E7: The Business of Creators | Adam Ryan, Workweek

In this episode, Erik Torenberg sits down with Adam Ryan, the CEO of Workweek, for an insightful conversation on Workweek's business and media strategies, the transformation of digital media in the B2B sector, the potential of podcasts, their approach towards working with established and emerging creators, and much more.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.

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LINKS:

Workweek: https://workweek.com/

Perpetual, a podcast by Adam Ryan: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qYQQirnkYzgLy0W1JrhrE?si=gUdppfLTSpG8bAInxp8dDw

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X / Twitter:

@AdamRy_n (Adam)

@workweekinc (Workweek)

@eriktorenberg (Erik)

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Econ 102: https://link.chtbl.com/Econ102

TIMESTAMPS

(0:00) Intro

(2:10) Opportunities in media investments.

(6:48) Different waves of B2B media

(8:42) Evolution, insights, &opportunities of B2B media

(12:50) Comparing content production

(15:05) Market segmentation & real purchasing power

(18:55) Early strategies

(20:25) Workweeks' media and business strategies

(26:20) The creator financing ecosystem

(27:03) Focus on long-term

(28:25) Individualized deals for creating satisfaction