Gigi Robinson, M.S., BFA

Content Creator Ambassador

Chronic Illness & Mental Health Advocate & Creator Economy Speaker 🗣️ | Author 📚| Nikon Creator📸 | Adobe Ambassador 🎨| Host of EYNIW 🎙️

Contact: Team@gigirobinson.com

As a leading voice in the creator economy, I use public speaking, digital storytelling, and advocacy to bridge the gap between brands, talent, and communities fostering more inclusive, dynamic, and purpose-driven spaces through social media content. I also am a huge advocate for chronic illness and mental health, online. 

My What:

I envision a world where creators, entrepreneurs, and professionals feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive in their industries. I bring people together to discuss how we make that vision a reality.

My Why:

I believe knowledge and accessibility are the keys to personal and professional fulfillment.

As a Creative Strategist & Thought Leader, I elevate conversations around the intersection of creators, digital wellness, and health advocacy.

🎙 Check out my podcast playlist! → https://open.spotify.com/playlist/06MO0hiSQQuB6GFWl3M1vj?si=e77d38c57d9043a1 

Topics you'll find:

🚀 The Future of the Creator Economy
💡 Gen Z Entrepreneurship
🎤 Personal Branding & Storytelling
🙋‍♀️ Patient Advocacy for Chronic Illness & Mental Health

Outside of Work, You’ll Find Me:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Building communities Online and IRL 
💰 Creating ads & speaking on stages or boardrooms 
📚 Writing a book & mentoring others through my businesses

(Please send me connection request, I love meeting like-minded thinkers!)

TikTok Creator

Creates original content @itsgigirobinson on the TikTok platform and collaborates with brands through the TikTok Creator Marketplace with over 130K followers

On March 14, 2026, I’ll be co-hosting an intimate breakfast that I am calling the Creator Table by Hosts of Influence® with my friend Victoria, Minding Her Own Business, We Are Front Desk! We are bringing together creator economy leaders, creatives, and founders who are curious about how creators brainstorm, collaborate, and document their work.

This is not a panel. It is not a crowded mixer. It is a curated, intentional room designed for real conversations about where the creator economy is heading and how personal brands are evolving into sustainable businesses.

The creator economy is maturing, founders are thinking differently about showing up online, and brands are looking for more than just distribution these days. Everyone wants partnership, insight, and community. That is exactly the environment that this breakfast is designed to foster.

We are keeping it intimate on purpose. And to the brands paying attention 😎 and you are interested in sponsoring or supporting the experience, tap in.

And if you are a creator, operator, or founder building in this space, comment to get on the waitlist. 

I cannot wait... AUSTIN, HERE WE COME! 

#SXSWcreators #hostsofinfluence #thecreatortable

Gigi Robinson ®

Brand Designer, Speaker, Author, 500K+ followers 🗣️ @itsgigirobinson @zekeandtrixie | Founder of Hosts of Influence® & It’s Gigi | PRH A Kids Book About Chronic Illness | Adobe Express & Acrobat Brand Ambassador

I'm excited to attend POSSIBLE 2026, the must-attend marketing event of the year. Can't wait for meaningful conversations and bold ideas driving the future of marketing. If you're going, let's connect in Miami. → https://lnkd.in/eAgaMzHe #MeetMeAtPOSSIBLE2026

POSSIBLE is the most impactful marketing event where leaders from brands, agencies, media, creative, culture, and technology drive business forward. Join the entire marketing ecosystem in Miami Beach, April 27-29, for three epic days of content, connection, and inspiration. #POSSIBLE2026 POSSIBLE

Gigi Robinson ® 

I had the opportunity to host the Creator Simulator Workshop at the Ad Age NextGen Marketing Summit, and honestly, it was a bit of a full circle moment for me.

Getting to stand in a room full of marketers, brand leaders, and industry operators and walk through how creators actually think about content, briefs, and partnerships felt like a dream come true. For years I’ve lived on both sides of this ecosystem…as a creator working with brands and as someone helping companies better understand how to collaborate with creators in ways that actually work.

The goal of the workshop was simple… how can we help marketers experience what it feels like to be on the creator side of the brief? Together we unpacked why so many campaigns struggle before the content is even made, what makes a brief “creator-first,” and how brands can design partnerships that allow creators to bring their real voice, audience understanding, and storytelling to the table.

