Partnerships
Inquiries via Management
Aidan Wharton writes a weekly column and hosts a weekly podcast read and heard by gay men in their twenties through forties, mostly in New York and Los Angeles, who care about queer culture, real-life connection, and where they put their attention. He partners with a small number of brands a year.
Inquire via management ↗
The work always sounds like the rest of the column. Warm, honest, written in Aidan’s own voice, never a script someone else handed him. The best campaigns find a way to live inside something he was already going to write or say.
Most months that means a sponsored Instagram or TikTok post, an integration inside a Getting Close episode, or a long-read sponsorship in Gay Buffet. He hosts events, sits on panels, speaks, and consults when the fit is right.
A Short Yes
Queer-led brands. Ethical tech. Sexual wellness. Mental health. Queer-focused medical care. Brands that help people connect in the actual world. Alcohol alternatives. Clothing we’d wear. Anything that makes New York a little better to live in.
A Short No
AI companies, publicly and on principle. Brands that hurt the environment for a margin. Right-leaning politics, full stop. These are firm. Please do not pitch around them.
The Route In
Management, MRDN Creative
Levi Port
team-aidan@mrdncreative.comInclude the brand, the format you have in mind, your timing, and your budget. It makes the conversation faster and the answer better.