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Finally Friday! It's been a long week. Queries begin now.
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General
1) Company Leaders: Where is AI punching above its weight? (Boss Today)
2) Education Leaders: How are you helping students who don't fit the mold? (Business Insight)
Lifestyle and Fitness
5) Seeking Parenting Influencers for Email Interviews (Famadillo)
6) Seeking Men’s Shaving Products for Famadillo (Famadillo)
Technology
8) Cybersecurity Leaders: How are you keeping the bad guys guessing? (Business Insight)
****************************1) SUMMARY: Company Leaders: Where is AI punching above its weight?
CATEGORY: General
NAME: Matthew Kayser
EMAIL: matthewkayserwrites@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Boss Today
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://bosstoday.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-17
DEADLINE TIME: 11:30 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: AI has plenty of hype. I'm looking for the business leaders who have something better: results. What unexpected uses of AI are helping your company solve problems, win customers, or achieve more?
I'm seeking founders, CEOs, owners, and decision-makers using AI firsthand. At this time, I am not accepting pitches from third parties. This includes PR companies that represent experts in the field.
You: You lead an established company with real AI success stories.
What's your cleverest AI application? What problem did it solve? And what measurable difference has it made?
The article will be featured in Boss Today.
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2) SUMMARY: Education Leaders: How are you helping students who don't fit the mold?
CATEGORY: General
NAME: Matthew Kayser
EMAIL: matthewkayserwrites@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Business Insight
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://businessinsight.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-17
DEADLINE TIME: 11:30 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Students aren't identical, so why should their learning experiences be? I'm looking for education innovators creating fresh solutions for learners with different abilities, backgrounds, and needs.
I'm seeking founders, CEOs, EdTech executives, and education decision-makers. At this time, I am not accepting pitches from third parties. This includes PR companies that represent experts in the field.
You: You lead an organization developing products, programs, or services that help more students succeed.
What learning barriers are you tackling? What's different about your solution? And how are students benefiting?
The article will be featured in Business Insight.
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3) SUMMARY: Would like to speak with marketers and also ex-staff about The Rise and Fall of Content Creator Companies
CATEGORY: General
NAME: julian cannon
EMAIL: julian@adbuzzdaily.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: AdBuzzDaily
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://adbuzzdaily.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-18
DEADLINE TIME: 1:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: I’m working on a story examining the rise and fall of content creator companies and the challenges facing businesses built around acquiring, aggregating and scaling digital talent and production studios.
Over the past two decades, companies such as Maker Studios, Fullscreen and now Candle Media have pursued variations of this model, investing in creator-led businesses and production companies with the goal of building larger media portfolios. However, several of these companies have struggled to sustain their original business models, raising questions about the long-term viability of the creator company model.
I’d love to speak with marketers and also ex-employees (you can remain antonymous) about what has driven these companies’ growth, where their strategies have fallen short and what the latest developments surrounding Candle Media signal for the broader creator economy. Also, AI Generated responses will not be accepted.
Some topics I’m hoping to explore include:
- Why the multi-channel network model struggled to deliver long-term success.
- Whether aggregating creator businesses and production studios can produce sustainable scale.
- How platforms like YouTube have changed the economics of creator-led media companies.
- The role of private equity, acquisitions and debt in the rise and challenges of these businesses.
- What separates creator companies that survive from those that eventually shut down, sell or restructure.
- Whether the industry is moving toward a different business model for monetizing creator content and talent.
Would you be available for a conversation? I’d appreciate your perspective and expertise for the story.
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4) SUMMARY: Calling all TWEEN companies and parents--I'm working on a tween gift guide for HuffPost and would love to learn what products are on their lists this year. Feel free to send product pitches, ideas, etc to alexfrost@frost-freelance.com. Subj line TWEENS.