What made the session so special was the energy in the room. People weren’t just listening to me speak on stage; we had everyone step into the mindset of a creator and rewrite the brief that way. Watching that shift happen in real time is exactly why I love doing this work.

A huge thank you to the Ad Age team for creating space for conversations like this and to everyone who showed up ready to learn, collaborate, and rethink how brands and creators can work together. More of this, please, & more to come from Hosts of Influence® so stay tuned 👀

#itsgigirobinson #hostsofinfluence

Being an Adobe Express Ambassador for the past 3.5 years has genuinely been one of my favorite partnerships of all time. And what makes it special isn’t just the campaigns that I am able to participate in, it’s the trust that the brand has given to me. Adobe has consistently given me the creative freedom to share how I actually use their tools in my day-to-day work as a creator, speaker, and founder, and that kind of brand-creator-alignment is rare.

And now… they’re opening the program up to more creators! So if you’ve ever wanted to collaborate with a brand that values authentic storytelling and long-term relationships, this is your moment.

Comment “APPLY” and I’ll send you the link to learn more 🤩

#AdobeAmbassadors #Ad #MyAdobeAmbassadorStory

Brand partnership • Brand Designer, Speaker, Author, 500K+ followers 🗣️ @itsgigirobinson @zekeandtrixie | Founder of Hosts of Influence® & It’s Gigi | PRH A Kids Book About Chronic Illness | Adobe Express & Acrobat Brand Ambassador

Instagram might not be clinically addictive....but when your creativity fuels your income and your income lives on the platform, it becomes financially addictive.


I love social media, but only because I’ve built strict boundaries around it and I have noticed that creators need social media literacy now more than ever...

More on this inside the Hosts of Influence® newsletter dropping tomorrow :)

https://lnkd.in/eb8UF3jN

#instagramaddiction #itsgigirobinson #hostsofinfluence #creatoretiquette

I don't think I believe in creative blocks anymore...

I believe in mental blocks that keep us comfortable.

AI doesn’t replace creators...it exposes the ones who were hiding behind “busy.”

And look I used to be one of them. I would spend hours editing, drafting, creating idea lists to execute on. 

If you’re serious about scale, you don’t need more ideas, I can guarantee you that you just need less drag between idea and execution.

Since fine tuning how I use AI, I have found ways to get first cuts/drafts in under an hour, and my team and I refine it. All of the creativity is still mine and the strategy is fueled by HUMANS before ever pressing POST.

I believe that speed is a strategy and I’m not slowing down anytime soon!

Thank you to the ever so talented Erin Greenawald, Joel Arbaje and Business Insider for the feature! 

#aimarketing #itsgigirobinson #hostsofinfluence #creatoretiquette

Business Insider Feature: How 3 solo founders use AI

Speaking at the Ad Age Next Gen Marketing Summit 
was one of those moments where you walk off stage thinking, "Wow, that room really showed up." Instead of a traditional presentation, I structured the session more like a workshop. We discussed how creators approach campaigns and why the best marketing happens when brands understand the creative process behind the content they commission.

To bring that to life, I shared three partnership examples I’ve created with Adobe Acrobat, highlighting PDF Spaces and AI Assistant. When I’m preparing a talk, reviewing campaign materials, or using Generate Presentation to shape a creative treatment, I’m typically working across a stack of documents including research, inspiration links, brand guidelines, notes to self, and multiple drafts. PDF Spaces brings all of that into one organized hub, making it easier to structure ideas, connect insights, and move from concept to execution without constantly switching between tabs. AI Assistant helps me quickly extract key takeaways, summarize information, and refine messaging so I can stay focused on the creative direction rather than getting buried in the details.

We used that same approach live during the session. I challenged the room to think like creators by building a campaign brief from scratch, with Acrobat at the center of the process. Instead of starting with slides, we started with the information, thinking about the persona of the person who would USE this product and how they could create a piece of content about it, and then created a content brief that the creators could actually run with.

The energy in the room was incredible. People threw out some incredible ideas, challenged assumptions, and thought outside the box about how brands and creators can collaborate better. And it just left me thinking of how incredible the teams involved in this opportunity were and how eager they were to allow me to curate and lead a session that felt more like a conversation than a lecture. As always, thank you to Adobe Acrobat for supporting the workflow that helped bring it all together! 

