Talk of The Town

A podcast that talks about the world of media, creators, business & more. 🚀

Talk of The Town is a business podcast hosted by Talk of The Town, with 36 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Talk of The Town hosts Talk of The Town, a business show with 36 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Phil Ranta on the creator space, becoming COO @ Studio71 & WeAreVerified, building Fixated & more

  Dec 24, 20241h 13mS1

  <p> Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Phil Ranta, who has had a storied career working in the creator and influencer space, with working at Fullscreen, being COO of Studio71 and We Are Verified, working at Mobcrush, Facebook, Nobody Studios and Fixated. Throughout the episode, Phil and Tristin talk about the creator space over 18 years, discuss about YouTube legends and startup advice, AI and content, and much more! Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philranta/ Fixated: https://fixated.co/ Episode Sponsors: ...

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  Jill Dowless on building Disney's programming research, her time at CNN, the entertainment business & more.

  Oct 9, 20241h 17mS0

  <p>Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jill Dowless, who has had a storied career working at CNN, Disney, and recently Amazon MGM + Freevee. Throughout the episode, Jill talks about how she got her start in the industry, her experience working at CNN under Ted Turner and Jeff Zucker, building and leading Disney's programming research team, the business of entertainment and more.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Jill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-dowless</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Follow the...

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  Chris Defendis on 18 years at HBO, the ropes at WWE, becoming president of Xtreme One.

  Sep 30, 20241h 10mS0

  <p> Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Chris Defendis, the president of Xtreme One. Throughout the episode, Chris talked about getting his start at HBO in the early 2000s, climbing the ranks to become Vice President, Network Distribution, then moving to the squared circle at WWE, and becoming the president of Xtreme One Entertainment, a publicly traded MMA organization. Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdefendis/ Xtreme One: https://www.xtremeone.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one...

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  Sarah Romanko on How GenZ is changing VC, Empowering Female Founders, & more.

  Aug 26, 20241h 10mS0

  <p>Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Sarah Romanko, from Romanko Venture Group. Throughout the episode, Sarah talked about her experience at UT Dallas, how she broke into VC, working at places like Able, Sputnik ATX, Boss Me In, how Gen-Z is changing VC and how to empower diversity, and more.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sarah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahromanko/</p> <p>Romanko Venture Group: linkedin.com/company/romankoventuregroup/</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Sponsors:</p> <p>...

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  Henry Burreson talking on influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more.

  Aug 9, 202455 minS0

  <p> Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Henry Burreson, founder of Creator Consult, CreatorOS and Soundwave. Henry is also the host of the Third Party Podcast and worked at AFK in partnerships. We talk about influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more. Henry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryburreson/ Soundwave: https://www.soundwave.pro/ CreatorConsult: https://www.creatorconsult.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Zencastr bundles all your podcasting needs — record, edit, distribute and monetize al...

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