Tyler Williams

ABOUT TYLER WILLIAMS

CEO and founder of Nextbeat, a digital space allowing for the creation of interactive vlogging experiences. His digital media expertise translated over to YouTube where he kicked off his self-titled channel with a series of "Try It Yourself" videos where he'd create things he had never made before. The channel then began featuring food tasting videos. He has also tried out different hotel rooms around the world along with products from companies like Amazon.

He graduated from Stanford University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.

He worked for The Walt Disney Company as an analyst of corporate finance and business analyst for global business development. He has a cat named Crusty that he has posted multiple photos of on his Instagram page.

In 2019, he married BuzzFeed personality Safiya Nygaard .

His wife Safiya worked alongside Kristin Chirico before exiting BuzzFeed in January of 2017.