observed media
Brand + series · doing things media · 2023–2026
kook slams
ran one of surf's biggest accounts, and built original shows and branded content on top of it.
By the numbers
600K+
FOLLOWERS GAINED · 2.3M TOTAL
120M
ACCOUNTS REACHED IN OUR BEST QUARTER
2.49M
ORGANIC VIEWS · SHARK WEEK × DISCOVERY
The story
brand manager and creative producer for @kookslams at doing things media. grew the account by 600k+ followers and reached 120M accounts in our best quarter. on the commerce side, merch was up 22% YoY and one tee alone did $105K, with a team of three.
created behind the slam, an original series that ran for over a year with 50+ episodes and branded integrations with mountain dew and discovery.
when discovery came in for shark week, i came up with the format on the brainstorm call: sit down with shark attack survivor paul de gelder and break down his story. produced and hosted it end to end. 2.49M organic views, more than half from non-followers.
see @kookslams on instagram →