on building a best-selling Substack

Jul 8, 2026

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3 min read

This creator journalist on building a best-selling Substack

She’s the media for the media

Creator Behavioural Science

LinkedIn is going all in on B2B creators

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

LinkedIn is going all in on B2B creators

Without the cringe

Creator Interviews

He’s making NYC the creator economy capital

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

He’s making NYC the creator economy capital

Hang out with creators and creative folks

Creator Interviews

This celebrity trainer is the OG Instagram fitness influencer

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

This celebrity trainer is the OG Instagram fitness influencer

Putting the move in movement

YouTube

This creator-journalist launched with a Casey Neistat collab

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

This creator-journalist launched with a Casey Neistat collab

A new class of creators

Creator Behavioural Science

Apr 22, 2026

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3 min read

Creators and AI clones

A new age “influencer” or cause for pause?

YouTube

Mar 31, 2026

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3 min read

He’s an electrician with 200,000 YouTube subscribers

The blue-collar creator

Monetization

She turned her freelance writing into a product business

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

She turned her freelance writing into a product business

Take a closer look at freelance economics

Newsletter

The PR pro-turned-creator teaching self-employed people to get seen

Mar 4, 2026

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11 min read

The PR pro-turned-creator teaching self-employed people to get seen

She’s a multi-hyphenate comms creator and mother.

Creator Interviews

Feb 18, 2026

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9 min read

The creator-consultant who built her brand on Jewish comedy

She’s much more than just an influencer

YouTube

This creator built her 8+ million audience hunting ghosts

Feb 4, 2026

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10 min read

This creator built her 8+ million audience hunting ghosts

She turns the paranormal into binge-worthy stories

Creator Interviews

Jan 21, 2026

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8 min read

How one of the OG Instagram influencers became the Adobe evangelist

Big brands are hiring influencers internally.

Creator Behavioural Science

The creator lessons worth taking into 2026

Jan 7, 2026

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7 min read

The creator lessons worth taking into 2026

Four stories that stayed with me

Creator Interviews

The $200K creator business – built on one platform

Jan 6, 2026

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9 min read

The $200K creator business – built on one platform

Discover her single-platform strategy

Creator Interviews

Dec 17, 2025

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9 min read

This creator’s seven-figure side hustle

Her strategy is just being real

Creator Interviews

How this LinkedIn creator grew 26,000 followers in a year

Dec 3, 2025

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10 min read

How this LinkedIn creator grew 26,000 followers in a year

Her viral post? Coining the phrase “beach chicken.”

Creator Interviews

This creator turned her college side hustle into a creative empire

Nov 19, 2025

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10 min read

This creator turned her college side hustle into a creative empire

Luck had nothing to do with it.

YouTube

This former financial analyst turned creator teaches money mastery

Nov 5, 2025

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11 min read

This former financial analyst turned creator teaches money mastery

From Wall Street to empowering women.

YouTube

How a 20-year-old turned football content his full-time job

Oct 22, 2025

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9 min read

How a 20-year-old turned football content his full-time job

Meet the football commentator-creator turning passion into profession.