Creator EconomyLimassol, Cyprus

Marat
Gubaydullin

Founding launcher of 5-Minute Crafts and multiple YouTube channels reaching tens of millions. 0-to-1 builder across content, music, and AI.

13 years at TheSoul Group
Based in Limassol, Cyprus
Marat Gubaydullin
Limassol, Cyprus
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
iMBA · Strategic Leadership & Management
Harvard Business School
Design Thinking & Innovation· 2024
Impact at a Glance
80M+
Subscribers on 5-Minute Crafts — channel I launched
33M+
Hamster Kombat YouTube — launched & operated
1.3B+
Views generated on Hamster Kombat channel
13yrs
At TheSoul Group — #1 digital studio
— Work featured in —
Forbes The Hollywood Reporter Variety Bloomberg

I'm a 0-to-1 launcher. For 13 years inside TheSoul Group (one of the world's largest digital studios), my job was finding white-space opportunities and turning them into operating businesses with real audiences and real revenue.

That meant building 5-Minute Crafts from a blank channel into one of the most-watched destinations on YouTube. It meant launching channels that collectively reached tens of millions of subscribers. It meant co-leading the team behind TheSoul Sound, the group's music label, now home to viral hit "Busy Bee" (3B+ YouTube streams). And directing the team that built a cutting-edge internal AI-agent platform for content production, now deployed in TheSoul's production pipeline.

I'm the one who sees the format, assembles the team, and ships the thing. Product vision and team orchestration is my edge — I direct, I don't engineer. AI-fluent enough to vibe-prototype with Claude Code when needed, which keeps me unblocked between ideas and execution.

Notable launches.

Selected projects
2016 → today

MAESTRY — AI agents for creators.

The concept I originated, demonstrated by the team I led. The same direction subsequently deployed at scale inside TheSoul Group's production pipeline.

Concept: Marat Gubaydullin · Demo: built by team I led Open on YouTube ↗

The journey.

Thirteen years inside one of the world's largest digital studios.

2022 — 2026

Head of Research & Development

TheSoul Group

Directed product vision and led the team that built TheSoul's cutting-edge internal AI-agent platform, developed and integrated into the group's production pipeline in 2026. Co-led the launch of TheSoul Sound (3B+ YouTube streams on hit "Busy Bee"). Owned the innovation pipeline across generative AI, creator economy, and emerging platforms.

2020 — 2022

Executive Producer

TheSoul Group

Owned production strategy for flagship channels serving hundreds of millions monthly. Drove multi-million annual revenue through format innovation, multi-platform syndication, and global brand partnerships.

2016 — 2020

Creative Producer

TheSoul Group

Conceptualized and launched 5-Minute Crafts. Launched Doodland and additional channels each crossing 10M+ subscribers. Defined the viral-format playbook later replicated across the group's portfolio.

2013 — 2016

Social Media Manager

TheSoul Group

Founded TheSoul's social media operations during early-stage growth. Built the foundational audience-acquisition and distribution systems that became the basis of the company's content engine.

What I bring.

I launch.

Spotting whitespace and turning it into operating businesses. 0-to-1 is what I do best.

  • New business line launches
  • Format engineering
  • Creator economy strategy
  • Innovation pipeline
  • Music label operations

I scale.

Multi-platform reach at industrial scale. YouTube is home, but I've worked across every major channel.

  • YouTube strategy (primary)
  • TikTok / Meta / Instagram / Snap
  • Viral content engineering
  • Editorial planning at scale
  • Brand partnership strategy

I orchestrate.

Direction over implementation. I assemble the right people and ship through them — AI-fluent enough not to need a translator.

  • Cross-functional leadership
  • AI agent product direction
  • Generative AI product vision
  • Claude Code (vibe-prototyping)
  • Confluence · Asana · Slack

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
iMBA · Strategic Leadership & Management
Harvard Business School
Design Thinking & Innovation · 2024

Languages

EnglishIntermediate
RussianNative
GreekA2

Based in

Limassol
Cyprus residence permit · CoFI sponsorship-eligible · Limassol-based.
Open to senior exec roles Cofounder track Advisory

What I'm open to right now.

13 years building inside one of the world's largest digital studios. Now taking the time to find the right next move — not just any next thing. Here's where I'm open to conversations.

01

Senior leadership roles

At C-level (President, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Business Officer), VP, or Head of positions in scaled companies. Open across industries — wherever the profile fits the mandate.

02

Cofounder synergy

Not actively recruiting, but open to conversations with technical founders and builders working at the AI × creator-economy intersection. If natural synergy emerges — let's see what's possible together.

03

Sharing what I know

If you're operating in content, YouTube, or viral creator-economy and a perspective from someone who's done it at industrial scale would be useful — happy to talk. Always interested in what people are building.

Let's build something.

What's next?

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