'Call Her Daddy' host Alex Cooper opened up about her journey to becoming the biggest female podcaster in the world.
Alex Cooper Reveals Why She Moved Her 'Call Her Daddy' Podcast to SiriusXM: 'I Want to Be the Biggest Creator in the World'
Alex Cooper has turned the podcasting community upside down.
The "Call Her Daddy" host, 30, launched to stardom when she left Barstool Sports in 2019 and nabbed a $60 million deal with Spotify. Recently, Cooper upped the ante by signing a $125 contract to move the beloved show to SiriusXM.
Alex Cooper recently signed a $125 million deal with SiriusXM.
"I’m a very competitive person. I don’t just want to do one thing," the media personality explained in a recent interview. "Every year I’m trying to expand 'Call Her Daddy.' Speaking to SiriusXM, it made a lot of sense because there’s going to be more than just the main show — there are more formats I’m hopefully announcing in a couple of months. I want to be the biggest creator in the world."
By taking the leap to another company, Cooper has been given more opportunities to expand her brand. "Something they pitched is, 'We want people to think of Alex Cooper when they think of SiriusXM,' which is exciting. Sirius had the most ability to let me branch out and try new things while still remaining true to my product," she added.
Alex Cooper admitted she wants to be 'the biggest creator in the world.'
When questioned about if the influx of cash was her biggest motivator, the blonde beauty added, "Don't get me wrong, it is life-changing. You want to make money off the product that you're spending so much time on."
"But I started making content when I was 5 years old. I wasn’t hoping for a paycheck. I just wanted my friends to feel something from the videos I was showing them," Cooper shared. "So, I think it’s incredible that the money has come, but I chose Sirius because there is a lot of opportunity to go to different places and grow 'Call Her Daddy' into something bigger. To see what they’ve done with Howard Stern is incredible."
Alex Cooper called the money from the deal 'life-changing.'
Cooper was flattered to even be on the same playing field as the shock jock. "Whenever you’re compared to someone who is a legend, you’re never going to be like, 'Don’t call me that.' I’m honored to be in the same sentence," she said of Stern, 70.
"But I also think that what he’s done and what I have done are very, very different. If you want to compare the early days, where I was talking more about s-- and relationships, I understand I was filling a void in the marketplace where there wasn’t another woman in that lane for women like he was for men," she noted.
Alex Cooper has been compared to Howard Stern.
The Hollywood Reporter conducted the interview with Cooper.
