Return on Creators
Return on Creators is the current name of Trndsttrs, Inc., a Kansas City creator-marketing company founded in 2018 by Jake Bjorseth as a Gen Z-staffed TikTok agency. It now runs TikTok Shop management, creator content amplification and UGC programs measured through its own analytics engine, and reports more than 35,000 creator partnerships and $60 million in revenue generated for brands including McDonald's, L'Oreal and PacSun. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereKansas City's TikTok-first creator shop, covered by Startland News for its TikTok Shop program and now trading as Return on Creators. Number 8 of the social media companies in the Midwest.
Who leads itJake Bjorseth, Founder.
Work they can showArt of Sucre. TikTok strategy that produced a viral video within a week or two and daily sellouts, per the client's founder.
Estimated: $4,000–$12,000/mo, typical for Midwest social media retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forConsumer brands in food, beauty and apparel that want TikTok Shop run as a performance channel along with influencer and UGC programs measured by sales.
- Based in
- Kansas City, MO
- Founded
- 2018
- Team size
- 1–10 people
- Led by
- Jake Bjorseth, Founder
- Known for
- TikTok Shop and social commerce · creator and influencer campaigns · UGC programs · Gen Z marketing
- Named clients
- McDonald's, L'Oreal, PacSun, The North Face, Denny's, Art of Sucre
- Best for
- Consumer brands in food, beauty and apparel that want TikTok Shop run as a performance channel along with influencer and UGC programs measured by sales.
- Selected work
- Art of Sucre. TikTok strategy that produced a viral video within a week or two and daily sellouts, per the client's founder. source ↗
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $4,000–$12,000/mo, typical for Midwest social media retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
UpdateTrndsttrs, Inc. now operates as Return on Creators (RoC); the Kansas City agency was founded by Jake Bjorseth and says it has run creator programs since 2018.
Sources returnoncreators.com, clutch.co, startlandnews.com · LinkedIn ↗
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