Podell

Podell, who had served as CEO of Next New Networks, explains how many of the tools used by NNN to develop its 70 independent producers are being applied at YouTube on a far bigger scale.

Andy Plesser: Exclusive: YouTube's Tom Pickett and Lance Podell on YT's Fast Expanding Creator Network Andy Plesser 2011

I remember sitting pretty close to ringside with my mother when I was around 10-years-old in the ultimate New York nightclub, The Copa, when the deep, gravelly voice of the Copa capo Jules Podell announced, from somewhere off stage: “Ladies and gentlemen, the comedy star of our show, Bobby Shields.”

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While she searched for a pen, I went to my nearby bookshelf and found "Contagious Emotions: Staying Well When Your Love One is Depressed" by Ronald Podell, M.D., a leading expert in helping individuals effectively cope with the depression of their loved ones.

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With the acquisition of Next New Networks, YouTube aims to expand its legion of independent content creators by many thousands, creating both short and long form programming in various verticals, says Tom Pickett, YouTube's Director of Global Content Operations, and Lance Podell, Director, Global Head of the YouTube Next Lab.

Andy Plesser: Exclusive: YouTube's Tom Pickett and Lance Podell on YT's Fast Expanding Creator Network Andy Plesser 2011

I remember sitting pretty close to ringside with my mother when I was around 10-years-old in the ultimate New York nightclub, The Copa, when the deep, gravelly voice of the Copa capo Jules Podell announced, from somewhere off stage: “Ladies and gentlemen, the comedy star of our show, Bobby Shields.”

Ladies & Gentlemen: Bobby Shields 2009

Ms. Podell estimated that stores in that area chalk up annual sales of $2,000 to $3,000 a square foot per year.

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Podell says, "Our goal is not only to be the sake of choice in high-end Asian restaurants, but the one sake available in every restaurant."

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While she searched for a pen, I went to my nearby bookshelf and found "Contagious Emotions: Staying Well When Your Love One is Depressed" by Ronald Podell, M.D., a leading expert in helping individuals effectively cope with the depression of their loved ones.

Dr. Hendrie Weisinger: What To Tell Your Depressed Friend Dr. Hendrie Weisinger 2011

We spoke with Pickett and Podell after their keynote address on Monday at the IAB Digital Video conference.

Andy Plesser: Exclusive: YouTube's Tom Pickett and Lance Podell on YT's Fast Expanding Creator Network Andy Plesser 2011

"You had trouble using the shower or closing doors without damaging some expensive bra," Podell wrote in an email.

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