[ Who we are ]

We are the world's leading thought leadership content agency.

We put world-class content teams behind the greatest living minds.

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[ What we do ]

A proven content engine behind world-class minds.

We run all three phases of content, so our clients only have to do the part nobody else can: think.

01 · Pre-production

We find the idea.

Every piece starts with research and a script built for the platform it lives on.

Ideation

Research

Scripting

Strategy

02 · Production

We make it.

On-site filming, editing and packaging that holds up next to anything on YouTube.

Filming

Editing

Titles

Thumbnails

03 · Post-production

We ship it.

Full social media management, from the caption to the comment section.

Captioning

Posting

Engaging

Reporting

Four core deliverables. We script, produce, package and publish each one.

Long-form video

Long-form video

YouTube episodes and talks

YouTube episodes and talks

Short-form video

Short-form video

Reels, TikToks, Shorts

Reels, TikToks, Shorts

Written post

Written post

X threads and LinkedIn

X threads and LinkedIn

Carousel

Carousel

Swipeable ideas

Swipeable ideas

[ The proof ]

The receipts,
client by client.

[ YouTube + Social ]

Daniel Pink

#1 New York Times bestselling author of 7 books and the leading voice on human motivation.

Daniel Pink

@danielpink

How To Fix Your Attention Span (Before It's Too Late)

4.6M views

YouTube

Dan came to us with a world-class body of work and a YouTube channel almost nobody watched. We turned his research into videos built for today's audience, and the channel grew from 5K to over 270K subscribers.

[ What we did ]

  • Defined his ideal audience and rebuilt his YouTube for the next generation

  • Scripted, filmed and packaged long-form videos, titles and thumbnails

  • Ran a short-form blitz across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and X

  • Repackaged every winning idea into carousels, threads and clips

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YouTube subscribers

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Video views (117M+ impressions)

Video views (117M+ impressions)

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New followers across platforms

New followers across platforms

[ Brand build + Podcast ]

The Inner Game

The brand behind Tim Gallwey's 1974 classic, the bestselling sports-psychology book of all time, now a mental performance app led by CEO Ryan Sweeney.

The Inner Game

@theinnergame

The Inner Game Podcast, Episode 1

78.7K views

YouTube

The Inner Game had the most timeless idea in peak performance and no modern voice. We built the account from zero to 328K Instagram followers in 12 months, then launched The Inner Game Podcast in October 2026.

[ What we did ]

  • Built the brand from zero across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube

  • Turned 50 years of Gallwey's teaching into short-form for a new generation of athletes and performers

  • Produced The Genius Series talk with Tim Gallwey and Ryan Sweeney

  • Launched and produce The Inner Game Podcast end to end, guests include Pete Carroll and Bob Bowman

from zero to

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Instagram followers in 12 months

Instagram followers in 12 months

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Instagram views in 3 months

Instagram views in 3 months

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YouTube views on Podcast Episode 1, in its first 12 days

YouTube views on Podcast Episode 1, in its first 12 days

[ Scripted long-form + short-form ]

Dr. Sahar Yousef

Cognitive neuroscientist at UC Berkeley. The science of focus, energy, and doing what matters.

Dr. Sahar Yousef

@drsaharyousef

Neuroscientist Explains: Why You Can't Focus Anymore (and 6 Fixes)

1.29M views

YouTube

We write all of Sahar's short-form and long-form, turning lab-grade neuroscience into videos built for the feed. In five weeks her new long-form run pulled more than 3M views. And early October 2026, she landed on The Diary of a CEO.

[ What we did ]

  • Scripted every long-form YouTube video, from idea to final title

  • Wrote and produced her short-form across YouTube Shorts, Instagram and TikTok

  • Packaged each video with thumbnails and titles built to travel

  • Turned her Berkeley research into ideas people actually want to watch

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Views on her last 3 long-form videos, in 5 weeks

Views on her last 3 long-form videos, in 5 weeks

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Views in 7 days on her newest long-form

Views in 7 days on her newest long-form

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YouTube subscribers / Instagram followers

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Just aired: Sahar sits down with Steven Bartlett.

