Good people.
Better conversations.
A little less scrolling. A lot more connection. We bring creators, founders, and brand marketing leaders together in New York City—to exchange ideas, build relationships, and meet the people behind the work.
Hear about the next gathering ↗
Your next connection
starts in the room.
There’s something about meeting face to face. The question you finally get to ask. The perspective you hadn’t considered. The introduction that turns into a real relationship.
Our NYC gatherings create space for people working at the intersection of content, business, and culture to connect beyond the feed.
Different perspectives.
Common ground.
Come with something to share, something to learn, or a little curiosity about what comes next.
Meet your people.
Connect with fellow creators and the people building brands. Talk shop, exchange ideas, and find fresh perspectives on the business of creating.
Get out of your bubble.
Meet people who understand building something of your own. Share your story and get closer to the creative community shaping how businesses show up.
Get closer to culture.
Spend time with the creators and founders behind it. Make space for honest conversations about content, community, and collaboration.
Real people.
Shared experiences.
The Cannes
Luncheon.
IRL is where we
get to know each other.
There’s room
for your next idea.
Let’s get you
in the room.
Interested in joining a future NYC event? Send us a note to hear about upcoming gatherings and how to attend.
Ask about upcoming events ↗Bring something
to the table.
Have a brand, a space, or an idea for bringing this community together? Let’s explore an NYC gathering with a purpose and a point of view.
Talk hosting & partnerships ↗Beyond
the guest list.
NYC events, explained.
What does Hosts of Influence curate?
We bring creators, founders and brand marketing leaders together through in-person gatherings in New York City. Our event curation connects the purpose of a gathering with the people and conversations in the room.
Can a brand partner on an event?
Yes. Brands, venues and community partners can inquire about hosting a gathering with us. Share your idea, audience, preferred timing and location so we can discuss the right scope.
How can I attend an upcoming event?
Contact us about upcoming gatherings. Availability and attendance details vary by event; the photographs above show past gatherings.
Keep the ideas
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End-to-end social strategy, production, and management for founders, talent, and small businesses.
Your expertise.
Our production team.
You know your business. We help you show up and talk about it with confidence.
From messaging and trend research to camera coaching, content capture, editing, and publishing, we manage your social from start to finish.
A social presence that sounds like you, with a team behind every step.
Built for the people actually doing the work.
For Creators
You've built an audience. You're getting inbound. But you're saying yes to the wrong deals, undercharging, and running your "business" from your Notes app. You're talented — you just never got the professional development that every other industry takes for granted.
Our workshops give you the frameworks, the pricing strategy, and the negotiation skills to run your creator career like the business it already is.
We don’t believe in cookie-cutter formulas. At Hosts of Influence, everything we do is rooted in clarity, creativity, and strategy that feels aligned to you.
For Brands & Teams
You know creator partnerships matter, but your team is still figuring out what a good brief looks like, how to measure ROI beyond impressions, and why your best creators keep leaving. The problem isn't your budget — it's your process.
Our workshops teach brand teams the etiquette, structure, and strategy that turn one-off sponsorships into long-term partnerships that actually convert.
Three ways to learn with us.
IRL Workshops
Professional development for creators and brand teams.
Half-day and full-day workshops delivered on-site at your company, conference, or campus. Every session is built around a real business skill the creator economy needs — pricing, pitching, negotiation, brand partnerships, content strategy, and more.
Not a lecture or a fireside chat, but a working session where your team leaves with frameworks they can use Monday morning.
What participants walk away with: — A pricing framework based on actual deliverables, not follower count — A pitch template that gets replies from brand partners — Negotiation language for scopes, usage rights, and exclusivity — A content strategy that ties to business outcomes, not vanity metrics
Creator Etiquette™
The podcast about the unwritten rules of the creator economy from a creator, for the industry.
Creator Etiquette is the show where we break down how creators and brands should actually work together, the expectations no one sets, the conversations no one has, and the mistakes both sides keep making.
Each episode covers a real scenario… what happens when a brand ghosts after a campaign, how to negotiate usage rights without torpedoing the relationship, when to walk away from a deal that looks great on paper. Tactical, honest, no fluff and a whole lot of information you don’t ever want to miss out on!
What participants walk away with: — A pricing framework based on actual deliverables, not follower count — A pitch template that gets replies from brand partners — Negotiation language for scopes, usage rights, and exclusivity — A content strategy that ties to business outcomes, not vanity metrics
The Weekly Playbook
Creator economy strategy, delivered every week.
One email every week with the trends shaping the creator economy, the deals that are actually working, and the strategies you should be stealing, broken down by someone who's been in the business for a decade from both the creator and brand POV.
All the information you need to make better business decisions as a creator or a brand working with them.