VidCon Anaheim

As the CEO of Ballen Studios and longtime manager of MrBallen—one of the internet’s biggest storytellers—Nick Witters is the driving business force behind MrBallen's success and was instrumental in leading the expansion of MrBallen’s unique storytelling style into additional podcasts, TV, film, live events, books, and more. In addition to being CEO of Ballen Studios and manager to MrBallen, Witters and the team at Ballen Studios also recently launched Ballen Management, the company’s management arm dedicated to representing top narrative digital storytellers and incubating content to bring even more stories to audiences globally.

Industry Track

Running The Playbook: Top Operators on Executing at Scale

Duration: 40 minutes

Location: Ballroom AB (Industry Mainstage)

Thursday, June 19

9:40 am - 10:20 am

Tag: Commerce/Retail, Creator Companies & Careers, Platforms/Media/Entertainment, Revenue & Monetization

Featuring: Kevin Daigle, Nick Witters, Zach Miller

Several years into the development of this critical leadership role, it’s officially time to level up the “Creator Company COO” conversation. This session focuses on where the function stands today — building scalable operational strategies, approaching growth beyond organic momentum, expanding into new verticals, and pursuing creative JVs, partnerships, and more. Hear from top operators on how they’ve moved from building the playbook to actively running it, optimizing how a creator company operates and grows from here.

Participants

Kevin Daigle

Chief Operating Officer

Nick Witters

CEO

Zach Miller

President