Diana Flores launches a weekly show with TikTok and iHeart
TikTok and iHeartPodcasts launched Born to Become with Diana Flores on November 5. The flag football world champion hosts weekly interviews, with sports executive Sam Rapoport as her first guest and Ashlyn Harris and Jenny Taft among the announced guests. iHeart publishes the show across podcast apps, and the network distributes clips and backstage material on TikTok. The series joins a creator-focused slate that includes Tim Martin's Sports Slice and Clifford Taylor IV's The Clifford Show. GEICO is the network's exclusive launch partner, but iHeart did not disclose a separate sponsorship or compensation arrangement for Flores.
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For athletes who want a creator business, a weekly interview format supplies recurring inventory beyond competition schedules. Agents should specify who owns the feed and which party can sell ads against audio episodes or social clips. Clarify how an existing network sponsor affects the host's personal endorsement categories before signing. Ask the publisher for reporting that separates podcast listening from TikTok clip reach so a brand can price each audience without counting the same fan twice.
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