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Founder of Creator Economy NYC | Head of Content Creators at Kickstarter | Co-Founder of Siftsy

This might be the most unexpected moment at Creator Economy NYC yet... Last month, Sebastian Paredes asked our panel about balancing his corporate identity as a staffing firm CEO with his talent as a Spanish rap battle artist. The panel's answer? Let's hear it live. *cue impromptu beatboxing (from yours truly) and freestyle session* Beyond the spontaneous fun, it perfectly demonstrated what we'd been discussing about personal branding: The magic often lives in the contrast. We spent the panel talking about embracing your full identity — then watched Sebastian do exactly that, transforming from CEO to (very skilled) battle rapper in seconds. The most memorable creators (& founders) aren't the ones who fit neatly into a box — they're the ones who bring their full spectrum of talents to the table. A staffing CEO who dominates rap battles? That's not a conflict. That's your superpower. In a world of sameness, your unique combination of talents is your edge. Don't dim one light to let another shine. Let 'em amplify each other. And at Creator Economy NYC, we don't just talk about it. We live it. -- I promise the full clip is worth the watch, but if you want to fast forward to the beatboxing its at 0:50

Brett Dashevsky

Founder of Creator Economy NYC | Head of Content Creators at Kickstarter | Co-Founder of Siftsy

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Our whole panel on personal branding was packed full of insights, and you can tune into the full thing as if you were there here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEfYZAw5zIo&t=2455s

Jack Appleby

Director, Social Media | Work: Microsoft, Beats By Dre, Verizon, Twitch, Morning Brew, Rock Band, Community (six seasons and a movie!) & a slew of video games.

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This was BANANAS.

Sebastian Paredes

Founder & CEO @Interlix Staffing | Elite Remote Professionals & Software Developers for Your Business | Former Pro Rap Battler

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Hahaha thank you so much for this! It was an incredible event. After this I added the rap battle title on my LinkedIn! So I answered my question

Ashley Sonlin, MBA

Sr. Content Strategist @ Influent | TikTok: 500K | Marketing Obsessed | Creator Economy | Amputee🦿

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This is completely unrelated but when I was in Japan last year we ended up sitting in a restaurant next to the organizers of the Grand Beatbox Battle (giant international competition happening there that year). We all ended up going out together after and they beatboxed for us on the fly. It was insane.

Parker Yablon

Co-Founder of Elevation Nation | People Consulting @ EY | Speaker | Producer of Elevation Nation Podcast

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Dude crushed it

Noorani Ladhani

Canadian Marketing Association I Empowering Brands to Be Bold and Scale Strategically

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Can't even put into words how much I love this!!! Founders/creators can (and should) be multifaceted and spaces that encourage this are SO important.

Charlie Chang

Helping entrepreneurs build a better business | Overseas staffing (Paired), systems, content strategy, & more.

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Love how unpredictable this was lol. His energy is 🔥🔥

Richard Paredes

CMO @Interlix Staffing | Helping Businesses Grow their Team with Premium Talent from Latin America 🌎 |

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Always Killing it hahahahaha

Evan M. Gallagher, MBM

Film and Video Editor | Director of Tandem Film Co.

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Wow, what an insane/great problem to have. I wish I was a part of this crowd!

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