#ad #AdobePartner #AdobeAcrobat #AdAge #NextGenMarketing

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Over the years, I have developed the muscle of Public Speaking at conferences, at universities, and I local events. And the one thing that always comes up is, how do you beat the nerves? And to be fully honest aside from not really getting nerves… I literally just remind myself that I was asked to be in the room for a reason and people are specifically inviting me to be on stage so that they can hear me speak and share insights with them. Why would I be nervous?

So if you’re reading this, and you have a Public Speaking getting up or you wanna get into Public Speaking… Just know that if you’re invited, you have no need to be nervous! You’re meant to be there so embrace that confidence and bring your special energy!

#publicspeaking #itsgigirobinson

As Hosts of Influence® grows, I’m building out the long-form content engine behind it and I’m looking for a part-time video editor to help bring it to life. This is not a trend-based role, but focused on editing YouTube videos (20–60 minutes), structuring educational modules for Creator Etiquette™, pulling strong short-form clips from long-form content, and helping build a clean, organized production system that supports my long-term, mastermind.

If you love dialogue-driven, thought leadership-style editing and care about pacing, clarity, and clean production, this could be for you. This is a remote, part-time role, but I am looking for someone more entry level who is interested in growing with us. 

Please fill out the Handshake along with 2–3 long-form editing samples, and a short note about your editing workflow. 

#hostsofinfluence #creatoretiquette #itsgigirobinson #videoediting 

https://lnkd.in/eZK7bs_r

I am heading to Austin for the FIRST time ever for SXSW... 🤠 

In true Gigi fashion, I have to host an event, and I am super excited to be co-hosting the event with Victoria Mariscal called Coffee Talk at SXSW, and Clapper is the sponsor! It will be an intimate gathering for founders, marketers, and creators who want real conversations about what's actually working in the creator economy. 

AND the best part is that coffee is on us ☕  !  If you're in Austin for SXSW this weekend and want in, grab a spot below ⬇️

https://lnkd.in/dY8QFQPG

#SXSWevents #SXSW #CreatorEconomy #Clapper #Austin

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My friend Gigi Robinson ® became a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model from a single LinkedIn post. 👙 

Yes, you read that right.

She didn't slide into a flood of Instagram DMs.
She didn't cold call anyone.
She didn't send emails that got sent straight to spam.

She posted on LinkedIn.

And someone at Sports Illustrated (who she tagged) SAW it.

2 weeks later, she was on a flight to the Dominican Republic.

This is what I keep trying to tell people:

LinkedIn is the biggest untapped market in the world right now.

On Instagram? You're competing with millions of creators for attention.
Cold calling? Straight to voicemail.
Cold emailing? Spam folder.

But LinkedIn?

It's a wide open field.

The mega powerful people — the decision makers, the executives, the people who can actually change your life?

They're scrolling LinkedIn.

And they're actually READING.

No gatekeepers.
No algorithms burying you under dance videos.
No "seen" with no response.

Just your words in front of the exact people who need to see them.

Gigi proved it.

One post. One opportunity. Sports Illustrated!!!!!!

So if you're still sleeping on LinkedIn?

Wake up. 💓

The opportunity is literally just sitting there waiting for you to take it.

After years of going to conferences and realizing the best conversations never happen on stage, I’m hosting a fun Coffee Talk in Austin during SXSW. Me and Victoria Mariscal are taking over a really good coffee shop for a few hours and turning it into a mini hub for founders, marketers, and operators who actually want to talk shop. 

Our goal is to create real conversations about what we’re building, what’s scaling, what’s breaking, and where the creator economy is actually headed next. Think high-caliber people, low pressure, caffeine, and creating the kind of connections that don’t feel forced.

So if you’re heading to SXSW and want to be in the room, drop a ☕️ or DM me “Coffee Talk” and I’ll send the details. Space will be limited so it stays intimate, and brands if you want to slide into the DMs and get involved, sponsor the tab, or tap into a room full of decision-makers and creator-economy builders… there’s still time. 

