Joe Gagliese is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Viral Nation. Viral Nation is a global digital and social innovation group that powers the social ecosystem through integrated solutions that align strategy, talent, media, and technology. Viral Nation works with tens of thousands of influencers across the social landscape and fuels growth for the world's leading brands, including Amazon Prime, The Coca-Cola Company, Hasbro, Meta, Oculus, Sonos, Tencent, Walmart and Uber.

In this episode, we discuss...

Joe's entrepreneurial experiences going back to when he was a kid
how Viral Nation landed its first influencer
how social has evolved over the last ten years
raising $250M from Eldridge and John Ruffolo's Maverix Private Equity
going from bootstrapped to raising a large round
Viral Nation's talent group, marketing group and technology
why YouTube is the best creator platform
landing Fortune 500 clients
the negative side of social media

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Joe Gagliese from Viral Nation