Signed: Conversations with Digital Mavericks

Founder and bestselling author Nadya Okamoto joins Anita Sharma for a conversation about building purpose-driven businesses, using social media intentionally, and destigmatizing periods for 6 million followers. In Part 1, Nadya shares how she went from teenage activist to entrepreneur, founding both a nonprofit and a thriving period care brand.

Nadya opens up about discovering period poverty at 16 when she learned people in her comm...

In Part 2, Drew Binsky continues his conversation with Anita Sharma, diving into the realities of full-time travel content creation, the stories that didn't perform as expected, and what visiting all 197 countries actually taught him about humanity.

Drew opens up about balancing documentation with experience, why he gets more fulfillment from filming than just experiencing moments, and how Anthony Bourdain remains his biggest i...

Travel content creator, storyteller, and bestselling author Drew Binsky joins Anita Sharma for the Season 2 premiere of Signed: Conversations with Digital Mavericks. In Part 1, Drew shares how he became one of the youngest people to visit all 197 countries in the world and built a 20 million follower community in the process.

Drew opens up about his first international trip to Israel in 2009, catching the travel bug while studying a...

Season 1 of Signed: Conversations with Digital Mavericks pulled back the curtain on what it really takes to build a creator empire. Hosted by entertainment lawyer Anita Sharma, this special Best Of episode revisits the most powerful, vulnerable, and inspiring moments from our first six guests.

In this episode:

• Drew Afualo on climbing to the top of the NFL only to realize it wasn't what she wanted, and how getting let go (for...

Self-taught chef, content creator, and best-selling author Jon Kung joins Anita Sharma for a conversation about third culture cooking, finding creative freedom in Detroit's emptiness, and why teaching people to make tomato sandwiches matters more than showing off culinary skills.

Jon opens up about his first vivid food memory, eating raw spiny lobster straight from the ocean in South Africa at 16, and how growing up in Hong Kon...

Creator behind the viral "Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was In My 30s" series Sidney Raz joins Anita Sharma for an honest conversation about 18 years of grinding before "making it," building a real media company, and why he's now vlogging the most personal story of his life.

Sid opens up about posting his first YouTube video in 2007, working at React Media for five years as his "trade school," and ...

Sexologist, intimacy expert, and best-selling author Shan Boodram joins Anita Sharma for an honest conversation about sex education, building a career in an unconventional field, and why intimacy is about so much more than sex.

Shan opens up about growing up in a conservative Caribbean household, writing her first book "Laid" at 24, moving to LA with nothing but $5,000 and a dream, and why a failed BET pilot pushed her to ...

2025 Time Magazine Top 100 Creator Michelle Khare joins Anita Sharma to discuss her journey from national cycling champion to YouTube creator breaking barriers in entertainment.

Michelle opens up about successfully petitioning the Television Academy to get Challenge Accepted on the Emmy ballot, recreating Tom Cruise's plane stunt with FAA approval, escaping Houdini's water torture cell after 10 months of training, and her ...

Welcome to the premiere episode of Signed: Conversations with Digital Mavericks!

Drew Afualo joins host Anita Sharma to discuss her journey from getting let go at the NFL to building 8+ million TikTok followers, hosting two hit podcasts ("The Comment Section" and "Two Idiot Girls"), and writing her book "Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve."

We talk about the viral "Red Flags in Men&...

New York Times bestselling author and former Disney child star Alyson Stoner joins Anita Sharma for a powerful conversation about the reality behind child stardom and their work advocating for change.

Alyson opens up about the "toddler to trainwreck industrial complex," signing contracts before they could write in cursive, and why child entertainers are exempt from federal labor protections. We discuss their book "Sem...

In 2013, Anita Sharma started representing talent who, back then, were simply called “influencers” - in a way, famous for being famous. Fast forward to today, and Sharma Law now proudly represents some of the most successful (what we now like to call) “digital-first creators” in the business. Their “influence” is earned through authentic, compelling, and insightful storytelling that engages their audiences. These digital-first crea...