#coffeetalk #sxswevent #itsgigirobinson #hostsofinfluence

Today was one of those days that made me pause and realize how much life has changed since I was a college student trying to figure everything out, especially during March 2020 when the world shut down. My morning started at 5:35 a.m., and for reasons I may never fully understand, I decided to boldly drive into Manhattan during rush hour. (Remind me never to do that again.) The destination, though, was worth it. 

I showed up to NYU School of Professional Studies to speak in Michael Kaye’s class and workshop with students on creative brand campaigns and influencer strategy, at the ripe time of 8:15am (kudos to the full class for being there AND bringing the energy that early). What was most fascinating was the class environment and how my own four-year BFA shaped the way I think about creativity. At the time, I didn’t know exactly where it would lead, but those years of learning how to think visually, conceptually, and strategically have paid off in ways I couldn’t have predicted. Now I find myself back in classrooms, not as the student, but as someone invited to help mentor the next generation of creative thinkers.

What has been especially striking in these workshops is how quickly the landscape is evolving. This is now the third class I’ve participated in where students are tasked with developing influencer or PR campaigns for real products based on cultural moments and trends. The difference today is that generative AI tools like Firefly, Sora and Gemini are now part of their everyday homework. Students can move from idea to visual concept almost instantly, generating campaign assets and exploring directions far faster than we ever could when I was a student.

It was honestly a little shocking to watch. The speed at which ideas can now be tested and visualized is something I never had access to as a student; we had to do it the old-fashioned way by using vectors, photography, mockups, and warping. At the same time, it raises important questions about how creative thinking, originality, and strategy evolve when the tools become this powerful.

More than anything, though, it’s a privilege to be invited into these classrooms and workshop ideas with students who are just beginning their careers. Their curiosity, ambition, and willingness to experiment with new tools is inspiring, and it reminds me how important it is to stay open to learning no matter where you are in your journey.

#professionaldevelopment #nyuspeaker #publicspeaker #itsgigirobinson

Creators don’t struggle to build newsletters because they lack discipline. They struggle because they misunderstand the format. Over the past three years, I’ve grown a newsletter to 5K+ subscribers, and I’ll be honest…consistency was not my superpower. 

I did not publish perfectly every week, I literally only have produced 11 pieces, and I did not always follow a rigid cadence. What I focused on instead was value. Every time I showed up, I aimed to say something that felt worth opening, worth reading, and worth staying subscribed for.

A newsletter is not just a longer Instagram caption. It is not a repurposed thread or a highlight reel of what you already posted. It is a space for depth. It is where you slow down, think clearly, and articulate your perspective without racing the algorithm. Readers subscribe because they want insight, not noise.

Many creators are incredibly strong at short-form content. They know how to hook attention, ride trends, and communicate quickly. But long-form requires a different muscle. It requires clarity of thought, structure, and the willingness to expand on an idea instead of condensing it. It also requires patience, because the feedback loop is quieter.

There are no viral spikes in your inbox, instant dopamine hits, it’s focusing on building tryst over time and that is exactly why it works.

A newsletter creates ownership, intimacy and gives you a direct relationship with your audience that is not dependent on platform changes or shifting algorithms. It becomes an asset instead of just a distribution channel.

If you want sustainability as a creator, you need to practice long-form. Not because you need to post more, but because you need to think more deeply. Short-form captures attention, while long-form and written content builds trust. And trust is what compounds into real opportunities!

#creatoreconomy #creatoretiquette #hostsofinfluence #itsgigirobinson #newslettertips

Grace Gong is the founder of Smart Venture Media and the host of two well-known VC podcasts: Smart Venture Podcast (SVPpro.com) and Venture with Grace, a daily show. She is an angel investor in the AI sector, a super angel & venture scout for Alumni Ventures, Advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck. 

Her podcasts have featured high-profile guests such as C-level executives and VPs from companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Sephora, Dunkin' Donuts, Chipotle, Adidas, Pepsi, Instagram, Deloitte, Reddit, DoorDash, Pinterest, Cisco, Salesforce, NVIDIA, Snowflake and more. Additionally, she has interviewed Managing Partners from top funds, many of whom have appeared on the Forbes Midas List, as well as unicorn founders from companies like Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Glean. Grace regularly posts about technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance. She is also a #1 Bestselling author in the VC category on Amazon New Release. Before founding Smart Venture Media, she worked in venture capital and private equity. If you share her interests, feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn @GraceGong.


