Ed Simpson Leaves Wheelhouse to Launch Creator Economy Investment Venture
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Peter White
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Summary
Ed Simpson, former chief strategy officer and longtime consigliere to Wheelhouse founder Brent Montgomery, is leaving the company after 15 years to launch his own investment venture focused on the creator economy. Simpson is reportedly in talks to invest in multiple YouTube channels, capitalizing on the platform's growth as the world's largest streaming service and the expanding creator space.
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Simpson, a longtime consigliere to Wheelhouse founder Brent Montgomery, left the company after working with the Pawn Stars producer for 15 years.
Deadline understands Simpson is in talks to invest in a number of YouTube channels, eyeing the rapidly growing creator space for his own company.
It comes as YouTube continues to grow as the world's largest streaming service and has started bringing together some of its top creators.
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