# E386 Zach Blume: The Two Paths Into The Creator Economy

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Podcast: [It's No Fluke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-no-fluke-6406125)
Published: 2026-06-16T14:52:15+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shorty-awards/episodes/E386-Zach-Blume-The-Two-Paths-Into-The-Creator-Economy-e3ks8s6
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## Resource

Zach Blume is the co-founder and president of Portal A, an award-winning brand and original content company built for a social world.Portal A has been named Campaign’s Brand Entertainment Agency of the Year, Digiday’s Video Agency of the Year, the Streamy Awards Agency of the Year, and Cynopsis Digital Studio of the Year. The company's work has been viewed over 4 billion times online and received recognition by the One Show, the Clio Awards, Tribeca, Brand Storytelling at Sundance, the Webby Awards, the Shorty Awards, and many others. Portal A has been independent since its founding, and in 2019 took on a strategic investment from Wheelhouse, the next generation entertainment company founded by Brent Montgomery and partner Jimmy Kimmel.

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