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Addison Rae

Creator / Entrepreneur

EST. EQUITY
$15M+

TikTok pioneer who leveraged viral fame into beauty brand Item Beauty and independent entertainment deals.

BIOGRAPHY

Addison Rae Easterling was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. She became one of TikTok's earliest mega-creators, amassing tens of millions of followers in 2019-2020. Rather than allowing that fame to be monetized entirely through platforms and brand deals for others, Addison co-founded Item Beauty — a direct-to-consumer clean beauty line launched through Morphe. She also signed an acting deal with Netflix and music contracts structured to give her creative latitude. Her management through Talent X Entertainment demonstrated how first-generation creator entrepreneurs can build independent business infrastructure around viral fame before it dissipates.

INDEPENDENCE PLAYBOOK
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Co-founded Item Beauty as an equity-owning independent beauty brand

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Negotiated Netflix deal independently through Talent X Entertainment

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Converted TikTok virality into owned product business before fade

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Structures all entertainment deals for long-term equity over short-term fees

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Built personal brand across multiple categories to minimize platform dependency

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