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🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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From accountant to TikTok executive to "Sir Candle Man," Kudzi shares his insights on authentic content creation and the evolving creator economy.
In this episode, we sit down with Kudzi Chikumbu, former Global Head of Creator Marketing at TikTok turned creator, investor and advisor who helped shape the platform's early creator partnerships and brought it into modern awareness. Kudzi shares his unique journey from Zimbabwe to Silicon Valley and from accounting to becoming an influential voice in the creator economy. The conversation spans everything from the evolution of social media platforms to specific strategies for aspiring creators and Kudzi’s love for a good candle!
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0:00.0 | So creator marketing is how you market with creators, which is a little different to just using them, which if you go back, you know, mommy bloggers who are the first influencers and they had the reach and the brands wanted to leverage their reach, they just had to say the message and get it across. |
0:15.1 | Creator marketing is a little different. You're kind of like leaning on the creativity a little bit more and giving over the reins, as we were saying |
0:21.1 | a little bit earlier, and letting them kind of like extend your brand for you versus like just |
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