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CREATORS/INFLUENCERS: WHY CREATIVITY AND INFLUENCE MATTER

February 07, 2020
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sierra

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February 05, 2019
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Pacific II

Eyal Baumel

CEO,
Yoola
Eyal is the CEO of Yoola, an entertainment company and a YouTube multi-channel network (MCN) that works with creators and brands to develop, distribute, license, promote, and monetize content and products. The Yoola network generates over 10 billion monthly views, has more than 1.5 billion subscribers, and manages 300 YouTube creators and channels with more than 1 million subscribers each.

Among Yoola’s partners are Anastasia AKA Like Nastya (the most popular YouTuber in the world), Ian Somerhalder, Blossom, Brian Maps, So Yummy, Slivki Show, and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.

Prior to Yoola, Eyal was the co-founder of Bites, a voting-based participation platform that allowed publishers, influencers, and brands to discover public opinion and increase engagement, distribution, and monetization by creating polls and trivia questions. The Bites platform partnered with Fox Sports, Miami Heat, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Eat24, and VegasInsider, as well as influencers such as Justin Bieber, Usher, and Ariana Grande via the Bkstg app, and international TV shows like Master Chef and Big Brother.

Eyal holds a BA in Communication and New Media studies from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC). Eyal is also a graduate of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program at the IDC, the Merage Executive Leadership Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program at Harvard Business School.