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On the Mainstage team

Elliot Padfield

Proof beats promises.

Elliot co-founded Mainstage in 2026 and leads technology and growth. He has spent his career in the creator economy, building the systems that turn reach into results a brand can measure.

Before Mainstage he led operations for a creator with more than 8 million followers — work responsible for hundreds of millions of views — and spent years as a GTM and growth marketer across early-stage companies. That experience is the brand-side product: the Brief that doubles as a contract, the Review Queue, Payouts, and the reporting that proves a Campaign worked.

Writes about
Clipping campaignsBriefsPerformance reportingGrowth & GTM

Guides

5 published
  1. 01GuidesWhat is clipping? The complete guide to clipping campaignsClipping turns one long video into hundreds of short posts, paid per view. Here is how clipping campaigns work, who runs them, and what they cost in 2026.May 29, 2026 · 4 min
  2. 02Case studiesThe Clavicular clipping campaign, broken downA 20-year-old streamer reportedly spends around $650,000 a month on roughly 950 clippers to manufacture 2.2 billion views. Here is how the machine works, and what it teaches anyone running a campaign.May 27, 2026 · 3 min
  3. 03GuidesClipping vs UGC: which one buys you reach?UGC buys you a video. Clipping buys you views. The difference comes down to content, pricing, and distribution.May 26, 2026 · 3 min
  4. 04GuidesHow much to pay clippers: CPM rates and payout modelsClipping is priced per thousand views. Here are the going CPM rates in 2026, the payout models to choose from, and how to set yours so the campaign pays off.May 24, 2026 · 2 min
  5. 05GuidesHow to write a Brief creators can actually runThe Brief is the contract for your campaign. Write one a creator can read once and run (no clarifying call), and most disputes disappear before they start.May 22, 2026 · 3 min