Top 20 LinkedIn Creators on Management (2026)

What changed in the top 20 LinkedIn management creators since our last ranking

The pool is smaller this time: 312 active management creators, against 450 in our previous edition.

Carsten Maschmeyer and Ken Cheng hold #1 and #2. Three names are new in this top 20: Tom Pestridge enters at #13, Hussain Hashim at #16 and Tim Denning at #19.

Among the climbers, Colby Kultgen moves from #6 to #3 and Guillaume Guerra from #16 into the top 10. Chris Donnelly goes the other way, from #3 to #15.

Three creators from our previous top 20 are no longer in it.

#20 · Leila Hormozi, 800 median likes per management post

Leila Hormozi, founder and chief executive of Acquisition.com, is down from #19 in our previous edition. Management is 3% of a 518-post year, and those posts earn what her overall median does, the only flat result in the top 20.

She also writes the shortest posts among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, 19 words on average.

"I cooked food at home to save money. I cleaned my house to save money. I price matched different grocery stores to save money." Her most liked management post of the year, three lines built on the same ending: 2,076 likes and 284 comments, about twice her usual count. Read it

#19 · Tim Denning, 811 median likes per management post

Tim Denning, an Australian writer who has written online for 12 years, is new in this edition. Management is 5% of his feed, and those posts land within 4% of his overall median.

From 839 in 2025, his management median edged up to 871 so far in 2026. He is the only Australia-based creator in the top 20.

"Don't be fooled by a brand or corporate principles." His most liked management post of the year, a bulleted list on what company cultures cost the people inside them: 2,742 likes, more than 3 times his median. Read it

#18 · George Stern, 880 median likes per management post

George Stern, an entrepreneur and chief executive who worked at McKinsey and has served as an elected official, is down from #17 in our previous edition. His 47 management posts in 12 months are the second-most in the top 20, 13% of his feed.

Those posts land within 3% of his overall median, and his management median has held steady: 1,032 in 2025, 1,046 so far in 2026. He ranks fourth in total management likes (47,861).

"Remote work is STILL surrounded by office-era myths." His most liked management post of the year, with one word in capitals in its first line: 3,222 likes, 3.7 times his median. Read it

#17 · Ben Meer, 886 median likes per management post

Ben Meer, a New York Times bestselling author who writes about personal systems, is down from #12 in our previous edition. Management is 4% of his feed and earns 12% more than his overall median.

His management median slipped from 1,180 in 2025 to 886 so far in 2026. His best post earned 4.8 times his median, the widest gap in the top 20.

"A 5-step system for becoming undeniably reliable:" His most liked post tagged management by our classifier, a numbered framework on personal reliability: 4,238 likes and 256 comments. Read it

#16 · Hussain Hashim, 935 median likes per management post

Hussain Hashim, a US-based creator who writes for founders, is new in this edition and the smallest account in the top 20, at 11k followers. His 8.73% engagement rate is the highest on this page, though he sits under the 20k-follower floor of the efficiency table below.

Management is 19% of his feed, second only to Eric Partaker here. His audience comments more than anyone's in the top 20: a median of 416 comments.

"Most founders don't have a hiring problem. They have a context problem." His most liked management post of the year: 1,070 likes and 381 comments, barely above his median, the smallest gap in the top 20. Read it

#15 · Chris Donnelly, 972 median likes per management post

Chris Donnelly, co-founder of Searchable (see his data biography), is down from #3 in our previous edition. Management is 3% of his feed, yet those posts earn 38% more than his overall median.

His management median has fallen each year, from 4,780 in 2024 to 1,984 in 2025 and 1,093 so far in 2026. He writes the longest posts among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, 404 words on average.

"The number one most ineffective phrase within business: 'Let’s create a plan'. Here’s why:" His most liked management post of the year: 2,047 likes and 451 comments, above his usual 364. Read it

#14 · Pascal Bornet, 998 median likes per management post

Pascal Bornet, an author and keynote speaker on AI and automation, holds #14 and has the biggest audience in the ranking, 1.5 million followers.

He published 749 posts in 12 months, the most in the top 20, so his 15 management posts are 2% of his feed, the smallest share here. They earn 26% less than his overall median, on a 0.06% engagement rate, the lowest in the top 20.

"Too many companies keep cutting the oars… and then wonder why the boat doesn’t move." His most liked management post of the year, built around a cartoon about budget cuts: 4,383 likes, 4.4 times his median. Read it

#13 · Tom Pestridge, 1,009 median likes per management post

Tom Pestridge, founder of Launchpad Creators and Goose Digital, who helps creators scale their businesses, is new in this edition. Management is 4% of his feed, and those posts earn 37% more than his overall median.

