Clout Nine

Hosted by Alex Drachnik, Clout Nine dives into the real world of social media. How people built online careers, what they were doing before the internet found them, and how gaining massive online popularity affects their mental health, relationships, and daily lives. Each episode features creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone who has built a full-time living online sharing the unfiltered stories behind their screens. Clout Nine pulls back the curtain on the digital world we are living in.

Clout Nine is a comedy podcast hosted by Alex Drachnik, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Alex Drachnik hosts Clout Nine, a comedy show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  How to Build a Comedy Career From Scratch When Nobody Hands You One w/ Max Meisel

  Aug 5, 20261h 13mS1

  Max Meisel spent 15 years failing at acting before he realized stand-up comedy was his real calling. Three years in, he's on his first headline tour, the LA Sober Tour, doing a full hour on stage, booking his own dates, and running the whole operation like a one-man business. In this episode of Clout Nine, Alex sits down with Max to talk about what it actually takes to build a career when nobody is handing you opportunities. From throwing his first comedy show in the back of a Polish restaurant (he expected 70 people, 143 showed up) to spending 13 months on the road across 60 cities as a feature act, Max breaks down the mindset behind staying obsessed and doing the work whether the show goes well or not. We get into: Why acting felt impossible and stand-up finally clicked Building your own shows instead of waiting for permission Life as an independent comedian with no manager and no agent What 60 cities on the road teaches you about connecting with any crowd Rewriting jokes city by city so they land everywhere Choosing your career over dating (and whether you can have both) Why he'd celebrate if the internet disappeared tomorrow Burning Man, putting the phone away, and staying present If you've ever felt like you're grinding toward something that hasn't clicked yet, this one's for you. Follow Max: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxmeisel86/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MaxMeiselComedy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaxMeiselComedy/ Tour dates and tickets: http://maxmeisel.com Clout Nine Podcast sponsored by DRAX Social Hosted by Alex Drachnik @drachnik Want to learn how to make high-converting content that doesn't suck? Find out how - https://draxsocial.systeme.io/coursewelcomeSocial Media Video Production Agency - https://draxsocial.com/Follow Clout Nine on IG - https://www.instagram.com/cloutninepodFollow Clout Nine on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cloutninepodListen to Clout Nine on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1iYkp7URKxv2G9CqlPSyXV?si=467bf03a09874c15Listen to Clout Nine on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/clout-nine/id1858319756

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  Episode #27

  How LA’s "Man of Mystery" Produces Secret Creator & Celebrity Events w/ Caleb Serban-Lawler

  Jul 22, 20261h 7mS1

  Caleb Serban-Lawler is the ultimate LA man of mystery. If you've been to a major creator event, festival, or influencer party in LA, you've likely walked right past him, or he was the reason you were there in the first place. He’s the bridge between the biggest creators, top-tier brands, and the chaotic world of event production. In this episode of Clout Nine, Caleb breaks down how he navigated his way to the center of the LA creator scene, the reality of the "creator house" era, why the landscape of viral content is shifting, and how to actually network in a town built on fake connections. Follow Caleb: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calebserbanlawler/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calebserbanlawlerr YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calebserbanlawler Subscribe to Clout Nine for new episodes every week. Hit the bell so you never miss a conversation.

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  Episode #26

  Why Playing It Safe Kills Your Music Career: Dark Techno Music Producer w/ Lucille Croft

  Jul 8, 202659 minS1

  In this episode of Clout Nine, host Alex Drachnik sits down with dark techno music producer, DJ, vocalist, and creative director Lucille Croft. Lucille opens up about her underground origins, shifting from modeling and fashion design into music, her unique FL Studio production workflow, and how she builds immersive creative worlds around her upcoming EP, "Doctor Red". If you are an independent music artist trying to navigate the music industry, find your creative flow state, or understand why playing it safe is completely killing modern artistry, this raw conversation is a must-watch. 🌐 WHERE TO FIND LUCILLE CROFT: You can keep up with Lucille's dark techno journey, upcoming EP releases, and character universe drops right here: Spotify, Apple Music, & Streaming: https://open.spotify.com/artist/270fGluVXrZVyTNECXbrsy?si=JlFnJEu9TEej8qBWWi4xsg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucillecroft/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lucillecroft YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lucillecroft Hosted by Alex Drachnik, Clout Nine dives into the real world of building an online career, social media strategy, and the unfiltered stories behind the screen. 🔔 Subscribe for more music industry interviews, music production workflows, and raw conversations with underground legends. 🎙️ ABOUT CLOUT NINE: Hosted by Alex Drachnik, Clout Nine dives into the real world of building an online career, social media strategy, and the unfiltered stories behind the screen. 🔔 Subscribe for more music industry interviews, music production workflows, and raw conversations with underground legends.

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  Episode #25

  Turning Hate Comments Into 38 Million Views, Starting Your Own Trend as the Weather Report Girl, and AI Is About to Replace Creators w/ Missy

  Jun 17, 202657 minS1

  <p>Missy is a former Comedy Central creator with 839K TikTok followers and 68 million likes, known for her viral unhinged weather reports and turning internet hate into her brand. But before all of that, she was in the depths of addiction. Getting sober didn't come with a roadmap. It came with a camera and a sense of humor.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Clout Nine, Missy gets raw about sobriety, what it's actually like to build a brand out of being yourself on the internet, why she deleted all her dating apps, her unhinged story about...

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  Episode #24

  From SURVIVOR Alternate to the Main Cast, The Dark Side of Online Fame, and Why Your Story Is Worth Millions w/ Shauhin Davari

  Jun 10, 20261h 9mS1

  <p>What happens when you play a character on national television and the internet decides to hate you for it?</p><p><br></p><p>Shauhin Davari went on Survivor, got the villain edit, survived the online hate, quit law school, and built an entire coaching company around helping people find and use their authentic voice. In this episode of Clout Nine, we get into the real psychology behind online criticism, what Survivor actually teaches you about human behavior, how he turned trolls into fuel, and why the moment he stopped caring about what people thought online was the moment...

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