VidCon Anaheim

Eric is cofounder and co-CEO of Karat Financial. Karat has raised over $100M to help build better financial products for digital creators from top investors - including cofounders of Twitter, Twitch and YouTube as well as Union Square Ventures, SignalFire, and Y Combinator. Previously Eric worked as a product manager at Instagram, as a consultant at McKinsey, and in banking at Blackstone. He studied economics & psychology at Harvard.

Community Track

The Karat Podcast with Nihachu

Duration: 1 hour

Location: Room 212 (Podcast Theater presented by Spotify)

Thursday, June 19

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Categories: Entertainment & Sports

Featuring: Eric Wei (@trykarat), Nihachu

Join us for a live recording of the Karat Podcast with Nihachu, hosted by @erictway

Participants

Eric Wei (@trykarat)

Co-CEO

Karat Financial

Nihachu

Industry Track

How I Built This: Org Charts, Operational Strategies, and More

Duration: 1 hour

Location: Ballroom E

Friday, June 20

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Featuring: Adrian Lurie (CEO at Dragonfruit), Anthony Po, Austin Null (Chief Creator Officer at We Get It) and more

Building a successful channel or company requires a smartly structured operation that keeps the content flowing and the business growing. In this session, leading creators and executives pull back the curtain on how they’ve built and scaled their operations, from hiring key roles to designing workflows that balance creativity with efficiency. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn about the org structures, operational practices, and leadership strategies powering success in creator-first world.

Participants

Adrian Lurie

CEO

Dragonfruit

Anthony Po

Austin Null

Chief Creator Officer

We Get It

Eric Wei (@trykarat)

Co-CEO

Karat Financial

Kevin Langue

Michael Curtis

CEO & Founder

Proud Management

Shira Lazar

CEO/Co-Founder

What's Trending / Creators 4 Mental Health

Industry Track

F*ckups, Fixes, and Lessons Learned

Duration: 50 minutes

Location: 303 AB

Friday, June 20

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

Featuring: Devin Lytle (Creative Producer), Eric Wei (@trykarat) (Co-CEO at Karat Financial), Evan Britton (Founder, Famous Birthdays at Famous Birthdays) and more

Even the most successful creators and executives have made a few wrong turns. In this session, speakers get candid about a specific misstep — what went sideways, how they identified the issue (AKA the “AHA!” moment), how they course-corrected, and what they’d do differently next time. The goal of these stories isn’t just reflection... attendees will walk away with practical insights that can inform smarter, more sustainable growth across the creator economy.

Participants