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Creator Authority

creatorauthority.com · USA

Source dates: 2026-08-31

Creator Authority helps brands run campaigns with LinkedIn creators. Consider it when you need outside voices to reach a professional audience and want an agency to manage those relationships.

Research by B2B Buyer Lab editorial team · Corrections

What does Creator Authority do?

LinkedIn’s partner listing describes campaign planning, creator selection, contracts, content approvals and reporting. It lists managed and project work, with examples involving Sprout Social, Notion, Upwork and Klaviyo. The listing confirms a LinkedIn partner badge; it does not independently validate campaign results.

How much does it cost?

The partner listing names pricing models but publishes no fee amounts. Request a quote with separate lines for agency work, creator payments, content usage rights and paid promotion. Confirm how many posts, revisions and reporting periods are included.

When would we shortlist it?

For a product launch or campaign where the right professional audience matters more than a creator’s total follower count. Ask to see a proposed creator roster and evidence that their audience includes your buyers. If your immediate need is managing conventional LinkedIn ads, compare paid-media specialists too.

What should you ask on the first call?

Who approves the creators and their scripts? How long can we reuse or promote their posts? What happens if someone misses a deadline? Agree whether success means reach, relevant website visits or qualified enquiries, and how each will be tracked.

Sources reviewed 2026-10-05. This assessment is based on published material, not a client engagement or demo.

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What to ask Creator Authority before hiring
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  • What does the quote include, who will deliver the work, and what costs extra?
  • Which outcomes will you measure, and when should we expect the first deliverables?
Category
Influencer & creator agencies — pure-play LinkedIn/B2B influencer marketing agency — first-mover in the emerging LinkedIn-creator specialty
SOURCE RECORDED
Services
LinkedIn influencer campaign strategy and execution: matching B2B brands with LinkedIn creators/top voices, campaign management, measurement; joined LinkedIn Marketing Partner Program (April 2026, PRNewswire) for closer platform collaboration
SOURCE RECORDED
Pricing
Pricing was not publicly available when we checked.
NOT VERIFIED
Founded
2023 (publicly launched March 2024 per Tubefilter)
SOURCE RECORDED
Team signal
boutique, founder-led; not publicly available
SOURCE RECORDED
Named practitioners
  • Brendan Gahan — Co-founder & CEO (ex-Mekanism Chief Social Officer; built and sold Epic Signal; Forbes 30 Under 30)
  • Mandi Hopper — Co-founder (ex-Mekanism, ex-Collectively)
SOURCE RECORDED
Named clients
Tipalti
PROVIDER REPORTED
Case-study claims
  • Tipalti cited as early client (per Tubefilter interview, provider-claimed)
PROVIDER REPORTEDnumbers are the provider’s own; not independently verified
Lab note
Purest expression of the B2B/LinkedIn influencer wave: category founded on the thesis that LinkedIn creators are an underpriced B2B channel
RESEARCH NOTE

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Dates below describe individual source checks. A profile update is not a fresh check of every field. Spot an error? Submit a correction — substantive corrections are recorded in our public log.

  1. https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/03/05/linkedin-influencer-marketing-company-creator-authority-agency-brendan-gahan/ (accessed 2026-08-31)
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/creator-authority-joins-linkedin-marketing-partner-program-to-help-b2b-brands-launch-influencer-campaigns-302753194.html (accessed 2026-08-31)
  3. https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/resume-rewind-brendan-gahan/ (accessed 2026-08-31)