team cookit
For starters, we love what we do. We love strategizing with our creators, helping them achieve their creative and financial goals. We love brainstorming with our brand clients, helping them craft campaign concepts that align with their goals. And we love bringing our creators and brands together to make some marketing magic.
We know that the secret to success in this business lies in the hands of expert creators who inspire, educate and entertain an audience loyal to them and their content. At CookIt, that expertise always leads the conversation between influencer and brand. Both are invited to our virtual table where they have the opportunity to talk, share goals and create a true partnership.
We are a boutique talent management agency representing a growing number of the top food creators in the business.
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT
MEDIA KITS AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
ADMIN SUPPORT, INCLUDING INVOICING AND TIMELY PAYMENTS
EDUCATION AND GROWTH STRATEGY
We are storytellers and strategy pros, the team you need to manage your influencer plan and deliver (exceed!) the results you want to see.
PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY AND CAMPAIGN CONCEPTION
TALENT CASTING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
CREATIVE BRIEFS AND LICENSING
CONTRACTING AND CUSTOM REPORTING
KIND WORDS
Alyssa Werner, Brand Partnerships & Influencer Managaement
Two weeks until Thanksgiving, and the CookIt roster is already in the kitchen!
From classic sides to holiday desserts, you could build an entire Thanksgiving menu from the recipes they’re sharing right now. 🥧
When food and hosting take center stage, count on the roster for timely, captivating content!
Featured recipes…
1️⃣ @imashleybreannn’s Mac and Cheese
2️⃣ @maryswholelife’s Roasted Carrots with Whipped Goat Cheese, Hot Honey & Pistachios (in partnership with @nichols.farms)
3️⃣ @cooking_with_rocco’s Maple Brussels Sprouts Salad
4️⃣ @erekav’s Maple-Orange Braised Sweet Potatoes
5️⃣ @cookwithci’s Southern Fried Cabbage
6️⃣ @erinliveswhole’s Apple Crumble Cheesecake
7️⃣ @bitsbitesblog’s Harvest Crisp Martini
Welcome to the CookIt roster, @mikekubiesa! 🎉
Cooking at Halas Hall, the @chicagobears’ headquarters. Fueling teams on travel days. Meals for celebrities and professional athletes. As a trained chef, Mike has built a career on flavor and technique, and he co-authored True Roots, a New York Times bestselling cookbook. 📚
That same standard shows up in his content: recipe first, quick cuts, and food that looks as good as it tastes.
Great food. Great content. Real impact. That’s the Mike trifecta!
Video calls are great, but nothing replaces time in person! 💛
With the CookIt team spread across the country from LA to Chicago to New York, we make face-to-face connections a priority. They truly strengthen our working relationships, and it’s one of the ways we show up for our talent!
Here’s @carly_vanderlee, one of our incredible Talent Managers, meeting up with @theproteinsnackqueen from her roster! It was their first time meeting in person, at Oakville Restaurant in Chicago, where they talked everything from personal life to strategy for upcoming content and where Ashley is at with everything. 🫶
Last week in LA, @ainttooproudtomeg celebrated her Charcuterie Board Deck with a co-branded event alongside @columbusmeats. This partnership is one @ronninicole has been working on with Meg since February, and it’s so rewarding to see it go from pitch deck to reality!
So much of what we do happens on screens, but this is the part we love most: bringing everyone together in the same room to celebrate the work behind the scenes. Because real partnerships go far beyond a one-off deal. 💛
If any of this sounds relatable... it might just be your sign that you’re ready for management! 🙌
We asked three members of our team (@molls.benton, @ronninicole, @lauriebuck) when a creator knows it’s time, and their answers had a lot in common. Your inbox is feeling overwhelming with the number of brands reaching out. You’re reviewing contracts, sending invoices, and trying to come up with out-of-the-box ideas, and you can see how much more efficiently things would run with a team behind you. Somewhere along the way, the back end of your business started taking time away from the very thing you started this for: creating.
If that sounds like you, head to www.cookit-media.com and fill out the Talent Inquiry form (under the Contact tab) - someone from our team will get back to you! 💛
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