CATEGORY: General
NAME: Alex Frost
EMAIL: alexfrost@frost-freelance.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Huffington Post
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.huffpost.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-19
DEADLINE TIME: 12:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Calling all TWEEN companies and parents--I'm working on a tween gift guide for HuffPost and would love to learn what products are on their lists this year. Feel free to send product pitches, ideas, etc to alexfrost@frost-freelance.com. Subj line TWEENS.
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5) SUMMARY: Seeking Parenting Influencers for Email Interviews
CATEGORY: Lifestyle and Fitness
NAME: Maria Spanadoris
EMAIL: maria@famadillo.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Famadillo
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://famadillo.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-23
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: We are seeking parenting influencers and content creators with established, engaged followings for email interviews for upcoming Famadillo features.
We’re interested in hearing from creators who share relatable perspectives on raising children, family routines, balancing responsibilities, and navigating the less Instagram-ready moments of parenthood. Creators representing different parenting stages, backgrounds, and family structures are welcome.
Interviews will be conducted entirely by email. Selected participants will receive questions about their parenting experiences, online communities, and the advice they most want to share with other parents.
Please include your name, a brief introduction, social media handles and profile links, follower counts, primary audience, and the parenting topics you cover. Please also share what makes your perspective distinctive.
Publicists may respond on behalf of relevant creators. Please confirm availability for an email interview.
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6) SUMMARY: Seeking Men’s Shaving Products for Famadillo
CATEGORY: Lifestyle and Fitness
NAME: Maria Spanadoris
EMAIL: maria@famadillo.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Famadillo
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://famadillo.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-23
DEADLINE TIME: 5:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: We are seeking men’s shaving products for an upcoming Famadillo feature about making the daily shave smoother, easier, and more comfortable—because looking presentable shouldn’t require a blood sacrifice before breakfast.
We’re interested in manual razors, electric shavers, shaving creams and gels, shave soaps, brushes, pre-shave products, aftershaves, and shaving kits. Products designed for sensitive skin, convenient travel, or simplifying the shaving routine are welcome.
We welcome pitches from brands and publicists with products available for hands-on editorial consideration. Please briefly explain what makes the offering distinctive and provide a website link and contact information.
Physical samples are required for consideration.
Example of our shaving coverage:
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7) SUMMARY: Seeking experts to comment on what to do when employee-built AI agents act beyond expectations
CATEGORY: Technology
NAME: Pam Baker
EMAIL: bakercom1@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: TechTarget CIO News
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://www.techtarget.com
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-13
DEADLINE TIME: 1:00 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Increasingly companies discover that their agents have gone rogue -- for good or bad, mostly bad. Seeking experts to share firsthand accounts of this happening in their company, what they learned about it, and how they fixed the issue.
I'm also looking for experts to comment on or provide tips on what to do when this happens. What should companies do immediately or as soon as they are aware that their agents go rogue? What should they do to stop the issue from occurring again?
Put your comments in writing and email or post them here. Don't forget to include your quote attribution and contact info. Phone calls are reserved for follow-up questions.
Thanks as always for your assistance.
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8) SUMMARY: Cybersecurity Leaders: How are you keeping the bad guys guessing?
CATEGORY: Technology
NAME: Matthew Kayser
EMAIL: matthewkayserwrites@gmail.com
MUCK RACK URL: https://muckrack.com
MEDIA OUTLET: Business Insight
MEDIA WEBSITE: https://businessinsight.com/
DEADLINE DATE: 2026-11-17
DEADLINE TIME: 11:30 pm
TIME ZONE: Eastern Standard Time
QUERY: Cybercriminals don't exactly respect business hours. I'm looking for cybersecurity leaders whose companies are making life difficult for attackers and giving clients fewer reasons to lose sleep.
I'm seeking founders, CEOs, CISOs, and cybersecurity decision-makers. At this time, I am not accepting pitches from third parties. This includes PR companies that represent experts in the field.
You: You lead a cybersecurity company actively defending clients.
What threats are keeping you busy? How are you outsmarting attackers? And what makes your approach especially effective?
The article will be featured in Business Insight.
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