235 best business creators to follow
Explore the business creators worth following. Every profile links to where they publish, the tools they use and the other categories they appear in.
Find creators and founders worth following by topic and platform. Navid's picks come first, and each one opens a page with everything about them.
This is a list of the best business creators.
In fact, it has 235 of them, with Navid's picks first.
So if you want business creators worth your time, you'll love this list.
Explore the business creators worth following. Every profile links to where they publish, the tools they use and the other categories they appear in.
Here's what's inside:
- Navid Moazzez
- Chris Winfield
- Will Mitchell
- Anik Singal
- Corey Haines
- Samuel Woods
- Scott Oldford
- Brennan Dunn
- Ryan Lee
- Alicia Lyttle
- Jodie Cook
- Maeve Ferguson
- Mitch Asser
- Brock Johnson
- Amy Yamada
- Arvell Craig
- Jenna Soard
- Lauren Tickner
- Mike Kim
- Andrew Lane
- Jon Schumacher
- Audrey Chia
- Celeste Yamile
- Peter Nieves
- Lechon Kirb
- John Tighe
- Adam Connell
- AJ Vaden
- Alex Brogan
- Alex Hormozi
- Alex Lieberman
- Ali Abdaal
- Amr Awadallah
- Amy Porterfield
- Andreea Matei
- Andrew Guttormsen
- Ankur Nagpal
- Antonio Centeno
- Areg Vardanyan
- Arman Assadi
Each one comes with what it covers and who it's for.
Who are the best business creators?
Here's the list at a glance.
Navid Moazzez- Known for
- AI business strategist & AI OS builder
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Chris Winfield- Known for
- Co-founder of Super Connector Media & HeyVision
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- X, Instagram, LinkedIn
Will Mitchell- Known for
- Claude Code expert & founder of StartupBros
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- X, Instagram, LinkedIn
Anik Singal- Known for
- Serial entrepreneur & founder of UgenticAI
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Corey Haines- Known for
- Co-founder of Conversion Factory
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Samuel Woods- Known for
- Fractional chief AI officer & co-founder of Daring Robot
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- YouTube, X, LinkedIn
Scott Oldford- Known for
- Business strategist & entrepreneur mentor
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Brennan Dunn- Known for
- Founder of RightMessage
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Ryan Lee- Known for
- Lifestyle entrepreneur & online marketing veteran
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Alicia Lyttle- Known for
- AI strategist & CEO of AI InnoVision
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Jodie Cook- Known for
- Co-founder of Coachvox AI
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Maeve Ferguson- Known for
- IP translator for world-class experts
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- YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
Mitch Asser- Known for
- Co-founder of BigMoves.ai
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Brock Johnson- Known for
- Co-founder of InstaClubHub & Instagram expert
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Amy Yamada- Known for
- AI visibility strategist & co-founder of TopAuthority.ai
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- X, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Known for
- AI strategist at BotBuilders
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Jenna Soard- Known for
- AI brand strategist & founder of Secret AI Society
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- YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
Lauren Tickner- Known for
- Founder of Scale Systems
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Mike Kim- Known for
- Brand strategist & 3x bestselling author
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Andrew Lane- Known for
- Founder of Design Hacker
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Jon Schumacher- Known for
- Founder of ConversionOS
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- YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
Audrey Chia- Known for
- Founder of Close With Copy
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Celeste Yamile- Known for
- AI expert & founder of BrandWise
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
- Known for
- Award-winning IP lawyer
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- Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads
Lechon Kirb- Known for
- Creative strategist & producer
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- X, Instagram, LinkedIn
John Tighe- Known for
- 9x bestselling author & book marketing expert
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- YouTube, X, LinkedIn
Adam Connell- Known for
- Founder of Blogging Wizard
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AJ Vaden- Known for
- Co-founder of Brand Builders Group
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Alex Brogan- Known for
- Founder of Faster Than Normal
