Steven Galanis's videos and podcasts
This week
Steven Galanis on Cameo’s Growing Marketplace and Closing the Gap Between Fame and Monetization
Earlier this month
10 years ago today (10/5/17) we had the idea that would become @BookCameo at the most unlikely of places... my Yia Yia's funeral. While stuck in traffic driving @martinblencowe from downtown Chicago back to O'Hare, he showed me a video of @KingCash_7191 congratulating his friend Brandon on becoming a father. Immediately the classic eureka lightbulb moment went off in my head 💡- this was the new autograph and we should create a marketplace where talent could sell them. Over the past 10 years @devonspinnler martin and I have been on the most incredibly blessed journey. It's almost unfathomable to think back on how much our lives have changed because of this company. I have so much gratitude for the whole Cameo Fameo - the talent, customers, investors, and employees past and present who helped turn this crazy dream into reality. We've helped tens of thousands of talent earn hundreds of millions. Most importantly we've built technology that enabled them to create millions and millions of magical moments for their biggest fans. Through the ups and downs and everything in-between I have always felt an incredible sense of responsibility to steward Cameo in pursuit of our mission - to create the most personalized and authentic fan experiences on Earth. There are so many moments where this company could have died or never happened and inexplicably something miraculous happened. I know that Yia Yia Helen has been a guardian angel watching over us on this wild ride. I miss you and love you dearly. Here's to the next 10 years LFG 🚀
September 2026
Cameo Cup: A Celebrity Fantasy Football League (Episode 1) https://t.co/eRkx7N7omf via @YouTube. Feat. @thereallisaann @SteveRannazzisi Mick Foley @FrankCaliendo @imseanavery @JohnKiriakou @xzibit @ChristinaMilian @TheJeffGarlin @PaulaAbdul @deanjnorris @scheana @ajbefumo @Da_Rizzler419 @ramonasinger @RealCarrotTop @devonspinnler @martinblencowe @tonyhawk @kennyg @AlmostAndyReid @chrishansen @RobbyBerger @Cutsysays @YahooFantasy @BookCameo
For the first time ever @BookCameo is bringing together 23 of our most iconic non-NFL talent in a Fantasy Football League. The pairs are iconic: @ajbefumo & @Da_Rizzler419, @thereallisaann & @imseanavery, @tonyhawk & @kennyg, @AlmostAndyReid & @chrishansen, @FrankCaliendo & @ramonasinger, @PaulaAbdul & @xzibit, @RobbyBerger & @Cutsysays, @scheana & @TheJeffGarlin, @ChristinaMilian & @deanjnorris, @SteveRannazzisi & Mick Foley, @RealCarrotTop & @JohnKiriakou, @devonspinnler & @martinblencowe.
August 2026
July 2026
June 2026
Heard a good idea on @thekapman and J-Hood today. Knock down Rate Field move the @whitesox to the new 78 development next to the @ChicagoFire. Build new @ChicagoBears stadium on 35th & Shields. Seems like a win-win as I hear the Sox are moving there anyways... Bears stadium ownership issue probably remains.