First Encounter: Garrett King & Anthony Po

Join us for First Encounter, our breakfast conversation series that brings together creators for candid discussions on creativity, storytelling, and building meaningful careers. 🍳☕

This edition features:

Garrett King

📷 Photographer & Creative Director known as Shortstache. A Texas-born talent and Co-Founder & CEO of Stachehaus, a Brooklyn-based creative and production company. He specializes in thoughtful, visually distinctive work across commercial campaigns and social content.

Garrett's expertise in light, composition, and color has helped him cultivate a global creative community. He offers photography workshops, digital products, and collaborates with leading brands, including the launch of preset collections and signature lens filters with PolarPro.

Anthony Po

🎨 NYC-based creator and entrepreneur with over 25 million followers in his projects. Known for growing brands anonymously and organizing events that blend performance art with internet culture, Anthony is the Co-Founder of Pufferfish, a content studio that helps brands navigate the attention economy.

He has produced viral stunts like Cheeseball Man and the Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Contest, uniting digital audiences into real-world communities along the way. He's also a part of the hit internet sitcom "Bunch of Friends," which amassed 2 million followers in under a year.

Together, Garrett and Anthony will delve into their creative journeys, discuss storytelling in the digital age, and share what it takes to create work that resonates globally.

Breakfast and coffee will be served! 🥐☕