WME hires Millie Webber as digital agent in the UK

WME has hired Millie Webber as a digital agent, with a focus on creators and podcasting.

Webber has built a career specializing in representing digital talent and commercializing the podcasting industry. She has managed and closed deals for talent including Gemma Styles, Tom Felton, and James Buckley “In Sickness and In Health”, as well as launching the F1 podcast “Pitstop.”

Webber will join WME from independent content production company Spirit Studios where she served as Head of Digital. She previously worked at talent agency Gleam Futures for six years where she was Talent Director and Podcast Lead. A member of the Global Academy Industry Board, Webber has consulted for talent agencies, providing strategic growth advice and training for entry- and senior-level agents.

Her start date will be April 8 and will be based in the agency’s London office.

WME’s digital department has had a presence in London for over a decade and most recently added former TikTok creator manager Lola Oyewole as an agent last year. Recent new client signings from the London team – which represents Goalhanger Podcasts and Persephonica – include Alice Levine and Charlie Webster in podcasting, as well as content creators Saffron Barker and Eddie Abbew and author Candice Brathwaite.

WME’s digital department, led by co-heads Jad Dayeh and Ben Davis, includes clients in the podcasting space such as Jay Shetty, Dax Shephard, Bobbi Althoff, and Morbid.