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We're taking over the Tech Stage at UK Black Business Week | UK Black Business Show with a panel on turning your industry knowledge into real revenue. 🎤 The Influence Behind Tech: How to Build a Revenue Stream from Your Industry Knowledge 🗓 Saturday 17 October 📍 Tech Stage, 11:40am What we're getting into: → Finding the platform that actually suits your voice → Building personal IP brands can't get anywhere else → What to charge when you don't have big numbers yet → What to check in a contract before you sign → Revenue beyond sponsored posts: speaking, consulting, advisory and more On the panel: ✨ Ayo The Vision, ex-Head of BD in fintech and AI, now a tech and finance creator with 80K followers ✨ Teeyana Aromi, 12+ years from The X Factor to L'Oréal Paris, Meta and Diageo, founder of DaCure ✨ Hosanna Hali, career, money and lifestyle creator helping women grow their earning power ✨ Keith Afadi, and creator working with Gucci, Google, Adobe, Netflix and Adidas Hosted by our founder Alicia Latoya Richardson A niche voice and an audience that trusts you beats a big number every time. Come and learn how to use it. 🎟 Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eChSQBmS Use code BCC15 for 15% off your ticket Stay connected 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eeduzWd2 #UKBlackBusinessWeek #BlackCreateConnect #CreatorEconomy #BlackCreators #BlackInTech

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The creator economy talks a lot about community. Fewer people talk about who feels welcome in it. 🙌🏾 A real creator community isn’t measured by follower counts or event guest lists. It’s measured by who gets the introduction, who gets the advice, and who gets the opportunity. A lot of creators are doing everything alone. They have no manager, no legal help and no one to explain a contract. Often they’re also working without a network that looks like them or understands their experience. The creators who do get ahead are usually the ones who found someone willing to share what they know. Inclusion is something we each do in small ways: 👏🏾 Share the playbook. Rates, contract tips, tools and mistakes. Information is power, and hoarding it keeps the gap in place. 👏🏾 Make the introduction. One email or DM to a brand or collaborator can change someone’s year. 👏🏾 Show up for smaller creators. Comment, share and collaborate without waiting to be asked. 👏🏾 Make spaces accessible. Think about cost, location, language and format, so more people can take part. None of this takes a big platform. It takes intention, repeated. What’s one thing someone in this community did for you that you still think about? Say it below and give them their flowers. 👇🏾 Stay connected 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eeduzWd2 #CreatorCommunity #CreatorEconomy #Inclusion #DiversityAndInclusion #ContentCreators

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The biggest shift in the creator economy right now is where the money comes from. More and more of it is moving from ad revenue shares to fans paying creators directly. The numbers back it up: → Fanfix, a Gen Z creator monetization platform, has more than 63 million users as of June 2026, and it was reported in June that it surpassed $300 million paid out to creators. → Fanfix acquired Sunroom, a women-focused creator platform, in August 2025, so the space is consolidating. → OnlyFans reported US$1.55 billion in revenue for FY2025, and its parent company sold a 16% stake to Architect Capital for $535 million in May 2026. Why this matters: 1. Ownership of the relationship. Subscriptions and paid communities give creators a direct line to their audience, without an algorithm in between. 2. More predictable income. Recurring revenue is easier to plan around than a viral spike or a changing ad rate. 3. Investors are still betting on it. Capital is flowing into direct-to-fan, not just short-form video. The takeaway for creators: use public platforms for discovery, but build a paid space you control. Reach brings people in, and a direct relationship is what pays the bills. What’s your split between platform income and income you own? 👇🏾 Stay connected 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/eeduzWd2 #CreatorEconomy #DirectToFan #CreatorMonetization #ContentCreators #SubscriptionEconomy