Kayla O'Connor

THE CREATOR’S POV Platforms 2026: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing, What’s Next

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV Platforms 2026: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing, What’s Next

Theme: Year-ahead platform predictionsHero Insight: Platforms get commoditized creators don’t.Welcome back to The Creator’s POV. As we look into this year already, the conversation around platforms is getting louder: Who’s winning? Who’s losing steam? And what actually matters next? But before we talk about tools and features, there’s a bigger issue brands and creators keep running into and it’s shaping performance across every platform.Let’s start there.

Kayla O'Connor

The Glow Up: Creator Finance, Equity & Ownership

Jan 20, 2026

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3 min read

The Glow Up: Creator Finance, Equity & Ownership

Theme: How creators make money in 2026 and where the market is moving. Hero Insight: Creators are no longer paid talent, they’re becoming co-owners. Welcome back to The Creator’s POV. This week is about money, not in the flashy sense, but in the structural one. Funding rounds. Equity models. Deal structures. And the quiet shift happening behind the scenes: how creators actually get paid, and what they’re being paid for. The old model is cracking. The new one is taking shape. <GRWM to unpack it>

Kayla O'Connor

THE CREATOR’S POV: Community-Powered Brands & the New UGC Blueprint

Jan 14, 2026

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4 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV: Community-Powered Brands & the New UGC Blueprint

Theme: How brands WIN when they embrace a perfect blend of UGC + community narrative. Hero Insight: The strongest brands are co-created, not communicated. They don't broadcast, they build with their communities. Welcome back to TCPOV. This week, we’re talking about a shift that’s been quietly reshaping marketing: social media is no longer just social posting: it’s social sharing. Consumers aren’t just watching stories anymore. They want to see themselves visualize themselves in them. And that’s why consumer-generated stories are converting better than brand scripts. Time to dive in.

Kayla O'Connor

THE CREATOR’S POV: The New Creative Playbook: Short-Form, Storytelling & the Funnel

Jan 6, 2026

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5 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV: The New Creative Playbook: Short-Form, Storytelling & the Funnel

Hero Insight: The first 3 seconds are everything but what happens next matters more.Happy New Year from TCPOV. This week we’re zooming in on creative strategy as a full funnel, not just a hook.Short-form is no longer about grabbing attention, it’s about earning retention.& the platforms are making that crystal clear.Both TikTok and Instagram are now prioritizing watch time, completion rate, and saves over raw views meaning how long people stay matters more than how many people see it once.Let’s break it down.

Kayla O'Connor

THE CREATOR’S POV: 2025 Social Commerce Debrief

Dec 23, 2025

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4 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV: 2025 Social Commerce Debrief

Week of Dec 22, 2025 . Holiday 2025 Social Commerce Debrief | Theme: What the Black Friday → New Year cycle taught marketers | Hero Insight: Social commerce isn’t hype — it’s now consumer habit | Welcome back this week we’re unpacking what the 2025 year + holiday cycle actually revealed — not just what sold, but how people bought, where attention moved, and what it all signals for 2026 | What converted. What stalled. And what creators, brands, and strategists should take forward. Let’s break it down.

Kayla O'Connor

THE CREATOR’S POV: The Rise of Creator-Led Brands

Dec 17, 2025

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5 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV: The Rise of Creator-Led Brands

Week of Dec 15-21, 2025. Welcome back to TCPOV. This week we’re zooming out from content and zooming in on something bigger: Creators aren’t just marketing products anymore,they’re building them. And brands should be paying close attention.Theme: The new wave of creator-founded product companiesHero Insight: The best creators don’t sell ads, they sell equity.

Kayla O'Connor

Dec 10, 2025

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5 min read

THE CREATOR’S POV: First Edition

Week of Dec 8-14, 2025 . Welcome to the first official drop of The Creator’s POV your weekly signal on what’s shifting, what’s working, and what to watch in the creator economy. Spot the moves, spot the tools, craft the content before the algorithm does. Let’s get into it.

Kayla O'Connor