About Shira Lazar
Emmy-nominated digital culture trailblazer, Shira Lazar, captivated audiences in 2011 with her innovative web-first news brand, 'What's Trending'.
For over two decades, Shira has been a leading voice in the creator economy and social media trends speaking at prestigious conferences like SXSW, VeeCon, CES and C2. She was named one of Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology, honored on Variety's Women of Impact list, and featured on NFTNow's NFT100 Most Influential list.
In 2020, Shira co-founded Peace Inside Live, a wellness agency and collective, dedicated to crafting bespoke programs for forward-thinking companies and teams. This work also led to to launch Creators 4 Mental Health, an initiative focused on bringing mental health tools to the creator economy through events and community programming.
Building her own brands has led her to also advise and consult with companies looking to make an impact through emerging tech. She shares her insights in AI and the creator economy in her weekly newsletter, The Alpha.
From 2018 to 2022, Shira illuminated airwaves as the host of the afternoon drive show, 'Let’s Go There', on CHANNEL Q—an Audacy Original Station and the award-winning LGBTQ+ Talk Radio Network.
Additionally, at Audacy, she conceived, executive produced, and hosted 'Inside Web3', which aired on KNX News and was syndicated across numerous talk news stations in California.
Early in her career, Shira anchored the pop culture-centric 'Circa Pop Live!' on Facebook Live for Sinclair Broadcasting's Circa.com. She also brought her unique perspective to the West Coast for HLN's 'The Daily Share'. Beyond this, she has been in the spotlight interviewing A-list celebrities during live-streams from renowned events such as The Oscars, The Grammys, and the Tony Awards.
Her expertise and contributions to pop culture have been showcased in publications like The Huffington Post, Inc., and Entrepreneur. Furthermore, she's provided insights on digital trends and internet culture to networks including Cheddar, Bloomberg TV, and CNN.
Among her accolades, Shira is a Webby Awards Honoree and a winner at the Streamy Awards and IAWTV for Best Web Series Live Host. She's also been recognized by Huffington Post as a "Woman in Tech to follow on Twitter" and celebrated in Cynopsis Top Women In Digital.
This illustrious journey has made Shira a sought-after speaker at international conferences, where she shares insights on emerging tech (Blockchain and AI), the creator economy, social media trends and the future of well-being.
