Meet with Top Creators [for free]

our upcoming creator bootcamp you don't want to miss

Grace Lemire
January 28, 2025

Hey.

ICYMI, we’re hosting the Karat Creator Bootcamp—a free two-week program dedicated to elevating your creator business from all angles.

(It started yesterday and goes until next Friday.)

See a full breakdown of the programming below.

In today’s newsletter:

All sessions are free, at 1pm PT, and hosted in our Discord community. Here’s the quick overview of the sessions:

There’s also a free social hour each day at 2pm PT. 🗣️

1-2pm PT → Join Lindsey Lugrin, Founder of F*** You Pay Me, the platform for creator pay transparency on how creators are monetizing in 2025.
2-3pm PT → Gain inspiration from other creators in this virtual show and tell where we’ll share what we’re proud of in our creator business.

1-2pm PT → Join Kristoph Oedman, founder and CEO of ProGuides as he shared his journey scaling his company’s content to over 5 million subscribers.
2-3pm PT → Compete in a Jeopardy-style game show to test your creator knowledge. Winners will receive a cash prize. 👀

1-2pm PT → Join Will Baumann, CEO of Fourthwall, a dynamic merch platform. He’ll share insights on designing merch that aligns with your brand and creating a seamless experience for your supporters.
2-3pm PT → Get paired with other creators based on your interests and content. Meet new people, make new friends.

1-2pm PT → Join storytelling expert and branding consultant Qetsiyah Jacobson for a session on discovering your unique angle, transforming it into a compelling narrative, and sharing authentic experiences with your audience.
2-3pm PT → A round of fun social games like Skribbl, Jackbox, and Gartic Phone.

1-2pm PT → Join some of the biggest names in the agency world for a discussion on how they scout, support, and collaborate with creators. Learn what top agents look for, how to stand out as a creator, and the keys to forging successful partnerships with brands.
2-3pm PT → A chill social hour to introduce yourself to other creators.

1-2pm PT → Join Internet Shaquille, a creator who launched his own ceramics brand, Barkley. He’ll share how he turned his vision into a tangible product, the challenges he faced, and the strategies he used to build his product line.
2-3pm PT → A social hour to share your favorite creators and who you love to learn from.

1-2pm PT → Join a panel of creator tax experts for a session on tracking income, deductions, filing correctly, and staying compliant.
2-3pm PT → An opportunity to receive feedback from other creators on your ideas and content.

1-2pm PT → Join Justin Moore, founder of Creator Wizard, a school and community teaching creators how to find and negotiate their dream partnerships. He’ll share his insider tips on identifying the right brands, negotiating deals, and maximizing your earning potential.
2-3pm PT → A casual, open-ended social hour with other creators.

1-2pm PT → Join Hannah Dam from Healthy Gamer and online creator LonnieIIV for a chat on building a sustainable content creation business and managing burnout.
2-3pm PT → A final chat to say goodbye.

We know—your feeds are flooded with TikTok ban updates. It’d be remiss not to cover it in this newsletter though.

The latest info we have:

TikTok users who didn’t delete the app have access. It’s still unavailable for new users to download (or those who deleted it from their devices).
Google and Apple are unsure whether hosting the app is legal. They’re likely waiting for an official ruling before bringing TikTok back into their app stores.
The executive order President Trump signed extends the enforcement of the ban another 75 days. It isn’t clear what happens after that.

This has (and may continue to) impact access to CapCut. Here are a few other editing apps we’ve heard of:

👻 Snapchat launches new program for AR creators.

📲 More insights on IG’s new editing app.

See ya next week,

Karat