Kelsey Davis
SPIRIT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD • TECHNOLOGY
Helping Young Creators Get Paid for Their Work
CLLCTVE
Young digital creators can attract thousands of followers and produce content that brands want, yet turning that creativity into paid work is not always easy.
Kelsey Davis saw that problem from inside the industry.
While still a student, she traveled internationally creating viral content for major brands including Coca-Cola. She used that experience to create CLLCTVE, a platform designed to connect Gen Z digital creators with consumer brands.
The concept uses artificial intelligence to help make those connections, giving brands another way to find creative talent while helping young creators earn money from skills they are already developing.
CLLCTVE received a Hunter Watson Entrepreneurship Award in 2020.
Kelsey's idea reflects an important change in creative work. Photography, video, design, storytelling, and social media skills developed by young people can become genuine professional opportunities when the right connections exist.
What your support made possible:
Entrepreneurship Award funding to help Kelsey continue developing CLLCTVE and its platform connecting young creators with brands.
Because of you... Kelsey can help more young creators see that the talent they are developing online may be worth more than likes and followers. It may become the beginning of a career.