Creators with Influence Podcast

American Influencer Council Member Gabby Beckford is a GenZ global nomad on a quest to empower young women from all socio-economic backgrounds to cultivate a passion and the financial means to travel. She is the creator of the blog PacksLight.com where she shares her many adventures from over 45+ countries, COVID safe recommendations, affordable hacks, and information vetted by tourist board partners worldwide. Gabby was selected f...

The American Influencer Council (AIC) held its first in-person event of 2023 on the 20th anniversary of Safer Internet Day to kick off Black History Month (BHM). On Tuesday, February 7, a small intimate group gathered at Soho Works 10 Jay in Brooklyn to discuss the 'Creator Blind Spot, Navigating Algorithmic, and Moderation Biases.' The AIC is a Black-Founded 501(c)6 not-for-profit membership trade association that prioritizes dive...

Dallas-based lifestyle content creator and social media strategist Maryam Ishtiaq joins season two, episode two of Creators with Influence Podcast. Maryam is a multidimensional creator passionate about cooking, travel, beauty, and home. She’s not one to be defined by labels or a particular niche. Maryam’s creative point of difference is expressing her expertise on the many subjects she loves. Her career started in food and tech, wo...

Our Creators with Influence Podcast turned one on International Podcast Day, celebrated annually on September 30. Hosts Qianna Smith Bruneteau and Karston 'Skinny' Tannis welcome Supermodel, Author, and CEO Beverly Johnson to kick off season 2.

Known as the Face that changed it all in fashion, Beverly has graced over 500 magazine covers and was named one of the “20th Century’s 100 Most Influential People in the Fashion In...

Entrepreneurship and accelerating a culture of lifelong learning within the career creator community are core to the American Influencer Council (AIC) mission and its membership. On June 30, 2020, amid the pandemic's height and on the 10th anniversary of Mashable's Global Social Media Day, the AIC launched as the sole 501(c)6 not-for-profit trade association dedicated to advocating for career creators. 

The Council's Foun...

The American Influencer Council – AIC celebrated its second anniversary on Global Social Media Day with an educational workshop. Members, partners, and friends of the Council gathered for an evening of thought-provoking conversations on the future of content and commerce as well as the business of influencing, hosted at Soho Works 55 Water in Dumbo, New York. The exchanges of knowledge, camaraderie, and community cultivated during ...

Encouraging young professionals to care about their financial wellbeing, to find confidence in being transparent about rates with their creator colleagues, and democratizing access to financial education is mission-critical for the American Influencer Council — AIC. We align with impact partners that champion these same objectives.

The AIC joined forces with Clara for Creators and justKay Media for Make It Make Cents. It was a...

In April 2020, the American Influencer Council – AIC launched This Is Ramadan, a cultural education initiative to encourage tolerance, build community, debunk media-perpetuated myths, break stereotypes in everyday life, and combat belief-based biases. The program is led by Summer Albarcha, Chair of the AIC Learning & Development Committee and a pioneer of the modest fashion movement. During Ramadan, Summer is taking over the Cr...

Until May 2, more than 2 billion Muslims across the globe are celebrating Ramadan. It is a time for reflection, personal development, service to others, and uplifting family traditions from dawn to sunset. Last April, the American Influencer Council – AIC launched This Is Ramadan, a cultural education initiative to encourage tolerance, build community, debunk media-perpetuated myths, break stereotypes in everyday life, and combat b...

Creators with Influence Podcast celebrates Women's Entrepreneurship Day. Tune in to a conversation on best-supporting women in influencer marketing and ways to level the playing field. Innovation happens when you authentically incorporate diverse perspectives in all aspects of an organization's leadership, culture, products, and services. In Episode 8, co-host Qianna Smith Bruneteau is joined by Lofanitani, Digital Creator, Activis...

The American Influencer Council – AIC strives to destigmatize the business of influencing and demystify creator culture through public goodwill initiatives like our Creators with Influence Podcast series. Startup industries such as influencer marketing foster unparalleled innovation, entrepreneurship, and opportunities. But oftentimes, creative ecosystems that rely on free user-generated content and ad-driven models can become hubs...

Filmmaker, multimedia creator, and Streamy Award nominee Wesley “Wuz Good” Armstrong has been on the pulse of social media, and digital custom content since Vine. A future thinker, Wesley, recognized that video had a virality unlike other formats and could catapult a creator into a brand early on. From Instagram, Meta, and TikTok, Wesley has grown a community of over 3 million followers sharing videos that fuse superhero motifs, an...

Beauty creator Nikita Upadhyay has worn many hats, including former digital head of Cosmopolitan India, a website she grew organically from 9 million to 80 million visitors in two years. Nikita is the bestselling author of "Roots to Radiance: Wholesome Beauty Solutions for the Millennial Life.” She's an honoree of Forbes 30 Under 30 Pan Asia 'Media, Marketing, Advertising' list and touts famed makeup artist Bobbi B...

Brian Xu, TikTok‘s favorite data scientist, sits down with the Creators with Influence Podcast on Season 1, Episode 3, to discuss how big data can improve your everyday life, produced by the American Influencer Council.

Brian is a Senior Data Scientist at LinkedIn, turning data into insights to help members, media, and policymakers understand the workforce and economy. Currently, he is telling stories about how companie...

Social commerce platforms like SPRING for creators help reduce entry barriers for small businesses looking to launch creator-to-consumer (C2C) brands. After two years at the helm of the customized merchandise platform, Chris Lamontagne, CEO, talks about the importance of executive thought leadership on social media, his long-term vision for the e-commerce company, and how it fits into the creator economy on Season 1, Episode 2 of C...

Deja Foxx is a 21-year-old thought leader at the intersection of social justice and social media. She is the Founder of GenZ Girl Gang, a student at Columbia University, and a Digital Creator with Ford Models who got her start advocating for reproductive justice after experiencing homelessness in her teenage years. At just 19, she was the Influencer and Surrogate Strategist to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign and beca...

Inquiring minds would like to know who the hosts of Creators with Influence are? Meet Qianna Smith Bruneteau and Karston ‘Skinny’ Tannis of the American Influencer Council – AIC. The mission of the AIC is to advocate for the business interests, copyrights, and legislative policies that impact U.S.-based influencers in a globally connected world.

Before the AIC, Qianna and Karston collaborated on influencer campaigns and live-e...

Creators with Influence will debut on International Podcast Day, Thursday, September 30, 2021. The show season is broken into six episodes, streaming every Thursday, combining audio and video, resulting in a unique vodcasting experience. Hosts Qianna Smith Bruneteau and Karston ‘Skinny’ Tannis sit down with creators, makers, and innovators building the future. Listen to unscripted conversations that will inspire and enhance your en...