2025: Spoke at AWS, Seattle Startup Summit, event collab w/ various funds. Hosted Smart AI Leadership Summit and Smart AI 100 Summit SmartVentureMedia.com (10M+ impressions/ yr) Companies/ funds we have worked with including Microsoft, Snowflake, Sequoia, Vercel, Alumni Ventures, Amazon AWS, Auth0 among others.
2024: Venture with Grace daily live podcast (top 10%) features top GPs, LPs, execs, and founders. Angel investing in the AI space. 1.5M+ impressions in 7 days end of 2024.
2023: Spoke at LinkedIn HQ, ads clients: VC funds, startups, big tech.
2022: LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance, LinkedIn's creator accelerator fellow; clients including big tech & unicorn startups, speaking engagements: Dell, Microsoft
2021: CEO of Smart Venture Media (monetized, joined VC fellowship)
2020: Podcast - Smart Venture Podcast (top 1.5% among 3.4M podcasts globally, listeners in 100+ countries)
2019: PE 
2018: VC  
2017: Book 2 - How To Be A VC (No.1 new release on Amazon VC category; ft. 22 investors on the Forbes Midas List - investors who invested in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Apple, etc) 
2016: Book 1 - The Last Key To Success (ft. 21 founders on Forbes 30 under 30)
2014: Master's + PE
2013: UIUC

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Yesterday was hands down our best dinner yet.

Here's what made it insane:

We had 45 minutes to move 25 of the most elite founders and VCs to a completely different location.

In the pouring rain. Competing with 40 other dinners happening the same night.
Challenge accepted.

The turnout blew my mind.

Series D founders building what's next.
CTOs behind products you use every single day. 
Cracked YC W26 founders. 
A biotech founder literally inventing the next stevia — yes, I visited their lab at 10pm right after a fireside chat because that's just how we move. 
Some of the most genuinely helpful VCs in the ecosystem. 
And a founder I featured in my book 10 years ago. 
Full circle moment.

One founder handed me a custom cardholder filled with "qualified leads" as business cards. Best gift I've ever received.

Did I have a full-blown panic attack right before the dinner? Yes. 
Did it turn into the best dinner we've ever hosted? Hell yes.

I almost cried. Not because of the stress. Because I built this from a bedroom with a mic and a dream — and now I'm in a room full of people who are genuinely changing the world, and they chose to spend their evening with us.

People ask me why I do this. Why I'd rather scramble to save a dinner for 25 people in the pouring rain instead of just... canceling.

Because the meaning of life isn't found in comfort. It's found in the rooms you fight to build. The people you refuse to let down. The moments that almost broke you — but didn't.

That's the signal. When it's hard and it still feels like magic? You're exactly where you're supposed to be.

Almost cried yesterday. Tonight I'm going somewhere else and it's going to be lit.
Because we don't stop.

Massive thanks to our amazing partners Fidelity Private Shares and Sequoia for making this possible! 🙏

🔥 Next dinner is coming soon. Drop a "🙋" in the comments or apply below 👇

#StartupDinners #FounderLife #VentureCapital #SiliconValleyNetworking #BuildInPublic

CEO Club by Venture with Grace Dinner #3 did not disappoint.

20+ AI native founders in the room. Seed through Series D.

Founders who earned backing from a16z, General Catalyst, KPCB, YC, NEA, Gradient, Pear, XYZ, Craft, Headline, Redpoint, Neo, SoftBank, Pebblebed, and more — alongside a few of my favorite investors in the room.

That's the room. Here's what we walked away with:

1. Riches are in the niches. The next billion-dollar AI companies won't be the broadest. They'll be the ones who went deep on one vertical, understood it better than anyone alive, and rebuilt it from first principles — full stack, no shortcuts.

2. AI is killing the "mids." No middle ground anymore. You're either the best solution in your category or you're getting absorbed by a general-purpose AI giant. Half-built tools don't survive. The bar is 10x better — or you're out.

3. Distribution is the new defensibility. Building is no longer the hard part. Everyone can build. The founders winning are the ones who figured out how to own a channel, earn trust, and keep customers coming back. Great tech gets you in the door. GTM keeps you alive.

We are not in a technology race anymore. We are in a judgment race. Who picks the right problem. Who owns the right channel. Who moves with conviction before the window closes.

