A GROWING community of content creators will reunite this month for Basingstoke's second creators' meet-up.
Brand strategist Kaitlyn Pibernik, known online as K8WithAn8, and YouTuber Nathan Ludford, known as Your Youtube Friend, organised the gathering at The Post Box Sports Bar on August 26.
Their first event on July 23 brought together dozens of local creators, prompting organisers to call the turnout "a dream come true".
K8 said the inaugural meet-up exceeded expectations: "The first Basingstoke creators' meet was more than a success; the networking, new friendships, collaborations and fun had was so heartwarming.
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"Nathan and I have wanted to do this for well over a year, and after so much planning, we were almost in tears seeing the turnout. It was a dream come true. On to the next."
Around 30 people attended the first event. This time, organisers are offering a £50 cash prize to the winner of three mini-games.
Mr Ludford said the demand for a local networking event had been clear from the turnout: "It's great to see how many content creators there are here in Basingstoke.
"Usually, you'd have to travel into London for this kind of meetup, so having 28 creators come along to our first one was amazing. We're looking forward to welcoming even more local creators to the next one."
Former Gazette editor and Mr Blue Sky Consultancy founder Mark Jones attended the first meet-up. K8 said meeting him was emotional: "I found out that he likely oversaw the article about my competition win when I was 12, and it brought me to tears. The way the world works is amazing."
K8 will offer free use of her new podcast studio, which launches in October, to the first three people who apply at the event. She said the sessions would help put the studio through essential trial runs.
K8 has built a local following through her Curiosity Killed The K8 video series, which explores Basingstoke's history and local issues.
The mixer is open to anyone interested in content creation, social media or digital branding, regardless of experience.
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