""Our entire career has been about finding people like us," said Samir Chaudry, speaking to me just days after the event. "Using YouTube as a way to meet other people who are into the same things as us. And I think what's been really wonderful is the space has grown to a point where a lot of people are into this thing... probably because a lot of people have always been into storytelling.""
""We've just reached a point in time, in 2025, that [creator careers are] an established model. You can support yourself doing it. Traditional Hollywood is interested. Fortune 500 brands are interested. So it felt like a really great moment to bring our community together and put a flag in the ground by hosting our first big event.""
Colin and Samir launched Press Publish NYC as a sold-out, application-only summit held at Skylight at The Refinery in Brooklyn with sponsorship from Microsoft, Adobe, YouTube, and Spotify. The event convened more than 400 creators, storytellers, and media leaders with a combined audience reach exceeding 300 million followers. Programming emphasized the human element of storytelling, community-building, and creativity as a viable, sustainable career path. The summit positioned creator careers in 2025 as an established model attracting interest from traditional Hollywood and Fortune 500 brands, while rooting sessions in enduring storytelling values rather than pursuit of scale.
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