
Creator Playbooks
Stories behind some of the world's best creators & entrepreneurs.
Hosted by Callum McDonnell.
Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtecnleIYyODepmiC-c7PQ
Latest episodes

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Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 7min
Meet The Marketing Genius Behind Steven Bartlett
Grace Andrews, Marketing Director for The Diary Of A CEO and Steven Bartlett, shares insights on how they made the podcast the fastest-growing, the keys to great branding, social media pitfalls, working with Steven Bartlett, misconceptions about creators, and more in this entertaining episode.

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Oct 22, 2023 • 1h 28min
Nathan Barry: Turning $1,000 into $320 Million
Nathan Barry, Founder of ConvertKit worth over $320m, shares his journey from $1500 to $3m/month. He discusses his 4 step wealth building system, Flywheel Framework, and turning cost centers into profit centers. Talks about Spotify's offer to buy ConvertKit and the decision not to sell.

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Sep 25, 2023 • 1h 10min
The Man Behind Ali Abdaal's £5 Million Business
Angus Parker, the man behind Ali Abdaal's £5 Million business, reveals how they managed incredible growth, their 3-step YouTube strategy, revenue stream breakdown, pricing and launching a successful cohort course, diversifying revenue streams, working together with opposite personalities, hiring the right people, admiration for creators and curiosity about their approaches, and future plans to expand into the productivity market.

Sep 9, 2023 • 14min
How Steven Bartlett Broke Podcasting (Genius Strategy)
Podcasting genius Steven Bartlett achieved over 10M monthly downloads in just 4 years and generates an estimated $2M in direct revenue per year. He shares his genius podcast strategy including maximizing discoverability through video content, the importance of home studios and open conversations, trend jacking, experimentation, and increasing podcast frequency, and questioning conventions and striving for excellence in all aspects of his podcast.

Jun 26, 2023 • 8min
He Makes £144,000/year Self Publishing on Amazon (Passive Income)
Discover the self-publishing journey of a man who makes £144,000/year selling 11,000 books on Amazon. Explore the advantages of self-publishing, including the potential for passive income and the power of an owned audience. Learn about the process of writing, self-publishing, and landing a book deal, as well as the potential for higher earnings on platforms like Amazon.

Jun 18, 2023 • 39min
How To Grow A Podcast To A £1Million+ Business | Rob Dix
Rob Dix, Co-Host of The Property Podcast & Sunday Times Bestselling Author shares how he grew his podcast into a mid seven figures business. He discusses his journey from self-publishing a book to landing a book deal, quitting a job to travel the world, discovering online opportunities in New York City, starting a blog and podcast, starting businesses and facing challenges, and the importance of pursuing your passion and finding your zone of genius.

Jun 13, 2023 • 11min
Life update: My agency just crossed £18,000 in monthly revenue
Host shares journey of growing content agency to £18,000 monthly revenue. Discusses transitioning to entrepreneurship, acquiring clients, hiring team, and future plans.

Jun 23, 2022 • 35min
#4 Gaby Mendes: Quitting Teaching To Build A Media Company (Talk Twenties Podcast)
Gaby Mendes is a former teacher turned entrepreneur and CEO of the media brand 'Talk Twenties'.
'Talk Twenties' started as an event company but pivoted to an award winning Podcast during COVID and is now developing into a much bigger media brand.
In this episode we cover why Gaby left teaching for business, her plans for the brand and how anyone can start a media company on a budget.
You can find Gabby:
https://www.instagram.com/iamgabymendes/?hl=en
https://mobile.twitter.com/iamgabymendes
You can find Callum:
https://mobile.twitter.com/McdonnellCallum

May 21, 2022 • 32min
#3 Charlie Light: How a Meme Account became a $1.2Million+ Content Agency
Charlie Light is an entrepreneur and the man behind the finance meme account John W Rich on Twitter.
He has grown a following of 140k+ on the platform which has quickly developed into a booming content agency.
In this episode we get into Charlie's plans to take his agency from $40k/month to $100k/month and how this all started as a bit of fun at the start of COVID.
You can find Charlie:
https://twitter.com/charliewrich
https://twitter.com/Cokedupoptions
You can find Callum:
https://mobile.twitter.com/McdonnellCallum

May 4, 2022 • 32min
#2 Gabriel Nussbaum: How I built a 1 Million+ TikTok in 6 Months
Gabriel Nussbaum is an entrepreneur and TikTok creator.
He has grown a following of 1million+ on the platform in the finance niche.
In this episode we get into Gabriel's journey as a content creator, how he cracked the TikTok algorithm, brand deals and his future plans.
You can find Gabriel:
https://www.tiktok.com/@gabriel.nussbaum
https://www.instagram.com/gabrielinussbaum/
You can find Callum:
https://mobile.twitter.com/McdonnellCallum
https://www.tiktok.com/@heycallum
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