Massive thank you to our amazing partners Auth0 and Nebius for making this dinner possible. 🙏

#VentureWithGrace #AIStartups #FounderDinner #VentureCapital #AILeadership

Introducing G Fellows!

Five years ago I joined Floodgate's Building Breakthrough program. I had already been living in Silicon Valley for a while and working in venture capital, but I was still looking for my people.

That's where I met Iris, a Partner at Floodgate, the fund behind Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft. And Linda, one of the most thoughtful entrepreneurial people I've ever met, from Stanford. Both became my best friends. Both became my personal board of advisors. That one program changed everything for me.
I've been chasing that feeling ever since.

Today I'm launching G-Fellows, the most ambitious VC and founder fellowship for undergraduate students. Not another club. Not another certificate. Real mentorship from the most cracked investors and founders in the game. Yes, investors can be cracked too.

I want you to meet your next best friend, your co-founder, your co-GP. The person who will be in your corner for the rest of your career.

To the advisors who believed in us early and sharing their time, you have no idea how much impact you are making. Thank you.

And to my Founding Fellow Siya, without you, this program would still be living in my head. You helped make it real. Your early conviction means everything to me. I can't wait to watch you win.

Next post, meet our founding fellows.

Applications are open. Link in first comment! 

#GFellows #GFellows2026 #GFellowsS26 #VentureCapital #Startups

🤯I literally couldn't sleep last night because this is SO GOOD.

When I look at tomorrow's RSVP list, I have to pinch myself.

Founders. C-suite. Seed to Series D. 
Some of the most talked-about AI companies in the Valley — all in one room tomorrow night.

Venture with Grace CEO Club Dinner # 3 in 33 days. Let's GO.

Could not be more hyped.

Super thankful for our amazing partners Auth0 and Nebius for making this possible.

We're fully booked. Sign up for future dinners in the comments. 👇

And stay tuned — huge announcements coming March 2 and 3.

#AIStartups #SiliconValley #VC #FounderCommunity #AI

Judging the best hackathons in Silicon Valley has taught me exactly what separates winners from everyone else.

Was honored to be invited as a final judge at the Llama Lounge Hackathon at Snowflake, sitting next to João (Joe) Moura (founder of CrewAI) and Linda Lee, a partner at Andrew Ng's AI Fund. After judging Stanford TreeHacks, hackathons at Amazon AWS, hackathons hosted by top UC Berkeley students and more — here's what actually wins:

1. Idea matters. Hackathons are about bringing your idea to life. Creativity and presentation matter. Don't just showcase technical fluency — show how it works in the real world so people actually understand what you built.

2. Hard questions help you win. If a judge asks you a tough question, that's your moment. Show your expertise and domain knowledge. Don't give up — the harder the question, the more likely you're winning.

3. Show don't tell. It's hard for anyone to follow 500 lines of code. Demo it on stage. Spend time on your presentation — it's what people remember.

Huge congrats to the winners! Huge thanks to Elsa Mayer, Chad Chalker, Ivanna Lorena Hernandez Santos from Snowflake for having me and the legendary Jeremiah Owyang for hosting this amazing event. And serving as a judge with the amazing Chris Yeh who co-taught one of the most life-changing classes I've ever taken with Reid Hoffman. Full circle 🙏

Tag someone competing in their next hackathon.
#AI #Hackathon #Snowflake #LlamaLounge #BuildInPublic

3,000,000+ followers walked into a room last night. I got to speak to them.

Yesterday I spoke at Founder x Creator Night at AngelList's SF office, hosted by the incredible Cornelia Gu.

35 of the most influential tech creators on IG, TikTok, and LinkedIn in one room. The energy was unreal.

I was on stage with the amazing Jean Kang (400K+ across platforms) and Lillian Zhang (300K+, killing it in Gen Z finance content).

Here are some secrets shared on the panel... 
- Minimum Viable Post. Don't wait for perfect. Post and learn.
- Platform-native content. LinkedIn is not TikTok is not Instagram. Treat them differently.
- Batch produce like a PM. One day ideas. One day filming. One day editing. Assembly line over daily grind.
- Use AI like a creative director. Prompt it to think like your favorite creator. The suggestions will surprise you.

