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Jon Youshaei

Jon Youshaei

Former Marketing Lead at YouTube & Instagram, Writer, Forbes & NFT Creator, Origin Protocol

As one of the very few marketers to work at both YouTube and Instagram, Jon Youshaei was featured in Inc.

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As one of the very few marketers to work at both YouTube and Instagram, Jon Youshaei was featured in Inc. magazine for “cracking the code to going viral.” He hasn’t just seen the social media revolution — he helped create it. And he’s now doing it again with NFTs and Web3.

During five years at YouTube, Jon was Head of Creator Product Marketing, where he worked with YouTube’s top creators and celebrities to grow their audiences and their incomes. For the past three years, Jon worked at Instagram, where he helped build their creator team to empower a new generation of stars to grow and monetize on the platform.

Jon is now a writer for Forbes and Time magazines and serves as the Creator-In-Residence for Origin Protocol, a leading NFT platform, where he advised Paris Hilton, George Lopez and many other creators and brands on their NFT drops. He’s also the Head Creator Advisor for TubeBuddy, a leading YouTube analytics platform used by 9 million creators.

Jon’s keynotes routinely get standing ovations at company offsites, conferences and university events. In fact, Jon has been recognized by NPR “as one of the best commencement speakers since 1774, alongside Steve Jobs, Oprah and John F. Kennedy.” His speeches mix learning with laughter and insight with inspiration. He’s perfect for conferences, where he not only fills seats but keeps audiences on the edge of them. He’s great for college and high schools that want to help their students learn real-world skills. And, of course, he shines most at company events where his combination of Web2 and Web3 experience can help future-proof your business. No matter your event, Jon has a keynote for your audience or he’ll work with you to create one.

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Topics

Beyonce’s Bizarre Secret: What I Learned After 8 Years at Instagram & YouTube

How To Tell Stories That Sell: 3 Ways To Reach Millions With Your Message

NFT Masterclass: 3 New Rules for Web3 (And How To Sell Your YouTube Video For $760,000)

Videos

Videos

3 ways to grow organically on Instagram in 2021 (by Jon Youshaei, Instagram ex-employee)
When Elon Musk Realized China's Richest Man Is A Dope (Jack Ma)

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