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Love What Matters Founder Colin Balfe on Telling Indelible Stories
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First-person storytelling platform Love What Matters is that rarest of media entities: a place where millions of people converge to experience life through the words of random strangers. Listen in as LWM Founder and Chief Content Officer Colin Balfe shares his touching origin story with Kindsider’s Chris Peterson, and discusses the company’s evolut…
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Irth CEO Kimberly Seals Allers on Improving Outcomes for Black and Brown Mothers
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Meet Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist turned entrepreneur whose goal is to provide better birthing outcomes for black and brown women. As the Founder of Irth (“Birth” without the ‘b’ for bias), Kimberly has channeled her own delivery experience into a community site that enables new moms and doulas to provide candid reviews of their care provide…
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Today we go live to Boston to hobnob with Double Elvis, the company behind one of the most successful music podcasts out there, “Disgraceland,” and a slew of other content. Co-founders Jake Brennan - who created the hit series - and Brady Sadler, who serves as the company’s CEO, tell Kinsider’s Chris Peterson about their journey from the upstart sh…
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When Stationhead CEO and Founder Ryan Star waxes rhapsodic about radio’s potential to create community, he isn’t just pitching his app -- he’s recounting his own journey as a successful rock star. And even though he boasts around 200,000 listeners a month on Spotify, his attention has been focused on his bustling social radio service. Stationhead h…
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Recently appointed CEO of TrueFire Studios Owen Grover joins us today to talk about their industry-leading online guitar education platform, which boasts over 3 million learners. For touring musicians sidelined by the pandemic, TrueFire provides a rare new revenue stream. The conversation veers into a broader media discussion as Grover and Host Chr…
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We chat with Moksha Fitzgibbons, the President at NTWRK (pronounced “Network”), a company often referred to as “Home Shopping Network for Gen Z.” Just 18 months old, the company provides celebrity-driven content and daily ‘drops’ of exclusive merch to a rabid consumer base eager to snatch up the coolest gear. Get a quick rundown on the day's bigges…
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Down the coast from Silicon Valley there’s a burgeoning and, until now, under-covered tech renaissance. We check in with dot.LA’s co-Founder and CEO Sam Adams, who, along with his fellow co-Founder Spencer Rascoff (Co-Founder and former CEO of Zillow) are on a mission to elevate the SoCal tech and startup scene. Plus, how the NBA is getting it righ…
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How is our prolonged quarantine impacting the growing AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) sectors? We get a crash course in the space; plus, building a new company during a crisis. If you want a quick rundown on the day's biggest media/tech stories, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter, "Take a Break with Kindred Media" here (https://…
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In the last few years, major media companies have put more money into the podcast space. With players like Spotify, iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and more investing heavily, what does it mean for the audio wars?
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Welcome to Kinsider, a new podcast that brings you behind the most important stories in media & tech, from Kindred Media and LionTree. On this weekly podcast, we’re going to break down the biggest stories of the week with the brightest minds in media & tech, the people that are moving their industries forward. Make sure you never miss an episode an…
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