THE COLLECTIVE
The YW3 Collective is fueled by our entrepreneurial spirit - partnering with visionary leaders defined by their ingenuity and excellence in their fields. United by a shared ambition to elevate impact, YW3 fosters a vibrant community of pioneers committed to challenging norms and unlocking new possibilities. Together, we’re driving innovation and shaping what’s next in storytelling.
ICONS
Elite Roster of Prolific Talent
EXPERTS
A Collection of Masters Across Industries
ENTREPRENEURS
Partners in Business & Tech
ICONS
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
Instagram: 1.2 M | Facebook: 2.4 M | X: 148K
Annie Leibovitz is a renowned American portrait photographer known for her distinctive and intimate style, celebrated for it’s powerful storytelling ability. She rose to prominence as a photographer for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s and later became the first woman to hold an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. Her globally acclaimed work has been featured in countless magazines, 1OO+ exhibitions, and 10 authored works.
Upcoming: Currently Exhibiting “Stream of Consciousness”, Hauser & Wirth, New York
TONI COLLETTE
Instagram: 217K
Toni’s creative tour de force is backed by a team that can execute every stage of a 360 brand partnership: from pre to post production, creative direction to casting, brand development to brand strategy, marketing and beyond.
In Toni’s 30+ year career, she has never done a Brand Partnership. This marks an exciting new chapter.
Upcoming: Muriels Wedding 30th Anniversary, Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), Starring in Clint Eastwood's final film, Juror #2, Netflix’s Wayward, A French Pursuit and the Thriller Prima Donna.
experts
BESPOKE TEAM
YW3 Expert Network
CATEGORY SPECIALISTS
AD-TECH, GAMING, AI, MUSIC, ART, ENTERTAINMENT
BRAND CREATIVES
DIRECTORS & STRATEGISTS
TALENTED SPECIALISTS
WRITERS, DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, FILMMAKERS
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS
VR, AR, MIXED REALITY, LIVE STREAMING
MICK FLEETWOOD
Instagram: 279K | Facebook: 297K | X: 75K | TT: 513K
As a legendary drummer, producer, and founding member of the iconic band Fleetwood Mac - Mick Fleetwood has played a crucial role in shaping music, style and culture for the last five decades. As the center of gravity for Fleetwood Mac’s creative vision; Mick has prevailed as an anchor of consistency and a shaper of legacy.
In short - he knows how to build a lasting brand. And now, Mick is ready to bring the essence of what he does to new brand partnerships and endeavours that tickle his fancy.
Upcoming 2025: Confidential New Album with famed producer Carl Falk, Fleetwood Mac Documentary directed by Frank Marshall, 50th Anniversary for “The White Album”.
ZeroSpace is a 50,000 sqft state-of-the-art virtual production lab, studio, and hybrid event space in Brooklyn, NY. Specializing in real-time content creation, xR, motion capture, photogrammetry, volumetric capture, virtual avatars, and more.
Jon Kruetzer is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and run businesses in e-commerce, tech, arts & entertainment, live events, and production. He has executed multiple successful crowdfunding campaigns, produced music events and festivals attended by tens of thousands of people, and has led creative productions and campaigns seen by tens of millions. Jon was an early leader in the immersive experiential market creating an award-winning experience in Manhattan that was visited by over 100,000 guests, which won TimeOut Magazine Best of 2019. With ZeroSpace, he built the first and largest fixed install virtual production studio in the Northeast and has executed ground-breaking productions with some of the biggest brands and creators in the world including Arc’Teryx, Lexus, Disney, Amazon, Meta, Sony, Epic Games, Universal Music Group, P&G, Justin Bieber , HBO, Netflix, Warner, Cartier, and Nike.
Entrepreneurs
Incubated at Andrew Ng's AI Fund, Speechlab is at the forefront of generative speech AI technology. Its foundational models for audio processing, voice cloning, and text-to-speech are powering products in automated dubbing, and real-time speech-to-speech translation.
In addition to speech translation, the company is partnering with Andrew Ng's deeplearning.ai. to use its voice cloning and low latency speech synthesis to generate podcasts from newsletters, update recorded programming, and power conversational avatars.
Lore Machine is an AI Story Visualization System. Allowing us to turn text based storytelling into multimedia adventures. It’s generative AI at it’s best and is a tool that allows marketers to step outside of collaborating with LLMs and start developing, visualizing and creating content with immersive narrative design.
Lore Machine can assist markets in creating beat sheets, storyboards and then bringing those concepts to life in deliverables ranging from graphic novels to podcasts and videos.
The world’s largest independent newsletter. Your digital bestfriend. A trailblazer in newsletter(s), with access to a highly engaged community
Since hitting send on the first Daily Skimm email over a decade ago, Carly and Danielle have cultivated a trusted community that reaches more than 16 million women. As their audience has matured, so has theSkimm, evolving beyond a singular newsletter into an award-winning ecosystem that includes dedicated newsletters in money, wellness, parenting, and shopping, a career podcast, an in-house creative agency, and a commerce arm that performs at 3x the industry standard. They’ve been featured on a number of prominent lists including: Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media, Vanity Fair's The Next Establishment, Fortune’s 40 Under 40, Variety’s Power of Women, and Adweek Young Influentials.
The unrivaled leader in influencer media,marketing and measurement
Ryan Detert has brought top influencers, Fortune 500 brands, press, and financing to his venture-backed company. Through Influential, Detert has led campaigns for top advertising agencies and holding companies, and for global brands like Walmart, Nestle, NFL, NBA, Nike, McDonalds, Toyota, General Mills, Unilever, and even The United Nations and World Health Organization. Detert has also forged exclusive partnerships with dozens of technology and media partners, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, IBM Watson, Oracle Data Cloud, IRI, and WME, which came in as an investor in Influential’s most recent Series B round of funding.