The tech creator space is having a moment. Grateful to be in rooms where people are building it in real time.

Huge shout out to Cornelia Gu and Victoria Olaogun from AngelList for making the night memorable! 🙏

#CreatorEconomy #TechCreators #ContentStrategy #FounderLife #PersonalBranding

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A founder asked me: "Grace, what should I actually use for payroll?"

And it hit me — I used to think the same thing.

Just send money. How hard could it be?

Then you hire your first international team member.

And suddenly you're dealing with: 
→ Hidden fees eating into their paycheck 
→ Transfers that take days to clear 
→ Zero support when something breaks at 10pm 
→ A migration process that feels like a second job

This is exactly why payroll kills founder momentum.

You didn't start a company to become a payroll administrator.

So here's what I actually recommend to every founder in my network:
Thera.

✅ International transfers that are free for your team 
✅ One flat, transparent fee — no surprises 
✅ 24/7 live support (yes, an actual human at 10pm) 
✅ Migration from your old platform done in days — not weeks
The best founders I know obsess over product, team, and growth.

Not payroll.

Use code GRACE20 for 20% off → [Link in comments]

Are you still managing payroll manually? 
Tell me below — I want to know how much time it's actually costing you.

#TheraPartner #Ad #Founders #Startups #StartupLife #Payroll #AIStartups #VentureCapital #Entrepreneurship #StartupTools

Kate Berardo, PCC, ACTC — VP at Meta — on Venture with Grace, sharing why learning agility is the defining skill of our time.

In a world where knowledge has a shorter shelf life than ever, Kate emphasized that the real advantage is learning how to learn. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by constant change, lean into it.

Her key point: experiment often, test new approaches, and build a personal system for continuous learning. Adaptability isn’t optional — it’s foundational.

Episode is live now — a practical conversation on future skills, growth mindset, and staying ahead in a fast-moving world. Link in bio.

#LearningAgility #FutureSkills #Adaptability #Leadership

🎉 Week 108 — Venture with Grace 

Week 108 explored seed investing, scalable AI, autonomous systems, and venture growth strategy — with founders and operators sharing frameworks for building and scaling next-generation companies.

Week 108 lineup:
Byron Ling, Partner at Twelve Below:
Seed investing and emerging trends in consumer health innovation

Henry W.., Founder at Kaon (prev. FlowGPT):
Scalable consumer AI and building for mass adoption

Patrick Thompson, Co-Founder & CEO at Clarify:
Autonomous CRM and how AI is reshaping customer relationship management

Javad Mostofizadeh, Partner at WilmerHale:
Venture and growth fund planning, structuring investments for scale

A week full of actionable insights — the key takeaway: building the next wave of AI companies requires balancing product innovation, operational rigor, and smart capital deployment.

See you live next week! 👋

#VentureWithGrace #AI #startups #founders #vc #seedinvesting #consumerhealth #autonomoussystems #robotics

Meera Clark — Partner at Redpoint — on Venture with Grace, highlighting the opportunity for AI in healthcare.

Healthcare is ready for meaningful innovation. Meera shared how physicians and operators alike are looking for solutions that can restore margins, reduce administrative burden, and give clinicians back valuable time.

The demand isn’t theoretical — it’s practical. Leaders across healthcare are actively seeking tools that make their work more efficient and sustainable.

Episode is live now — a thoughtful conversation on AI, healthcare, and building where impact is urgent. 

#AIinHealthcare #HealthTech #VentureCapital #FutureOfWork

Venture with Grace CEO Club Dinner No. 4 of the year is tonight.

I'm running on 5 shots of espresso and a big secret I can't share yet.

Somehow I'm also hosting 20+ founders backed by a16z, YC, Insight Partners, KPCB, NEA, and more at a private venue tonight.

This is the part nobody posts about. The behind-the-scenes chaos that looks effortless from the outside.

But the room we've built? That part I'd never trade.

Seed to Series F. One table. No strangers by the end of the night. And our G Fellows Founding Fellow will be in the room tonight. The next generation is watching. 👀

And none of this happens without our incredible partners: Lightfield, Sequoia, and SVB. Grateful for you. 🙏

Something big is coming soon. Stay close. 🖤

#VentureWithGrace #CEOClub #FounderCommunity #SiliconValley #StartupLife

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