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Q&A with our CEO and Founder, Laurie Buckle

To celebrate Small Business Saturday, we sat down with Laurie Buckle, our CEO and founder for a quick Q&A! She answered a few fun questions about running her own business, including her inspiration behind the name CookIt Media and her go-to power lunch. What inspired you to start your own business? Laurie: Entrepreneurs run in […]

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CookIt Media has officially been in business for five years! This anniversary feels particularly significant as about half of businesses fail before they reach this milestone. While we celebrate the expertise and ingenuity of our team, we also acknowledge the many advantages and opportunities we’ve been afforded throughout our growth. We know that many hard-working […]

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Our friends at @odysseyentertainmentgroup recently hosted an incredible team + creator retreat in Los Angeles and brought together several industry friends for a night out in West Hollywood. 🌴 Our VP of Partnerships @molls.benton joined Jess of @shinetalentgroup, Molly of @vraiofficial, and Paige from Odyssey to celebrate the amazing work each team is doing and the growth still to come!

In a space that can often feel competitive, this night was a reminder that collaboration is where the real magic happens. There’s so much to gain when we come together to learn from one another, support each other, and share what we’ve built. 🤝

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Our friends at @odysseyentertainmentgroup recently hosted an incredible team + creator retreat in Los Angeles and brought together several industry friends for a night out in West Hollywood. 🌴 Our VP of Partnerships @molls.benton joined Jess of @shinetalentgroup, Molly of @vraiofficial, and Paige from Odyssey to celebrate the amazing work each team is doing and the growth still to come!

In a space that can often feel competitive, this night was a reminder that collaboration is where the real magic happens. There’s so much to gain when we come together to learn from one another, support each other, and share what we’ve built. 🤝

We are incredibly proud of @grillin_with_dad, who was invited to speak at a corporate conference for a legacy media agency with Fortune 500 clients. Hosted by @google at their Chicago office, @lauriebuck had the good fortune to join him and watch as he entertained the crowd (ask him about the grilled alligator incident!) and enlightened them about what it’s really like to be a creator, from his early days in social media to now, with more than 3.5M followers across all platforms! 🙌

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We are incredibly proud of @grillin_with_dad, who was invited to speak at a corporate conference for a legacy media agency with Fortune 500 clients. Hosted by @google at their Chicago office, @lauriebuck had the good fortune to join him and watch as he entertained the crowd (ask him about the grilled alligator incident!) and enlightened them about what it’s really like to be a creator, from his early days in social media to now, with more than 3.5M followers across all platforms! 🙌

Our EVP @molls.benton just returned from the first-ever Talent Manager Summit in Austin, TX. ✈️ Each month, the CookIt team meets with fellow managers and agency owners to discuss the current state of influencer marketing - this time they brought it from Google Meet to IRL! Meeting with an amazing group of both agency owners and female solopreneurs, the group spent two days discussing everything from company and team goals, how to be the best manager for your talent, ways to work best with fellow brands/agencies and of course ate their way through Austin! 🫶🌮

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Our EVP @molls.benton just returned from the first-ever Talent Manager Summit in Austin, TX. ✈️ Each month, the CookIt team meets with fellow managers and agency owners to discuss the current state of influencer marketing - this time they brought it from Google Meet to IRL! Meeting with an amazing group of both agency owners and female solopreneurs, the group spent two days discussing everything from company and team goals, how to be the best manager for your talent, ways to work best with fellow brands/agencies and of course ate their way through Austin! 🫶🌮

Three days in New York…

Three excellent meals (@themodernnyc, @leveaudor, @bungalowny)

4 client visits

One team and talent meeting at Grand Central’s sort of secret @thecampbellnyc

An elegant and enlightening @cherrybombe Council breakfast at @ladureeus in SoHo (macarons included)

A stop for @fortycarrots froyo at the downtown @bloomingdales (IFYKYK)

And a perfect day at the @cherrybombe Jubilee, where I got to catch up with @doriegreenspan, try a Gingham Matcha shortbread cookie made with @kerrygoldusa Butter, eat a chocolate fish and be inspired by @asmakhanlondon, @edeneats, @zaynab_issa, @woldyareyes, @kerrybombe (to name a few) and the real @gloriasteinem, who ended her conversation with Amy Richards by encouraging all of us to create community and dance!

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Three days in New York…

Three excellent meals (@themodernnyc, @leveaudor, @bungalowny)

4 client visits

One team and talent meeting at Grand Central’s sort of secret @thecampbellnyc

An elegant and enlightening @cherrybombe Council breakfast at @ladureeus in SoHo (macarons included)

A stop for @fortycarrots froyo at the downtown @bloomingdales (IFYKYK)

And a perfect day at the @cherrybombe Jubilee, where I got to catch up with @doriegreenspan, try a Gingham Matcha shortbread cookie made with @kerrygoldusa Butter, eat a chocolate fish and be inspired by @asmakhanlondon, @edeneats, @zaynab_issa, @woldyareyes, @kerrybombe (to name a few) and the real @gloriasteinem, who ended her conversation with Amy Richards by encouraging all of us to create community and dance!

@cookinginthemidwest’s weekend was one for the books! 🍞🧀🍅 What started as a simple, delicious Garlic Toast Meatball Sandwich recipe in partnership with @thenybakery quickly turned into a viral moment. Across platforms, his content - both the original and an ASMR version - gained over 33 million views (and counting!). Head to @cookinginthemidwest’s page and check out the ASMR version! 🎤

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@cookinginthemidwest’s weekend was one for the books! 🍞🧀🍅 What started as a simple, delicious Garlic Toast Meatball Sandwich recipe in partnership with @thenybakery quickly turned into a viral moment. Across platforms, his content - both the original and an ASMR version - gained over 33 million views (and counting!). Head to @cookinginthemidwest’s page and check out the ASMR version! 🎤

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Q&A with our CEO and Founder, Laurie Buckle

We’d Love to Help Your Small Business Grow!