After dropping out in eighth grade to pursue esports, Cody Conrod wants to help others enter the increasingly expensive world of professional gaming. The 21-year-old competitive Fortnite player, better known as Clix to his more than 8 million Twitch followers, already provides hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gaming equipment through an annual holiday
The digital age has bred a new type of philanthropist: online content creators with huge followings and platforms to share issues they care about. YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has the biggest subscriber count on the site. This weekend, Donaldson—reportedly worth $2.6 billion—posted a video sharing the process of building a village
MrBeast is the king of stunts. His next big challenge? Convincing his more than 500 million YouTube subscribers to log off and read a book. On Tuesday, the content creator released his first novel, “The Most Dangerous Games,” coauthored with bestselling writer James Patterson. As of Monday evening, the book was available for pre-sale and
“Shark Tank” returns for season 18 in the fall, and with it comes some new entrepreneurs who smell blood in the water. The lineup of guest sharks includes Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, as well as the CEO of his company Beast Industries, Jeffrey Housenbold. Writer, director, actress and “The Office” star Mindy Kaling
