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Submissions are now closed! Thank you to everyone who applied to our first-ever Creator Fund – an extension of our mission to champion creators and the start of a bigger vision to invest in opportunities that shape and define creator careers. We’ve been blown away by the talent, creativity and purpose highlighted in each application. Next up, our judging panel will carefully review entries to select the creators who will be recognized as the next wave of creative talent and receive a Creator Pass to Cannes Lions 2025. Winners will be announced on April 24. Sign up to FiveTwoNine to see the results: https://lnkd.in/gYQYGtYC Billion Dollar Boy Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity ___________________ Our Jury: Kim Farrell Mazviona Madzima Jordan Schwarzenberger Jamie Gutfreund Philip Hughes Jasmine Enberg Leon Harlow Nishma Patel Robb 🪩⚡️ Aisling Conlon 🔜 SXSW Chloë Downes Chloe Wilson Dom S. Vanessa Sawyerr Joshua Barnett 🔜 CREATE LONDON #FiveTwoNine #TheCreatorFund  #CannesLions

Creators – this is your moment! Only 5 days left to apply for The Creator Fund. We’re taking a group of brilliant creators to Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity — the world’s biggest festival for creativity and advertising. Want to be one of them? Now’s the time to apply. Along with the Creator Pass for full festival access, winners will receive on-the-ground support and programming to help them make the most of this opportunity. They’ll connect with industry leaders, explore inspiring spaces, and join the conversations shaping the creator economy – a chance that can truly define their creator careers. Find out more on our FAQ page: https://lnkd.in/ekX8DUua Applications close on April 15. Apply now → https://lnkd.in/erKrhn2Q Know someone who should apply? Tag them below.

Being a content creator means being “on” all the time — the algorithm never stops, and neither do the expectations from your audience and brands. But without boundaries, creativity breaks down. Join us on April 24 for the next event in our Creator Breakfast series – a meaningful, practical workshop at FiveTwoNine with the incredible Hannah Witton – an OG UK content creator and sex educator, now focused on helping creators navigate the pressures of staying online. This is a safe space for creators to share and connect with their peers for real conversations and valuable support. FiveTwoNine, London Wednesday 24 April This event is invite-only.  Apply here for your invite: https://lnkd.in/ebAmfNWM  To attend, you must be part of the FiveTwoNine community. Make sure you sign up here before you register for the event: https://lnkd.in/ech6pb2p #CreatorBurnout #ContentCreators #FiveTwoNine #HannahWitton #MentalHealthForCreators

One week to apply for The Creator Fund – your chance to attend Cannes Lions 2025. A moment that could shape the next chapter of your creative career. In this video, Becky Owen, Head of FiveTwoNine, answers the key questions about the initiative. 👉 What’s included? Will there be on-the-ground support? Who can apply? How are winners chosen? And more. Watch now and visit our FAQs page to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ezRkgBgw Ready to apply? Submit here: https://lnkd.in/eyra6Sxb #CreatorFund #CannesLions #CreatorEconomy

We’ve brought together a group of industry game-changers from top social platforms to media and talent agencies shaping the creator economy to form a jury for The Creator Fund. Their mission: To recognize the next wave of creators who will be awarded a creator pass to Cannes Lions 2025 and support them on the ground through various initiatives. The jury will review applications and look for creators who are pushing boundaries with their content and creativity and showing potential to shape the future of the creator economy. They’ll select 20 creators to attend Cannes Lions and level up their creator careers. Winners will be announced on April 24. Get on the radar of those who define the creator economy. Apply by April 15 for a chance to get selected: https://lnkd.in/eyra6Sxb ________________ Kim Farrell Mazviona Madzima Jordan Schwarzenberger Jamie Gutfreund Philip Hughes Jasmine Enberg Leon Harlow Nishma Patel Robb 🪩⚡️ Aisling Conlon 🔜 SXSW Chloë Downes Chloe Wilson Dom S. Vanessa Sawyerr Joshua Barnett 🔜 CREATE LONDON

