Behind the Influence

Anele Andeshmand - On Running the Twitch Partner Program, What Makes a Good Streamer, and the Importance of Community

Every streamer dreams of being an official Twitch Partner, but how do you become one? Anele Andeshmand, the head of Partnerships (or as he calls himself, the Papa Bear of Partnerships) sat down to talk about what it's like to be a gatekeeper at the number one streaming platform in the world. Anele dropped some serious insider knowledge about the Partner Program at Twitch, what it really takes to become a Partner, and what makes a good streamer. He also shared his backstory (I know you're wondering how he got such a big role at such a young age) and how important community is on Twitch. Whether or not you're interested in a career streaming video games, this episode is fascinating - don't miss it. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Behind the Influence is the next iteration of Tatiana Carrier’s intimate interview series with pioneers of today’s entertainment world. Focusing on both the people on the platforms and the people behind them, Behind the Influence provides listeners candor, laughter, seriousness and access like no other podcast show can get. Filled with personal stories, advice, revealing anecdotes, retellings of epic successes and even worse failures, there’s plenty of insights, but also a fair amount of absolute nonsense. Are you even reading this? Just listen for @!#?'s sake.