[ Featured on The Diary of a CEO ]

No.1 Neuroscientist Reveals How To Unlock Superhuman Focus & Perfect Memory!

430K views

430K views

Aired 15 Oct 2026 on YouTube

[ YouTube + Social ]

Jesse Itzler

Entrepreneur, author of Living with a SEAL, co-founder of Marquis Jet and co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks.

Jesse Itzler

@jesseitzler

"I've been running for over 30 years. And I've never won a race." (Runningman carousel)

3.3M views

Instagram

Jesse already had the stories. We built the system that ships them every day across YouTube and social, grew his audience by nearly 2M followers, and helped turn his Big Ass Calendar into a household name.

[ What we did ]

  • Volume-to-Validation Loop: posted at high volume, identified the winners, then doubled down and remixed them

  • Creative repackaging: turned every winning idea into new formats

  • Content waterfall: one idea cascaded into long-form, Shorts, carousels and posts across every platform

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Followers grown across social platforms

Followers grown across social platforms

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YouTube subscribers, built on Shorts and scripted talking-head videos

YouTube subscribers, built on Shorts and scripted talking-head videos

[ YouTube launch + Social ]

Charles Duhigg

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators.

Charles Duhigg

@charlesduhigg

How To Be Charismatic (It's Not Personality)

549K views

YouTube

We took a Pulitzer winner with a quiet social presence and built a full content engine around his ideas. Instagram nearly tripled, a brand-new YouTube channel passed 28K subscribers, and his top video hit 549K views.

[ What we did ]

  • Launched and run his YouTube channel: scripted, edited, titled and thumbnailed

  • Film new short-form and repackage his best ideas for every platform

  • Write his X threads and LinkedIn posts from his books and reporting

  • Built content that feeds his Supercommunicators live program

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Instagram followers in 5 months

Instagram followers in 5 months

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Instagram followers / YouTube subscribers

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Impressions across platforms since May

Impressions across platforms since May

[ Full content ecosystem ]

David Epstein

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, The Sports Gene and Inside the Box.

David Epstein

@davidepstein

Why The Fittest Athletes Are Quietly Dropping Dead

1.07M views

YouTube

David came to us to build an audience before his new book, Inside the Box. We turned decades of reporting into content people share, and grew a high-intent audience across every platform plus a YouTube channel from zero.

[ What we did ]

  • Defined who he is for and widened his audience beyond the Range reader

  • Turned his journalism and research into short, story-led videos and carousels

  • Posted at volume, found the winners, then doubled down and remixed them

  • Built and runs his YouTube channel end to end ahead of Inside the Box

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Followers across platforms in 10 months

Followers across platforms in 10 months

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YouTube subscribers, channel built from zero

YouTube subscribers, channel built from zero

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Impressions in 10 months

Impressions in 10 months

[ Brand launch · Started Oct 1, 2026 ]

Bob Bowman

Michael Phelps' coach and Texas Director of Swimming & Diving, the most decorated Olympic coach in history.

Bob Bowman

@coach_bowman

Training for the Worst Possible Conditions

Bob Bowman has more Olympic gold to his name than any coach alive, and almost none of it lived on his own channels. We started on October 1. In two weeks we grew his audience by more than 50K followers and built a newsletter funnel that already has nearly 2K subscribers.

[ What we did ]

  • Built his brand system from 40 years of talks, books and interviews → one clear voice

  • Filmed and posted short-form daily from Oct 1 → +50K followers in 2 weeks

  • Built a "Comment CHAMP" newsletter funnel → nearly 2K email subscribers

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New followers in our first two weeks

New followers in our first two weeks

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Likes on a single reel

Likes on a single reel

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Email subscribers from the newsletter funnel we built

Email subscribers from the newsletter funnel we built

[ Viral content ]

Week one on @coach_bowman.

