We're living through a major shift in how brands are created. Andy Hooper, co-founder of R3, reveals that celebrity-endorsed products are evolving into celebrity-owned brands where stars actually have skin in the game. When Kevin Hart opens Hart House or Selena Gomez creates Rare Beauty, they're not just lending their name for a paycheck—they're building something they genuinely believe in and will use themselves. As AI-generated content floods social media with fake recommendations, understa...
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We're living through a major shift in how brands are created. Andy Hooper, co-founder of R3, reveals that celebrity-endorsed products are evolving into celebrity-owned brands where stars actually have skin in the game. When Kevin Hart opens Hart House or Selena Gomez creates Rare Beauty, they're not just lending their name for a paycheck—they're building something they genuinely believe in and will use themselves. As AI-generated content floods social media with fake recommendations, understa...
Turning $35k into $8M. Social trading with Founder & CEO of Alpha AI, Kevin Xu.
Curious Customer - the Consumer Podcast.
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3 months ago
Turning $35k into $8M. Social trading with Founder & CEO of Alpha AI, Kevin Xu.
Kevin Xu quit his engineering job at Google and Stripe to solve a problem millions of Americans face: how to invest wisely without getting scammed or losing money to Wall Street insiders. After teaching himself to trade through Reddit forums and turning $35,000 into $8 million during the GameStop saga, Kevin founded AfterHour—a social platform where everyday investors can see exactly what successful traders are buying and selling with their real money. Unlike traditional investing advice wher...
Curious Customer - the Consumer Podcast.
We're living through a major shift in how brands are created. Andy Hooper, co-founder of R3, reveals that celebrity-endorsed products are evolving into celebrity-owned brands where stars actually have skin in the game. When Kevin Hart opens Hart House or Selena Gomez creates Rare Beauty, they're not just lending their name for a paycheck—they're building something they genuinely believe in and will use themselves. As AI-generated content floods social media with fake recommendations, understa...
