"My best teachers taught me to show my work." A resume is a summary. I'd rather show you.
The creator economy isn't a content story — it's a capital structure story. It's about who owns distribution, who captures monetization, and who controls narrative. Most of the industry hasn't figured that out yet. A university-based center is uniquely positioned to.
I've spent my career inside an industry that didn't have a name yet — building brands, advising platforms, structuring new things from scratch. What follows isn't a resume. It's a record.
Straightforward snapshots into how I think, what I do, and why it's directly relevant to the CEC. Each episode is a window — not a pitch.
The kind of person you're recruiting needs to have instincts — and the capacity to show that. Due Dilly is a show I host with my best friend Carl. We go deep with people who are building things in distinct places. It's not a media industry podcast. It's a show about what it actually takes to make something real.
Jessica can speak to how I show up in rooms that matter — as a builder, a connector, and someone who takes institution-making seriously. We've moved in overlapping circles long enough for her to speak to both my character and how I lead.
Paul can speak to my thinking at the institutional level — how I approach research, policy adjacency, and building things designed to last. He understands the difference between someone who talks about systems and someone who builds them.
Kendra can speak to how I understand audiences — not just as demographics, but as people with real needs and behaviors. She's seen how I think about consumer insight, creator relationships, and what it actually takes to build products and platforms people trust.
Maya can speak directly to how I operated inside LinkedIn — how I thought about content, creator relationships, and audience engagement at scale. She watched me work and can speak to both the quality of my thinking and how I show up as a collaborator.
Adria can speak to how I engage with institutional frameworks — as a Ford Fellow, she saw how I think, how I listen, and how I operate when the work is serious and the stakes are real.
Aaron co-founded Blavity Inc. with me. He watched me build from the inside — the decisions, the pressure, the tradeoffs. There is no closer vantage point than that. He can speak to how I lead when it's hard, not just when it's easy.
I've been inside every era of the evolution of this industry before it had a name — in industry, as a founder, a creator, and inside institutions. If you've seen enough, reach out.