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Alex Hormozi- Known for
- Bestselling author of $100M Offers & co-founder of Acquisition.com
- Find them on
- YouTube, X, Instagram
Alex Lieberman- Known for
- Co-founder & former CEO of Morning Brew
- Find them on
- YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
Ali Abdaal- Known for
- Sunday Times bestselling author of Feel-Good Productivity
- Find them on
- YouTube, X, Instagram
Amr Awadallah- Known for
- AI Pioneer
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- X, Instagram, LinkedIn
Amy Porterfield- Known for
- Digital marketing expert & New York Times bestselling author
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- Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok
Andreea Matei- Known for
- Ecommerce PR Expert
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- Instagram, LinkedIn
Andrew Guttormsen- Known for
- Co-founder of Circle
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- X, LinkedIn
Ankur Nagpal- Known for
- Co-founder of Carry & former CEO of Teachable
- Find them on
- X, LinkedIn
Antonio Centeno- Known for
- Serial Entrepreneur
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Areg Vardanyan- Known for
- Lead product manager, growth at 10Web
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- X, LinkedIn
Arman Assadi- Known for
- Founder and CEO of Steno.ai
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- YouTube, X, Instagram
Top 40 business creators
1. Navid Moazzez
Navid Moazzez is a leading AI business strategist and the host of the AI Creator Summit, watched by 100,000+ creators. He helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life. A lifestyle entrepreneur with over a decade of experience, he lives as a global citizen and digital nomad, and he's passionate about health, AI, continuous learning, world travel and personal growth.
Known for: AI business strategist & AI OS builder
Company: creator-school-ai, navid-media
Visit Navid Moazzez's site · More about Navid Moazzez
2. Chris Winfield
Chris Winfield is a strategist and connector who helps founders work less, grow faster, and stop being the bottleneck in their own business. Co-founder of Super Connector Media and HeyVision, the AI agent that runs marketing, ops, and decision-making without losing a founder's human voice.
Known for: Co-founder of Super Connector Media & HeyVision
Company: super-connector-media, heyvision
Visit Chris Winfield's site · More about Chris Winfield
3. Will Mitchell
Will Mitchell has built businesses online since 2002, with 9,000+ people through his StartupBros programs. He built and sold companies, burned out, and walked away. AI brought him back. He now runs his entire business through Claude Code, founded PRBot.ai, and teaches others to do the same at House of Vibe.
Known for: Claude Code expert & founder of StartupBros
Company: startupbros
Visit Will Mitchell's site · More about Will Mitchell
4. Anik Singal
Anik Singal is a serial entrepreneur who has generated over $100M in digital sales and built a 1.7M+ global community. A pioneer in webinar marketing and funnels, he now leads UgenticAI, building the world's largest AI marketing team through digital cloning to help entrepreneurs automate, scale, and grow faster.
Known for: Serial entrepreneur & founder of UgenticAI
Company: ugentic-ai
Visit Anik Singal's site · More about Anik Singal
5. Corey Haines
Corey Haines is the founder of Conversion Factory, a product marketing agency for growing SaaS teams. He also built SwipeFiles, SwipeWell, TrueList, and Magister (an autonomous marketing agent). Creator of the open-source Marketing Skills for Claude Code with 20k+ GitHub stars.
Known for: Co-founder of Conversion Factory
Company: conversion-factory
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6. Samuel Woods
Samuel Woods is a Fractional Chief AI Officer and co-founder of Daring Robot, an AI agent research lab. Since 2016, he's helped companies across 37+ industries implement AI systems that actually work. His AI growth marketing work has generated over $217M in documented client revenue.
Known for: Fractional chief AI officer & co-founder of Daring Robot
Company: daring-robot
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7. Scott Oldford
Scott Oldford is a business strategist, mentor, and investor who has helped 10,000+ entrepreneurs generate over $1b in combined revenue. Author of 6 books with 250k+ copies sold, he recently rebuilt his entire business as AI-first, replacing traditional tools with custom AI platforms built on Claude Code, Replit, and Gemini.
Known for: Business strategist & entrepreneur mentor
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8. Brennan Dunn
Brennan Dunn is the solo founder of RightMessage, a website personalization and segmentation SaaS for creators and SaaS companies. Previously founded Double Your Freelancing (sold) and ran an 11-person web agency. He rebuilt RightMessage from scratch and runs 350 customers at $30k/month with $500/month overhead, powered almost entirely by Claude Code and his custom AI system Animus.