Cannes Lions is the world’s largest festival celebrating creativity in advertising, marketing, and media. It’s where the industry’s most influential brands, agencies, and creative minds come together to showcase groundbreaking work and set the trends for the year ahead. So why should creators be there? ▫️To meet top brand execs, agency leaders and fellow creators, opening doors to major collaborations… brands come looking for ideas, inspiration, talent and partners, and this is your chance to be in the mix of it all. ▫️ To attend exclusive talks and workshops from the biggest names in the creative space. ▫️ To network and get on the radar of key industry players and media. Apply for The Creator Fund for your chance to win a creator ticket to Cannes Lions 2025. Applications are open until April 15. Apply now via this link: https://lnkd.in/eyra6Sxb

The Creator Fund: Investing in the Future of Creativity FiveTwoNine and Billion Dollar Boy are launching The Creator Fund – a new grant designed to put creators at the center of major creative and advertising events. First stop: Cannes Lions 2025, in official partnership with Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Creators set the trends and shape what’s next in the creator economy. Yet, they’re often left out of the spaces where the industry makes its biggest moves. We’re here to change that. The Creator Fund will cover a Cannes Lions 2025 Creator Pass for selected US and UK creators – giving you direct access to the conversations shaping the future of creativity. We’re awarding 20 free Creator Passes for Cannes Lions 2025 (16–20 June). The LIONS Creator Pass gives you access to a bespoke learning experience during the Festival, including dedicated content, roundtable discussions and exclusive networking opportunities. 👉 Applications are open now: https://lnkd.in/eBdf4u_Q For a chance to win 1 of 20 free Creator Passes for the Cannes Lions event 16th - 20th June 2025, please complete the form at the following link: https://lnkd.in/eQMtqJV9.   20 winners will be selected by a panel of judges between the 15th April 2025 - 22nd April 2025. 18+ UK & USA residents only. Promotion open 27th March 2025 - 15th April 2025. For full T&Cs, please visit: https://lnkd.in/ecR8_RPj.   This promotion is not sponsored or endorsed by LinkedIn.

Talking about Talking about LinkedIn on LinkedIn… Huh? Yesterday I was kindly asked to come to FiveTwoNine to share some insights about a very underated social media platform to a room full of the UK’s top creators! You might have guessed from the title that this magical undertapped platform is in fact: ✨LINKEDIN ✨ So why is it so underated: 1️⃣ It’s one of the least posted on platforms I would describe LinkedIn right now as TikTok in 2019, or YouTube in 2010. Huge potential which no one is taking advantage of. 2️⃣ The ‘quiet lurkers’ effect. You might get fewer comments and views than on other platforms, but behind the scenes, decision makers, brands, and high value connections are watching without engaging, and still reaching out. 3️⃣ It’s the platform where things happen! While short-form content elsewhere create views, LinkedIn creates partnerships, consulting gigs, speaking engagements, and long-term deals. The best part about all of this for creators? LinkedIn is like no other platform you are currently posting on. This is a platform for you to show off the person behind the content. The person building incredible businesses in one of the fastest growing industries. Thank you so much to Sophie Crowther and the team at FiveTwoNine & Billion Dollar Boy for having me. And also pretty cool to be speaking next to Dani Markovits, who’s literal job is Creator & Community manager at LinkedIn

My WHY for LinkedIn 💡Since I’m fully embracing my LinkedIn era, this workshop from FiveTwoNine on LinkedIn for Creators couldn’t have come at a better time. One of the questions we explored was WHY we want to be on LinkedIn. For me, the answer is simple: this year, I want to do more workplace talks on mindful drinking and sober curiosity. Most brand partnerships come through influencer agencies or marketing/PR teams - and although I have lots of lovely contacts in this department those aren’t the contacts I need. I need to connect with HR teams, Diversity & Inclusion councils, and workplace wellbeing leads. And for that, I think LinkedIn is probably the place to be. If you work in these areas (or know someone who does), I’d love to chat! Thank you Sophie Crowther Dani Markovits Gabriel Nussbaum for all your wisdom.

It was so great to attend a LinkedIn workshop at the gorgeous FiveTwoNine space this morning. There is so much potential in terms of creators posting and connecting more on LinkedIn. I’m so passionate about this industry, having been here from the start and I have so much to say. Thanks to Five To Nine for helping to connect creators, such a brilliant session.