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Jerry Won is a renowned keynote speaker and creative entrepreneur who speaks on creator economy, storytelling, and the Asian American experience. He is Founder & CEO of Asian Creator House, the premier community and events platform for Asian content creators, and host of the Asian Creator Awards. Business Insider recently named Jerry one of the Top 23 Creator Economy Experts to Follow.

He also is the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, an Asian American storytelling company home to the award winning Dear Asian Americans Podcast, whose guests include Vice President Kamala Harris.

His speaking and brand partners include The White House, SXSW, Harvard Business School, Kajabi, Google, Pepsi, Meta, Toyota, McDonald’s, and more. Jerry has been featured for his expertise in Forbes, Business Insider, and LinkedIn and is a inaugural advisory board member ForbesAPEX.

Jerry earned his B.S. from USC Marshall and MBA from Michigan Ross, where he served as President of the Student Government Association. He lives in Southern California with his wife Kyunghwa and children.

Creator Track

The Changing Faces of the Creator Economy

Location: Room 207CD

Friday, June 28

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm

Featuring: Avi Gandhi, Jerry Won, AyChristene and more

Just five years ago, the words "creator" and "influencer" conjured images of young, white, good-looking people producing vlogs, thirst traps, and gaming livestreams for similarly young audiences. Today, with 200 million creators globally and up to 35% of the US population involved in the creator economy, the faces of the creator economy have changed for the better — giving voice to the expertise, experiences, and interests of a broader spectrum of creators and consumers. In this panel, we talk to leading voices of underrepresented groups of creators to learn how the space is changing — for better or worse — and what creators can do to be successful both in spite of and because of their underrepresented backgrounds.

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