Known for: Founder of RightMessage
Company: rightmessage
Visit Brennan Dunn's site · More about Brennan Dunn
9. Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker with decades of experience building and exiting 7 businesses across fitness, e-commerce, and digital publishing. He created the world's first sports training membership site in 2000 and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Success Magazine.
Known for: Lifestyle entrepreneur & online marketing veteran
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10. Alicia Lyttle
Alicia Lyttle is a renowned AI strategist known as The Queen of AI, CEO of AI InnoVision, and Certified Artificial Intelligence Consultant. A TEDx speaker with over 23 years of experience and a background at The White House and the EPA, she helps organizations across finance, healthcare, government, and entrepreneurship implement AI-powered automation that delivers real results.
Known for: AI strategist & CEO of AI InnoVision
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11. Jodie Cook
Jodie Cook is the founder of Coachvox AI, senior contributor for Forbes with 22M+ article reads, and Forbes 30 under 30. After a 7-figure agency exit she built Coachvox AI, which creates AI coach versions of coaches, consultants, and experts leading businesses. She's also a competitive powerlifter who has represented Great Britain 9 times, and runs her business entirely remotely.
Known for: Co-founder of Coachvox AI
Company: coachvox-ai
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12. Maeve Ferguson
Maeve Ferguson is the strategic partner behind the world's most extraordinary authorities, taking their proven methodology and systematising the IP into complete infrastructure that builds them wealth, legacy, and extraordinary impact. She architects sophisticated diagnostic assessment systems from proven intellectual property, then layers agentic AI to turn that foundation into self-optimising business intelligence.
Known for: IP translator for world-class experts
Visit Maeve Ferguson's site · More about Maeve Ferguson
13. Mitch Asser
Mitch Asser has spent the last 10 years perfecting online summits and workshops, producing over 50 virtual summits, selling more than 25,000 low-ticket offers, and generating over 1 million leads. Mitch is co-founder of BigMoves, an AI tools review and AI automation company.
Known for: Co-founder of BigMoves.ai
Company: bigmoves-ai
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14. Brock Johnson
Brock Johnson has coached thousands of entrepreneurs and creators on how to grow on Instagram since launching his coaching business in 2018. In 2021, his personal following grew to over 1 million across all platforms. He now runs an Instagram coaching membership with over 40,000 members, personally consults with Meta and Instagram staff, and is an international keynote speaker.
Known for: Co-founder of InstaClubHub & Instagram expert
Company: instaclubhub
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15. Amy Yamada
Amy Yamada is a keynote speaker and AI visibility strategist who helps online coaches become the obvious choice in the age of AI-powered discovery. Co-founder of TopAuthority.ai, she has built a multiple 7-figure coaching business over 14+ years and hosts the Amplify Your Success podcast (top 1%). Amy specializes in Generative Engine Optimization, helping coaches get accurately represented and recommended across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
Known for: AI visibility strategist & co-founder of TopAuthority.ai
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16. Arvell Craig
Arvell Craig is the Director of AI at BotBuilders, an Inc. 5000 company helping small businesses implement AI-powered systems. He is a keynote speaker, AI strategist, and author of The AI Strategy Playbook with over 20 years of experience in digital marketing.
Known for: AI strategist at BotBuilders
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17. Jenna Soard
Jenna Soard is a branding expert, former Nike senior graphic designer, and founder of Secret AI Society (70k+ members) and BrandAgency.ai. She has generated $9M+ from online courses and memberships, and is now building AI-powered micro-SaaS products with vibe coding.
Known for: AI brand strategist & founder of Secret AI Society
Company: secret-ai-society
Visit Jenna Soard's site · More about Jenna Soard
18. Lauren Tickner
Lauren Tickner went from 47 to 4 employees using AI while increasing profit. She has helped 10,000+ business owners generate leads using social media and AI. Lauren is the founder of Scale Systems and has been recognized by Forbes, USA Today, and Yahoo Finance.
