Erin Gambrel — retail investing personality behind 'The Blonde Broker' and 'The Market Runup' podcast — joins Corgi as VP of Financial Services.
Corgi operates nearly 200 ETFs across thematic, leveraged, buffer, and fixed-income strategies. Gambrel will lead retail growth strategy, focusing on investor education and translating complex products into digestible content.
Her podcast hit 1M+ views in 10 weeks, featuring guests like Anthony Scaramucci, Aave's Stani Kulechov, and execs from Coinbase, Franklin Templeton, and Bitwise. Previously, she ran retail trading campaigns at Investing Authority, reaching 20M+ investors.
Gambrel's pitch: "Financial products need personalities. Sophisticated doesn't have to mean inaccessible. Retail investors want to learn — the industry has to meet them where they are."
Corgi plans to expand educational videos, social media, and recurring research connecting funds to market themes. The move signals a shift: ETF issuers now compete on brand clarity and audience trust, not just performance data.
For creators, Gambrel's jump from podcast host to C-suite shows how expertise and credibility can unlock executive roles. "A personal brand can be more than a social following. If you build real expertise, it opens doors to shape the industry itself."
Corgi's bet: product velocity alone won't win — building an informed investor community will.
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns AI could achieve recursive self-improvement within 6-12 months. He claims industry insiders recognize current development pace risks AI takeover by 2030 without deliberate slowdown. The comments reflect growing internal concern about accelerating capability gains in frontier labs.
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns AI systems could begin self-improving within months—possibly as soon as six months, certainly by next year. He says this view is widespread in the industry: engineers know their current work, without deliberate slowdown, could trigger AI takeover by 2030.
Apple unveils foldable iPhone Duo alongside $100 price bump for iPhone 18 Pro models. Launch includes new AirPods and expanded AI features. Supply of the foldable device expected to be constrained initially. $AAPL
Solo businesses hitting $1M+ in annual revenue more than doubled between 2023 and 2025, according to Stripe's proxy index. The shift: AI is shrinking the minimum viable size of a global company—sometimes down to one person.
The old model required full teams to reach global distribution. That infrastructure is now collapsing into smaller units. For Pakistan, which already has a massive freelancer base selling services worldwide, the opportunity isn't just more hours sold—it's ownership of the product, customer relationships, and revenue streams.
The firm can be small. The market doesn't have to be. 😎🚀
Meta has acquired a Swedish AI startup to expand its messenger agent capabilities. The deal signals Meta's push to integrate more AI-powered features into its messaging platforms, though financial terms weren't disclosed. The startup's technology will likely power automated chat assistants and customer service bots across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct.
Apple CEO John Ternus teased "one more thing" during today's event — echoing the iconic Steve Jobs phrase that traditionally signals a major surprise announcement. $AAPL shares watching closely.
Apple breaks tradition at its September event. New CEO John Ternus opens with the iPhone Pro lineup instead of closing with it — a departure from the company's usual playbook.