The Power of Visualization

260K likes

260K likes

Instagram Reel

40 Years Coaching Olympians. Now I'm Sharing Everything

34K likes

34K likes

Instagram Reel

[ Brand build from zero ]

Leanne ten Brinke

UBC psychology professor, expert on dark personalities and deception, author of Poisonous People.

3 Signs Someone Lying

1.1M views

1.1M views

Instagram Reel

Leanne ten Brinke

@leannetenbrinke

Leanne had decades of research and no social presence. We built her accounts from scratch and grew her to 120K followers, which made her the go-to voice on dark personalities and put her on The Mel Robbins Podcast and The Diary of a CEO.

[ What we did ]

  • Set up her accounts from zero and defined exactly who she serves

  • Clarified her brand promise as the go-to expert on dark personalities

  • Ran our Volume-to-Validation loop: post at volume, find winners, remix them in her voice

  • Built her a book-launch audience for Poisonous People

Sprout Social, Oct 2025 to May 2026: audience 1,126 to 119,345 (+114K)

Sprout Social, Oct 2025 to May 2026: audience 1,126 to 119,345 (+114K)

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Followers across platforms, accounts built from scratch

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Views on her top reel

Views on her top reel

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Views across her Diary of a CEO and Mel Robbins episodes

Views across her Diary of a CEO and Mel Robbins episodes

From zero followers to the biggest shows in podcasting.

[ Featured on The Diary of a CEO ]

Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They're Lying To You

7.7M views

7.7M views

Septembet 2026 on YouTube

[ Featured on The Diary of a CEO ]

[ Featured on The Mel Robbins Podcast ]

The Manipulation Expert: 4 Hidden Signs You’re Dealing With a Toxic Person

1.4M views

1.4M views

July 2026 on YouTube

[ Featured on The Mel Robbins Podcast ]

[ Short-form · Past client ]

Scott Galloway

NYU Stern professor, serial entrepreneur and host of the Prof G and Pivot podcasts.

Scott Galloway

@profgalloway

Scott Galloway sizzle, cut by [sei]

Scott had the sharpest takes in business. We cut them for social, and his Instagram grew from 400K to 1M followers while his YouTube added 125K+ subscribers in under three months.

[ What we did ]

  • Ideated and produced 25 short-form videos

  • Cut his sharpest takes on business, money and young men into clips built for social

  • Packaged every clip for Instagram and YouTube Shorts

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Instagram followers

Instagram followers

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YouTube subscribers in under 3 months

YouTube subscribers in under 3 months

[ Book launch · Past client ]

Malcolm Gladwell

#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink, and host of Revisionist History.

Revenge of the Tipping Point launch campaign

NYT bestseller

NYT bestseller

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X

Malcolm Gladwell

@malcolmgladwell

Malcolm trusted us with the launch of Revenge of the Tipping Point. We revived his message on social for a new generation, grew his audience by 80K in under 45 days, and helped carry the book to the bestseller list.

[ What we did ]

  • Planned and ran the full book-launch content campaign

  • Balanced value-driven ideas with launch promotion so the feed never felt like an ad

  • Turned his best-known ideas, from Outliers to Blink, into reels, carousels and quotes

  • Published across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and X

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Followers in under 45 days

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Views on his top launch video

Views on his top launch video

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Bestseller, Revenge of the Tipping Point

Bestseller, Revenge of the Tipping Point

[ Our own brand ]

We did it for ourselves first.

We do for ourselves what we do for clients. [sei] grew its own audience to 500K, then launched The Genius Series: the world's greatest living minds, one 15-minute talk, on the most advanced stage ever built for ideas.

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Genius Talks in Season One

Genius Talks in Season One

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Impressions across the season

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Average views on our last two Talks

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Followers on [sei]'s own Instagram + TikTok

Followers on [sei]'s own Instagram + TikTok

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