Known for: Founder of Scale Systems
Company: scale-systems
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19. Mike Kim
Mike Kim is a brand strategist for business thought leaders, coaches, and authors who want to create impact with their ideas and get their message heard. A 3x bestselling author, his book You Are the Brand was a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. Mike's clients include New York Times bestselling authors and experts featured on PBS, TED, CNN, and Fox, and his work has been featured in Inc., Entrepreneur, and HuffPost.
Known for: Brand strategist & 3x bestselling author
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20. Andrew Lane
Andrew Lane is the founder of Design Hacker with 15+ years of experience designing 7-figure brands. He has generated over $3M in online sales and helped 50,000+ entrepreneurs build profitable brands. Andrew now uses AI to make brand building 10x faster through his Mood Board Method.
Known for: Founder of Design Hacker
Company: design-hacker
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21. Jon Schumacher
Jon Schumacher is a webinar consultant (#1 on Google for the term), client acquisition strategist, and creator of Conversion OS. He has worked with 300+ clients across 30+ industries and put 2,700+ students through his programs. Over the past 3 years he has generated $1M+ in AI tool revenue helping coaches and consultants sell more with AI-powered marketing.
Known for: Founder of ConversionOS
Company: conversionos
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22. Audrey Chia
Audrey Chia is the founder of Close With Copy, a hybrid human-AI copywriting consultancy specializing in brands that convert. She has conceptualized creative campaigns for global brands like Nike, IKEA, and Samsung, and grew her LinkedIn from 0 to 60k+ followers in two years. Audrey hosts The AI Marketer's Playbook podcast and has led AI content workshops for banks, agencies, and consulting firms worldwide.
Known for: Founder of Close With Copy
Company: close-with-copy
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23. Celeste Yamile
Celeste Yamile helps founders and industry leaders build predictable, high-ticket pipelines on LinkedIn using AI-driven content systems. Her clients include founders, consultants, and speakers, among them former Google, Microsoft, and Amazon executives and TEDx speakers who want to turn organic content into consistent inbound opportunities.
Known for: AI expert & founder of BrandWise
Company: brandwise
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24. Peter Nieves
Peter Nieves is the founder of Nieves IP Law Group and an award-winning IP attorney with 27+ years of experience managing multi-million dollar global IP portfolios. A patent and trademark prosecutor, litigator, and former adjunct professor of patent law, he has been writing patents on AI and neural networks for over 14 years. Peter teaches creators and businesses how to use AI without getting into legal trouble.
Known for: Award-winning IP lawyer
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25. Lechon Kirb
Lechon Kirb is a creative strategist, producer, and founder working at the intersection of AI, media, and intellectual property. He helps creators, educators, and brands design systems that scale their voice without losing authorship, using AI as leverage, not replacement.
Known for: Creative strategist & producer
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26. John Tighe
John Tighe is a 9x bestselling author, book marketing expert, and business coach. He has spoken about AI at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. A former corporate lawyer, John now works with experts and entrepreneurs helping them publish books that attract their ideal clients and grow their businesses.
Known for: 9x bestselling author & book marketing expert
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27. Adam Connell
Adam Connell is the founder of Blogging Wizard, one of the most popular blogging education sites on the web. Since 2012, he has helped hundreds of thousands of bloggers grow their traffic and monetize their content through actionable strategies and tool recommendations.
Known for: Founder of Blogging Wizard
Company: blogging-wizard
28. AJ Vaden
AJ Vaden is the co-founder of Brand Builders Group, a personal brand strategy firm she runs alongside her husband Rory Vaden. A former partner at a multimillion-dollar consulting firm, she helps mission-driven entrepreneurs build and monetize their personal brands.
Known for: Co-founder of Brand Builders Group
Company: brand-builders-group
29. Alex Brogan
Alex Brogan is an Australian entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Faster Than Normal, a newsletter delivering structured playbooks on 350+ leaders and 380+ companies to 70,000+ subscribers. A former Goldman Sachs investment banker and Australian water polo player, he also co-founded The Intelligence Age newsletter which was acquired by The Neuron.
Known for: Founder of Faster Than Normal
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30. Alex Hormozi
Alex Hormozi co-founded Acquisition.com, a portfolio of companies generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue. He is the bestselling author of $100M Offers and $100M Leads, and has become one of the fastest-growing business creators on social media.
