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Mr. Beast Biography Flash a weekly Biography.This week in the world of Mr. Beast, or Jimmy Donaldson, has been a whirlwind of activity, spectacle, and even some hard pivots from controversy. The most headline-grabbing—yet ultimately tongue-in-cheek—event that set social media ablaze involved football. In a video that quickly amassed millions of views, Mr. Beast claimed he had bought the NFL, appearing alongside commissioner Roger Goodell to announce dramatic changes to the league. The spectacle turned out to be a tongue-in-cheek publicity stunt to announce that YouTube would exclusively stream Friday's matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs for free, and was never about Donaldson buying the actual league, which is still individually owned by its 32 teams as explained in The Independent US and confirmed by Bloomberg. Fans and sports journalists everywhere had a field day, and it undoubtedly put Mr. Beast further in the spotlight for digital media's growing influence in legacy sports.Meanwhile, Donaldson's reputation as a philanthropic figure remained strong, as he announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of fraudsters who conned Erik Bergman, cofounder of Catena Media, out of $1.25 million in crypto. The scam, which began after Bergman donated $1 million to Mr. Beast's Team Water campaign, highlights the risks top influencers face as impersonators create sophisticated social media and messaging hoaxes. Donaldson took to social media to amplify the search for the perpetrators, shining a spotlight on crypto fraud and leveraging his massive global following, as reported by NEXT.io and MaltaCEOs.Not all the headlines were golden: Mr. Beast's data collection practices have attracted scrutiny from the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), which flagged his YouTube content for potentially collecting children's data without proper parental consent, an alleged violation of federal privacy laws like COPPA. Cybernews notes that his Feastables chocolate bar sweepstakes also drew criticism for insufficient transparency in entry methods and age verification, indicating the regulatory stakes for creators of Donaldson's size, especially with a large child audience.The entrepreneurial engine that is Mr. Beast kept roaring, even as past contestants on his Amazon series Beast Games filed a lawsuit alleging unfair production practices, which put his operations under a microscope, according to AOL. However, Donaldson has yet to publicly address the suit or issue any new statements as of this recording, and there have been no further updates on the matter in the past 24 hours.All told, Donaldson continues to push the boundaries of what an internet creator can do—whether by turning the NFL on its head, hunting down scammers, or navigating the regulatory maze of modern influencer business. That's it for today's Mr. Beast Biography Flash. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an update on Mr. Beast's latest moves. Search the term “Biography Flash” for more great biographies and behind-the-scenes stories.Get the best deals https://amzn.to/4mMClBvThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

Morning Show 09-18-25 Hour 3 Andrew Donaldson on Kimmel by The Watchdog

Interview recorded - 16th of September, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Danielle DiMartino Booth. She is the author of Fed Up and a global thought leader in monetary policy, economics and finance with 9 years experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.During our conversation we spoke about the FOMC meeting, Lisa Cook firing, employment revision, whether this will continue, recession, bond market, stock market impact and more. Do you agree?0:00 - Introduction1:14 - FOMC meeting1:57 - Lisa Cook firing5:24 - Powell dovish cut7:42 - Employment revisions10:25 - Poor data11:40 - Job market was not strong13:34 - Foreign born vs domestic employment14:28 - Recession?18:45 - Bond market20:18 - No recessions?21:50 - Stock market23:03 - One message to takeaway?DiMartino Booth set out to launch a #ResearchRevolution, redefining how market intelligence is conceived and delivered to guide portfolio managers and promote financial literacy. To build QI, she brought together a core team of investing veterans to analyse the trends and provide critical analysis on what is driving the markets – both in the United States and globally.Since their inception in 2015, commentary and data from DiMartino Booth's The Daily Feather and The Weekly Quill have appeared in other financial sources such as Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business, Institutional Investor, Yahoo Finance, The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, TD Ameritrade, TheStreet.com, and more.A global thought leader in monetary policy, economics, and finance, DiMartino Booth founded QI Research in 2015. She is the author of FED UP: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America (Portfolio, Feb 2017), a business speaker, and a commentator frequently featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox News, Fox Business News, BNN Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance and other major media outlets.Prior to QI Research, DiMartino Booth spent nine years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She served as Advisor to President Richard W. Fisher throughout the financial crisis until his retirement in March 2015. Her work at the Fed focused on financial stability and the efficacy of unconventional monetary policy.DiMartino Booth began her career in New York at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where she worked in the fixed-income, public equity, and private equity markets. DiMartino Booth earned her BBA as a College of Business Scholar at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University.Danielle DiMartino Booth - Website - https://quillintelligence.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/DiMartinoBoothYouTube - @DanielleDiMartinoBoothQI WTFinance -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas