We talked with  founder, Erica Yang of Real Hype Creative. Erica Yang,  is an expert of Chinese social media and is bringing her expertise to the US market to develop and expand brands on a global scale with influencer marketing. Her clients include brands of the top tier celebrities such as Steve Aoki, Akon, Maggie Q, G-Easy, just to name a few. And we're gonna dive in and talk about how Erica and Real Hype Creative are doing some really fun things in the cutting edge technology and what we can expect to see over on the TikTok app based on China's Douyin app that is years ahead of t ..read more

Mikhael has reimagined what social media can be with Needle Music, the world’s first social platform built to facilitate meaningful connections through music. Despite all the negative effects that social media has on one’s mental health, Mikhael is a firm believer in its positive power. Needle is the perfect case study, bringing together consumers and influencers in a space that rewards both parties for their interactivity. They've placed an emphasis on TikTok marketing, and Mikhael hopes to ride the wave of creator empowerment that the platform has ushered in. Guest: Mikhael Porter - LinkedI ..read more

Did you know that the total number of creators with more than 1 million followers is close to 43,000, Trendpop estimates, and my guest today is one of those creators. On today's episode we talk with 19 year old, TikTok creator @Jaksin21 who has 1.2M followers (as of September 15, 2022) about his creator journey and how he grew so quickly by gaining over 1M followers in just 3 months. On this episode we discuss: Jaksin's journey and what his day to day looks like  How he creates and the time it takes to create His strategy to make better content for his audience How he plans to make nu ..read more

Major Data Privacy changes are effecting Digital Advertisers around the world like we saw with Apple making significant changes to the privacy settings of its mobile operating system last year, allowing iPhone users to choose whether advertisers could track them.  Since Apple introduced the feature, a vast majority of iPhone users have opted to block tracking. We talk with Ad-Tech Expert, James Prudhomme, who began his career at AOL and is now the Cheif Revenue Officer for Optable, a SaaS data connectivity platform designed for the advertising ecosystem in the age of privacy to discuss t ..read more

Content Creators are taking over the Web3 space and are launching some of the biggest Metaverse events and bringing their fans and communities along for the ride.  Dillon Smith, CEO of Team Checked, and Creator Industry Expert, is on the show today.  Dillon shares his expertise in Crypto and partnering with the Solana based metaverse company, Portals, to build and utilize the metaverse space for his content creators and their fan communities. We also discuss how Gen Z have already emerged themselves in this new Web3 space without even realizing it, and how we can learn from this gene ..read more

TikTok is the best place to launch your business but not only that the best place to sell out your products! Join me as I talk with Cocktail Cards founder, AJ Rantz. AJ and I talk about his story how COVID ended his bartending job, which lead him to create Cocktail Cards. He talks about the highs and lows to kickstarting a business, and how to overcome them. We also talk about how TikTok completely changed his life, and how his SVL (Story, Value, Lifestyle) strategy can help make your next video one that changes your life! This is an episode you do not want to miss! Guest: AJ Rantz Founder ..read more

Let's talk TikTok for Marketing with Maggie Lower, CMO of Hootsuite Guest: Maggie Lower CMO - Hootsuite TikTok: @hootsuite Instagram: @hootsuite YouTube: @hootsuite Hootsuite Resources Support the show ..read more

I am excited to announce that I started a brand new podcast called Tomorrow Today with my PRJT Z colleague, Duke Mckenzie. Duke and I are really excited for the launch of our new podcast and are excited to share with you all here at the BizTok for TikTok podcast.  Please give our new podcast a follow on your favorite podcast listening platform.  The series is designed to give leaders, marketers, influencers, and culture shapers a look into the future of what they should be thinking and taking action TODAY to set them up for TOMORROW'S success. The show will be based on talking to i ..read more

Let's Rant About TikTok And The Frustrations With The TikTok Algorithm I had the opportunity to talk to my good friend, business partner, and CEO of Team Checked, Dillon Smith, all about how him and his creator network are leveraging Web 3, the metaverse, and NFT's. This is an episode you do not want to miss as we talk about the importance this time we are in is, and how educating yourself in this space early will have significant rewards as a creator, or brand or business. Come learn more about the project Portals, and how Dillon and I are using the metaverse to drive creator growth, meet ..read more

Let's Talk Web 3, Creator Economy, NFT's and more... I had the opportunity to talk to my good friend, business partner, and CEO of Team Checked, Dillon Smith, all about how him and his creator network are leveraging Web 3, the metaverse, and NFT's. This is an episode you do not want to miss as we talk about the importance this time we are in is, and how educating yourself in this space early will have significant rewards as a creator, or brand or business. Come learn more about the project Portals, and how Dillon and I are using the metaverse to drive creator growth, meet and greets, and mo ..read more