Steven Galanis

We immediately built this kind of like early AI bot on Slack that would basically, you know, we, we went to the Southern poverty law center and got this list of all these like hate words and different hate groups. And then it would, it would basically flag, uh, we called it Nazi bot at the time. It would basically flag anything and then let our talent team know,

We immediately built this kind of like early AI bot on Slack that would basically, you know, we, we went to the Southern poverty law center and got this list of all these like hate words and different hate groups. And then it would, it would basically flag, uh, we called it Nazi bot at the time. It would basically flag anything and then let our talent team know,

Hey, there's something fishy about this request or this reference. And then what we did was, you know, I needed to make sure Brett stayed and he felt safe. And I had heard that the 96 Packers, the Super Bowl champions were having like a reunion. Maybe it was 97. They were having a reunion up in Milwaukee, like, signing autographs and everything.

Hey, there's something fishy about this request or this reference. And then what we did was, you know, I needed to make sure Brett stayed and he felt safe. And I had heard that the 96 Packers, the Super Bowl champions were having like a reunion. Maybe it was 97. They were having a reunion up in Milwaukee, like, signing autographs and everything.

So, like, me and my chief of staff at the time, Adam Ostrom, we drove up in a huge snowstorm from Chicago to Milwaukee. We waited in this big-ass line. There were hundreds and hundreds of people there. And we got to the front line and, you know, hey, I'm Steven from Cameo, Adam from Cameo. We talked to Brett. We told him how much we appreciated, you know, him. And we were there for him.

So, like, me and my chief of staff at the time, Adam Ostrom, we drove up in a huge snowstorm from Chicago to Milwaukee. We waited in this big-ass line. There were hundreds and hundreds of people there. And we got to the front line and, you know, hey, I'm Steven from Cameo, Adam from Cameo. We talked to Brett. We told him how much we appreciated, you know, him. And we were there for him.

And, you know, by the way, we were – I didn't want to have that conversation like that, you know, but you know what he said to me, he looked me straight in the eye and goes, Steven, wasn't my best day, but it wasn't my worst day. I love how Cameo makes people feel. And, you know, just thank you for being there and stepping up.

And, you know, by the way, we were – I didn't want to have that conversation like that, you know, but you know what he said to me, he looked me straight in the eye and goes, Steven, wasn't my best day, but it wasn't my worst day. I love how Cameo makes people feel. And, you know, just thank you for being there and stepping up.

And honestly, that's one of those little moments that kind of saved the company at the time. And what we didn't. What we didn't realize was even though that was as bad of a press cycle as you can, you can kind of get a lot of people found out about Cameo from that. And, you know, instead of the platform dying, like we had the biggest month we ever had.

And honestly, that's one of those little moments that kind of saved the company at the time. And what we didn't. What we didn't realize was even though that was as bad of a press cycle as you can, you can kind of get a lot of people found out about Cameo from that. And, you know, instead of the platform dying, like we had the biggest month we ever had.

And that really started, you know, just accelerating the flywheel of our business. And the rocket ship really started igniting at that point.

And that really started, you know, just accelerating the flywheel of our business. And the rocket ship really started igniting at that point.

I mentioned run through walls was that value that's not there, but that's just how we built this business. Cameo was built by very gritty people building the business brick by brick. And when some insurmountable obstacle came in our way, we busted through it. And that's something that it's really, even as we're rebuilding our culture right now,

I mentioned run through walls was that value that's not there, but that's just how we built this business. Cameo was built by very gritty people building the business brick by brick. And when some insurmountable obstacle came in our way, we busted through it. And that's something that it's really, even as we're rebuilding our culture right now,

Like, that's the thing that, you know, and by the way, that run through walls, like, what is that? I mentioned we hired a lot of entrepreneurs at this company, right? And like, what are entrepreneurs? They're run through walls type of people.

Like, that's the thing that, you know, and by the way, that run through walls, like, what is that? I mentioned we hired a lot of entrepreneurs at this company, right? And like, what are entrepreneurs? They're run through walls type of people.

Yeah, it was a really, really difficult, tough time. But, you know, let's start even going into COVID because I think it's a really important part of the story. So coming into COVID, I mentioned like this Brett Favre thing happened. And, you know, when you look at the first four years of our business, like we became a unicorn on the exact four year anniversary of launching. Right. And

Yeah, it was a really, really difficult, tough time. But, you know, let's start even going into COVID because I think it's a really important part of the story. So coming into COVID, I mentioned like this Brett Favre thing happened. And, you know, when you look at the first four years of our business, like we became a unicorn on the exact four year anniversary of launching. Right. And

And that was at a time where there were no AI unicorns popping up pre-revenue. Our business went from $300,000 to $4 million to $20 million to $100 in its first four years. And this is just the classic rocket ship.

And that was at a time where there were no AI unicorns popping up pre-revenue. Our business went from $300,000 to $4 million to $20 million to $100 in its first four years. And this is just the classic rocket ship.