In my Midyear Macrotrend Update, I’d mentioned Offline, an agency that recently launched with the thesis that “community hosts are the new influencers.” Speaking with Amy Francombe for Vogue Business, Offline founder Andrew Roth further explains that, “ An influencer or a content creator is focused on producing content — their value is aesthetic or... See more

As the ability to hold a conversation or ‘work a room’ becomes less common, it also becomes more desirable. When nobody knows how to have fun at a party, being ‘the life of the party’ is an enviable characteristic. Our desperate desire for genuine human interaction is repositioning interpersonal skills, individuality, and generally ‘charisma,’ as a... See more