I left JPMorgan to work for MrBeast. I took a 50% pay cut and know it was the right decision for my career.

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Bart Dziedzic of MrBeast, formerly JPMorgan Chase
Bart Dziedzic says leaving investment banking for the creator economy helped him redefine success.

Bart Dziedzic

MrBeast said 3 key factors make his YouTube videos popular

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YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) speaking at an event, wearing a black shirt.
MrBeast's YouTube videos reach hundreds of millions of subscribers.

Amal Alhasan/Getty Images for GEA.

Read the deck a talent manager uses to help Hollywood pros pivot to the creator economy

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G&B's founder and CEO Kyle Hjelmeseth.
G&B's founder and CEO Kyle Hjelmeseth is hosting classes to help Hollywood pros pivot to the creator economy.

G&B Digital Management

Meet the 21-year-old former MrBeast staffer building an AI startup to help creators make viral videos

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Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).
Palo cofounders Shivam Kumar (30) and Jay Neo (21).

Jack Willingham

I attended a class for TV and movie pros looking to work in the creator economy. Here were my 5 key takeaways.

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Lucia Moses attending creator class by G&B Digital Management
I learned the dos and don'ts of the creator economy alongside Hollywood pros.

Lucia Moses/G&B Digital Management

MrBeast revealed how much of his $5 billion company he owned in a deposition last year

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YouTube creator MrBeast
MrBeast is YouTube's top creator.

FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Why Reels' $50 billion business is great for Meta, but not creators

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Mark Zuckerberg poses for photographers in New York, October 2025
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launched Reels as a TikTok response five years ago. Now it's a $50 billion business.

Lexie Moreland/WWD via Getty Images

How Instagram is competing with TikTok's parent company in the battle to build the best video editor

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Brett Westervelt
Brett Westervelt is Instagram's VP of design.

Courtesy of Meta

Visa is diving deeper into the creator economy with new AI-powered financial tools

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - NOVEMBER 10: Mark Nelsen, Global Chief Consumer Product Officer at Visa, and Khaby Lame, influencer and content creator, talk with Newsweek editor-in chief Jennifer Cunningham about

The YouTuber behind the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest is launching a marketing startup. Here are the details.

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Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.
Anthony Potero and Talia Schulhof founded Pufferfish, a new marketing company working with brands on viral stunts.

CJ Sanciangco; Pufferfish

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