Welcome to Blackburn HQ

Blackburn HQ logo — home of the Money Octopus™

We play business differently.

For the people, by the people.
Original ideas. Kind humans. Slightly feral energy.
And one very smart octopus.

Come Play

Crowned Money Octopus™ logo for building connected income streams starting on TikTok

Money Octopus™!

The learning game 
that makes it ACTUALLY FUN to make money.

New Players Start Here

No experience needed.

Get The Blueprint, learn the rules, and start playing!

Build one step at a time, learn as you go, and grow at your own pace.

NEW PLAYER START

Come Play

Blackburn Studios crowned microphone logo for a creator-first TikTok LIVE and Shop agency

Multiplayer Mode

Already playing? Let's team up!

Join Blackburn Studios, our BIG OLE team of TikTok LIVE creators and TikTok Shop sellers. 

Connect, collaborate, and grow together while building your own Money Octopus™.

MULTIPLAYER MODE

SHOP THE GEAR

Built by Besties logo for Blackburn HQ’s community-powered marketplace.

Built by Besties

Support the community! 

Real products made by real Besties.

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Where my Leo Pards at?

Every LIVE has a story. Ours has a whole collection of them.

Here's a good one - 

The night a simple nature documentary sparked a very serious discussion:

Why is leopard pronounced “lepp-erd,” but leotard is pronounced exactly how it looks?

Pick a lane.

Either it’s a LEE-oh-pard… or somebody needs to put on a LETT-erd. 

Jury's still out. It's been months.

Pending reply from Bueller…? 

Bueller…? 

Welcome to The Lore.

The Lore logo for Blackburn HQ’s collection of community stories and inside jokes.

Rock the Lore

SEE ALL THE LORE

Ope! Just one more thing...

It’s like a midwest goodbye but with reading.

The playground rules

People come first. We build around people’s time, ideas, and lives.

Systems remove friction. We create things that keep working without making people repeat every step.

Leaders help each other grow. We share what we learn and cheer each other on.

Success is shared. Everybody contributes, everybody benefits, and the whole community gets stronger.

Why we play this way

We want to build a business that gives people more time to create, learn, and enjoy the process together.

When something works, we share it—so the whole team can grow.