Known for: Bestselling author of $100M Offers & co-founder of Acquisition.com
Company: acquisition-com, skool
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31. Alex Lieberman
Alex Lieberman co-founded Morning Brew, a daily business newsletter that grew to over 4 million subscribers before being acquired by Business Insider. He now invests in and advises early-stage companies while sharing lessons on building businesses through social media.
Known for: Co-founder & former CEO of Morning Brew
Company: morning-brew
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32. Ali Abdaal
Ali Abdaal is a former doctor turned YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and author. His YouTube channel, with over 6 million subscribers, focuses on productivity, tech, and self-improvement. He also hosts the Deep Dive podcast, runs the Productivity Lab, and created the Part-Time YouTuber Academy to help creators thrive.
Known for: Sunday Times bestselling author of Feel-Good Productivity
Visit Ali Abdaal's site · More about Ali Abdaal
33. Amr Awadallah
With over 25 years of experience in scalable systems, big data, and AI, Amr Awadallah is passionate about changing our collective future for the better one startup at a time. As the founder and CEO of Vectara, the trusted GenAI Platform, Amr leads a team of super talented AI engineers who are building a trusted GenAI platform for business data with the benefits of mitigating hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement and data privacy.
Known for: AI Pioneer
Visit Amr Awadallah's site · More about Amr Awadallah
34. Amy Porterfield
Amy Porterfield is a leading online business educator who specializes in helping entrepreneurs create and sell digital courses. She is a New York Times bestselling author and host of the Online Marketing Made Easy podcast with tens of millions of downloads.
Known for: Digital marketing expert & New York Times bestselling author
Visit Amy Porterfield's site · More about Amy Porterfield
35. Andreea Matei
Andreea Matei founded Launch Grow Joy in 2011 after selling her successful t-shirt business. After getting her products featured in more than 600 stores, on TV, on celebrities, in magazines and in online media, Andreea made it her mission to teach other e-commerce entrepreneurs how to grow their product sales through the power of PR.
Known for: Ecommerce PR Expert
Visit Andreea Matei's site · More about Andreea Matei
36. Andrew Guttormsen
Andrew Guttormsen is the co-founder of Circle, the modern community platform for creators. He leads the business side of Circle and has helped grow the platform into one of the most popular community tools in the creator economy.
Known for: Co-founder of Circle
Company: circle
Visit Andrew Guttormsen's site · More about Andrew Guttormsen
37. Ankur Nagpal
Ankur Nagpal is the founder of Carry, a financial platform for creators and business owners. He previously founded and served as CEO of Teachable, the online course platform, which was acquired by Hotmart. Ankur now helps creators and entrepreneurs build wealth through tax-advantaged investing.
Known for: Co-founder of Carry & former CEO of Teachable
Company: carry
Visit Ankur Nagpal's site · More about Ankur Nagpal
38. Antonio Centeno
Antonio Centeno is the founder of Real Men Real Style (RMRS). He is a former Marine Corps Officer with a BA in evolutionary biology and philosophy (Cornell College 98') and an MBA from The University Of Texas at Austin (07'). Antonio studied the science of style in London, Hong Kong, and Bangkok and has created over 5000 videos and articles to help men dress better.
Known for: Serial Entrepreneur
Visit Antonio Centeno's site · More about Antonio Centeno
39. Areg Vardanyan
Areg Vardanyan is the lead product manager for growth at 10Web, an AI-powered website building platform. He brings over 8 years of experience in growth marketing and digital product strategy, and has also served as an adjunct professor at the American University of Armenia.
Known for: Lead product manager, growth at 10Web
Visit Areg Vardanyan's site · More about Areg Vardanyan
40. Arman Assadi
Arman Assadi is the founder and CEO of Steno.ai and co-host of the Alfalfa podcast. A former Googler and 3x founder, he created the EVO Planner (the most crowdfunded planner of all time) and was featured on the cover of Foundr Magazine for leading 13 product launches to 7+ figures.
Known for: Founder and CEO of Steno.ai
Final thoughts on business creators
The best creator to follow is the one you come back to. Pick 2 or 3 from this list, give them a month, and keep the ones you look forward to.
Navid Moazzez
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