Doing The IMPOSSIBLE w/ Gautam Madhavan 🎙️

Gautam Madhavan is the Founder & CEO of Mad Influence, and he did the impossible task of brining India's biggest creators under one roof and helping them collaborate, create and celebrate the content space in India. In this conversation with Vedant Rusty, Gautam speaks about his experience working with creators and growing his company, the role of his parents in his life and success, the future of influencers in India, earning money as a creator, talent, technology, competition and much more. Watch till the end, like for more and tune in every week 5PM Friday for new episodes! 🎙️ #podcast #influencers #storieswithrusty __ In this podcast: 00:00 // Guest Introduction 01:00 // Indigo flight ke boxes 02:20 // Organising the Biggest Creator Fest 10:10 // Inspiration behind “Creators United” 16:15 // Madhavan’s Role in the Agency 20:00 // Educating people about ‘Influencers 22:50 // Educating Creators 29:15 // Bollywood needs Influencers? 32:20 // Evolution of Creator Community 37:25 // Long form vs Short Form 43:50 // His MBA Experience 50:15 // Distractions are Growing 53:00 // Fascination for Watches & Pens 56:20 // Hate for Real Estate! 58:40 // Relation with Parents & Studies 1:01:15 // Advice to all Parents 1:05:15 // Work/Personal Life 1:08:50 // Spirituality (yes we do that too) 1:09:50 // Creators Market in Dubai 1:11:00 // TikTok Ban & Short form Platforms 1:12:45 // Mad Influencer’s USP 1:16:15 // Selecting the Best Talents 1:15:15 // Are Award shows Rigged? 1:24:00 // Learning from the Creator’s Event 1:28:00 // Unethical things happening among Agencies 1:30:30 // Working of a Creator Agency 1:34:30 // Tech’s involvement 1:36:20 // Content Space from Rusty’s POV 1:38:45 // Wrap up! __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories