How He Got the Obamas & IShowSpeed Behind His Doc + Willa Bennett & Netflix Big Hit
On this episode of AvA LIVE: Cosmopolitan and Seventeen editor-in-chief Willa Bennett joins the show from the set of her YouTube series Blind Date to talk about getting her start at Seventeen and GQ, how she picks a cover star, and the new Hunger Games covers. She also plays a round of Blind Rankings with the week’s best Halloween costumes and shares advice for her younger self in the debut of Say It Loud with Wispr Flow. Outshine Talent founder Barbara Jones explains how she pivoted from influencer marketing to representing TikTok creators, the Tubi x TikTok Creatorverse deal, and why sports creators are a growing part of her business. NWSL VP of Sporting Sarah Gregorius, a two-time Olympian for New Zealand, breaks down the rapid growth of women’s soccer and takes a live question from Hofstra student Sienna. Minimum Wage stars Luke Burke and Randall Park talk about the Netflix hit’s short-form format, and react to real boss-to-assistant texts in a game of “How Would You Respond?” Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot closes the show with the story behind his new documentary The Eyes of Ghana, from a chance discovery in Accra to partnering with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and IShowSpeed. PLUS: Warner debuts a new segment, Lights, Camera, Action; Stella returns with The Rollout, her one-minute movie marketing rundown; and we announce the October Assistants of the Month