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Will Pearson is the President of iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according toPodtrac. During his tenure at iHeart, the podcast division has launched thousands of iHeartPodcasts across a wide variety of genres – from business, sports, health and technology to entertainment, family, comedy and true crime.   Pearson and his team have brokered partnerships with Malcolm Gladwell and Pushkin Industries, the NFL, Bloomberg Media, TikTok and many more, as well as with individual creators such as Will Ferrell, Questlove, Martha Stewart, Chelsea Handler and Bowen Yang.  With an additional focus on bringing greater diversity into podcasting, iHeart and Charlamagne tha God launched The Black Effect Network, which has grown to become the world’s largest podcast network dedicated to Black voices. And in partnership with Wilmer Valderrama and Eva Longoria, iHeart launched My Cultura, the fastest growing podcast network dedicated to Latino voices. In late 2025, iHeart announced a new partnership with Netflix, which would bring 15 video podcasts exclusively to the streaming platform.

Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Pearson was the Co-Founder and President of Mental Floss, a media company he launched in 2001 with co-founder Mangesh Hattikudur. Over his 16-year leadership at Mental Floss, Pearson oversaw the launch of Mental Floss Magazine, the publication of several bestselling books, and the growth of a digital audience of more than 20 million regular readers and viewers.