At just 25 years old, Quinn Slocum has built an empire of over 4 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, with zero paid ads.
He’s the founder of @BestCelebrations (nearly 3 million) and @Culture (100k+), two of the internet’s most viral and community-driven social pages. In this episode, Quinn shares the exact systems, frameworks, and mindset that took him from editing Vine clips as a teenager to running multi-million-follower brands today.
You’ll learn:
→ How to grow from 0 → 10K followers
→ The “1,000 True Fans” framework that every creator should master
→ How to build teams that don’t burn out
→ Why defining your niche deeper (not wider) drives sustainable growth
This is one of the most tactical episodes yet, a must-listen for founders, creators, and marketers building long-term audience brands.
Timestamps
00:00 — Quinn’s background: from Vine editor to brand builder
07:00 — The origin of @BestCelebrations and @Culture
10:00 — How he grew his first 10K followers
12:30 — The early “shoutout-for-shoutout” growth strategy that still works
15:00 — Buying and flipping social accounts as a teen
18:00 — Why brands plateau (and how to break through it)
20:00 — Redefining your niche: what “celebration” really means
23:00 — The “1,000 True Fans” framework that changed everything
25:00 — Quinn’s 3-step strategy to grow from 0 → 10K followers
28:00 — Doing the things that don’t scale (and why it matters)
35:00 — Building high-performance social teams that don’t burn out
39:00 — Turning down $100K brand deals to protect authenticity
45:00 — How to turn followers into business opportunities
47:00 — The future of content: community over algorithms