Blueprint

Kallaway sits down with JT Barnett to break down the biggest mistakes brands are making with content, the early days of Tiktok, the journey from Pro Hockey to viral creator, building a creator empire with Creator X, organic strategies for brands, and more.

If you're a creator, founder, or marketer, Blueprint is for you. It's designed to be a live creative brainstorm with your favorite creators in the trenches.

To watch the video version of the show: https://youtu.be/s8wBhphtvDc

Show Notes:
0:00 - Intro
00:41 - JT’s Background
06:48 - Early days of TikTok
11:17 - Spectrum of Brand-Creator Partnership
13:29 - Creator X Origin Story
18:46 - The vision for Creator X
20:16 - The playbook behind Creator X
23:23 - Platform Shifts
26:39 - JT’s approach to YouTube
29:33 - Creator Platform Fit
35:34 - AI’s Current Role in Content Creation
37:24 - Biggest Mistake Brands Make
39:53 - The Creator-Founder
43:27 - Organic Content Strategy for Brands
46:35 -Sami Clarke Deep Dive
52:46 - Brands that are killing it
1:00:32 - Creator Starting Now
01:03:17 - Brand Starting Now

Tools/Creators/Brands Mentioned in the Episode:
• Nick Dio: https://www.instagram.com/nickdio/
• Sam Sulek: https://www.youtube.com/@sam_sulek/
• Sami Clarke: https://www.instagram.com/samiclarke/
• Form: https://joinform.com
• Elwood: https://www.tiktok.com/@elwood
• Setactive: https://www.tiktok.com/@setactive
• Minted New York: https://www.instagram.com/mintednewyork/
• Marcus Milione: https://www.instagram.com/marcusmilione/
• Immi Ramen: https://www.instagram.com/immieats/
• Edward Lee: https://www.youtube.com/@edwardleefilms
• Nick Bare: https://www.youtube.com/@nickbarefitness/
• Arrae: https://www.instagram.com/arrae.co/?hl=en

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Follow JT:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtbarnett/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jtbarnett.
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jtbarnett
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/jtbarnett
• CreatorX: https://stan.store/creatorx_____

Follow Kallaway:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanekallaway
• Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kanekallaway
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kallaway 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kanekallaway
• Blueprint (creator newsletter): https://blueprint.game
• WavyWorld (free community + course for improving short-form content): https://skool.com/wavyworld

What is Blueprint?

For worldbuilders...

A worldbuilder is a visionary, architecting an empire on their own terms through a unique mix of content, design, products & experiences.

As a worldbuilder, the goal is to create total immersion for any citizen or tourist that spends time in your world.

The best mainstream examples are Apple, Disney, Tesla. Other modern ones include Sunday, Poolsuite, Represent.

Blueprint is a show designed to interview worldbuilders and breakdown the blueprints, playbooks, and strategies they used to create their worlds.

Guests will include creators, founders, entrepreneurs, artists, makers, and more.

Blueprint is hosted by Kallaway, a creator entrepreneur building Wavy, a world for worldbuilders.

Kallaway has been publishing a detailed report of his entrepreneurial journey since he went full-time in July 2023. The series is also called Blueprint (https://blueprint.game).

Watch all episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kallaway