Cole & Grattan
San Francisco
Creator-first talent management
You make the content. We'll handle the business.
A boutique management house that finds the partnerships, negotiates the deals, handles the contracts, and manages every deliverable, so you can stay focused on the content.
Averaging 60% immediate brand-deal revenue growth — and we advise on all of it, not just brand deals.
Pricing, products, podcasts, partnerships, equity — the whole business. A recent example: one client's brand deal went from $7,500 to $12,000 in under a week, with the revision rights dropped.
Who we are
A boutique house with an institutional backbone.
We keep the roster small on purpose, but small isn't junior. Your managers came up inside major agencies and brand-side teams, and bring that infrastructure to a roster intimate enough to know you by name, your audience, your brand preferences, your business nuances, and your growth numbers.
Senior attention and real rigor, without being one of a thousand names on someone's spreadsheet.
What we do
A full management team, in one place.
Built for creators who want predictable income instead of feast-or-famine — a steady rhythm of check-ins and planning, not just deals whenever they happen to land.
Brand partnerships
We bring you brand deals that fit your audience, then turn one-off posts into repeat clients.
Negotiation & contracts
We negotiate the rate, usage, and exclusivity — with you cc'd the whole way — and read every contract so you never sign something you'll regret.
Deliverable management
We track the briefs, deadlines, revisions, and approvals, so a missed due date is never your problem.
Strategy & growth
We help you grow past one-off brand deals into steady income and decisions that pay off for years.
Predictable income
Weekly and bi-weekly pipeline check-ins keep deals moving, so your income stops swinging feast-or-famine.
Alignment & projections
Bi-annual alignment meetings and revenue-projection sessions map what you'll earn next, not just what you earned last.
How we work
One team, and you're in the room the whole way.
We take on the parts of the job that pull you away from creating — the outreach, the back-and-forth, the paperwork — and we do it all out in the open, with you copied on every step.
We source & pitch
We pitch you to brands that fit and field the inbound, so you only hear about deals worth your time.
We negotiate, you're cc'd
We push for the best rate and terms with you copied on the thread — every number visible, nothing signed without your yes.
We manage & report
We run the deliverables start to finish, then send a clear, itemized read on what each deal earned.
At a glance
What makes us different
We manage the whole business
Brand deals are one piece. We also work on your pricing, product lines, podcasts, and equity deals, plus the plan that holds them together.
You're cc'd on every deal
You're on the email threads. You see the rate we ask for and the terms we push on, and nothing is signed until you say so.
We answer to you, not brands
We don't represent brands. There's no advertiser on the other side we have to keep happy, so we push as hard as the deal allows.
A short roster, on purpose
We cap how many creators we sign. You work with a senior manager who knows your account, not whoever has a free hour that week.
We plan years out
We make decisions for where your career is headed. Sometimes that means turning down money now to protect what pays off later.
Plain fees, full reporting
You get a plain fee and an itemized report on every deal, showing what you earned and what we charged.
For brands
Work with our roster through one point of contact.
Brief one team instead of chasing ten creators. We handle scoping, contracts, deliverables, and reporting from kickoff to the final post.
Get in touch to see who we represent.
Reach out to the team
Tell us what you're working on.
Whether you're a creator looking for management or a brand looking to work with our roster, send a note and we'll get back to you.