"Hiring a Marketing Manager? A Marketing Manager is not a Social Media Manager." His most liked management post of the year, one job title set against a run of others: 3,597 likes, 3.6 times his median, and 274 comments. Read it

#12 · James Clear, 1,097 median likes per management post

James Clear, who writes at JamesClear.com, is down from #10 in our previous edition. Management is 5% of his feed and earns 39% more than his overall median, the fourth-largest premium in the top 20.

His posts average 21 words, second-shortest among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for, after Leila Hormozi's. His audience comments little: a median of 85, second-lowest in the top 20.

"Finish something. Anything." His most liked post tagged management by our classifier, opening on a two-word command: 3,300 likes, 3 times his median. Read it

#11 · Sahil Bloom, 1,210 median likes per management post

Sahil Bloom (see the data biography), a New York Times bestselling author and investor, is up from #13 in our previous edition. Management is 5% of his feed and earns 6% less than his overall median.

His management median doubled, from 833 in 2025 to 1,696 so far in 2026, the steepest rise from 2025 to 2026 in the top 20.

"For years, I treated discipline like a cage." His most liked post tagged management by our classifier, a first-person take on discipline: 4,077 likes and 553 comments, nearly twice his usual count. Read it

#10 · Guillaume Guerra, 1,214 median likes per management post

Guillaume Guerra, a French wealth-management adviser who works with company heads and self-employed professionals, is up from #16 in our previous edition, the biggest climb in this top 20.

Management is 5% of his feed, yet those posts earn 92% more than his overall median, the largest premium in the top 20. His audience rarely comments: a median of 38, the lowest here.

In 2025 his management median was 769. His 0.74% engagement rate puts him third in the efficiency table below.

"Les talents ne cherchent pas un emploi." His most liked management post of the year, in French, followed by a list of the criteria that come up most often: 2,160 likes and 52 comments. Read it

#9 · Andrew Bolis, 1,241 median likes per management post

Andrew Bolis, an AI and marketing consultant and former chief marketing officer, is up from #11 in our previous edition. His place rests on 10 management posts, the floor of this ranking, and they earn 36% more than his overall median.

His posts run 382 words on average, second-longest among the top-20 creators we hold writing data for. His best post earned only 1.3 times his median: the rank rests on consistency.

"Stop asking ChatGPT to summarize content." His most liked post tagged management by our classifier, a numbered list of AI prompts to save for later: 1,674 likes and 298 comments. Read it

#8 · Ronnie Kinsey, 1,347 median likes per management post

Ronnie Kinsey, an executive coach who works with high achievers on leadership and emotional intelligence, holds #8. Management is 4% of his feed and earns 14% more than his overall median.

His 0.57% engagement rate is the third-highest among the top-20 creators over 20k followers, behind Ken Cheng and Guillaume Guerra.

"I’ve worked with teams where strong performers delivered well, but the work never connected." His most liked management post of the year, told from the coach's side of the room: 3,876 likes, nearly 3 times his median, and 432 comments. Read it

#7 · Victoria Repa, 1,383 median likes per management post

Victoria Repa, founder and chief executive of BetterMe and a health coach, is up from #9 in our previous edition. Her place rests on 10 management posts, the floor of this ranking, 3% of her feed.

Those posts earn 49% more than her overall median, the third-largest premium in the top 20.

"Here’s why most KPIs don’t work: Many companies build their systems around numbers. But not around people." Her most liked management post of the year: 3,591 likes and 539 comments, the third-highest comment count on any best post on this page. Read it

#6 · Codie A. Sanchez, 1,428 median likes per management post

Codie A. Sanchez invests in Main Street businesses and teaches people how to buy them. She is up from #7 in our previous edition, on 19 management posts, 5% of her feed, which earn 6% more than her overall median.

Her audience talks back: a median of 371 comments, second only to Hussain Hashim in the top 20. Her management median so far in 2026 is 1,320.

"Keep going." Her most liked post tagged management by our classifier opens on two words: 3,652 likes, 2.6 times her median. Read it

#5 · Eric Partaker, 1,613 median likes per management post

Eric Partaker (see the data biography), a coach to chief executives who worked at McKinsey and Skype, holds #5. He is the volume record of this ranking: 95 management posts in 12 months, twice anyone else in the top 20, and 20% of his feed, the highest share here.

Those posts earn 9% more than his overall median. His management median went from 2,179 in 2025 to 1,555 so far in 2026, on 80 posts this year alone.

The volume shows in the total: 162,426 likes on management, the most in our pool by a wide margin.

"Micromanagement is just a fancy word for insecurity." His most liked management post of the year: 5,651 likes and 788 comments, the most comments on any best post on this page. Read it

#4 · Alex Hormozi, 1,749 median likes per management post

Alex Hormozi, founder of Acquisition.com and co-founder of Skool (see his data biography), holds #4. His 18 management posts are 3% of a 619-post year, and they earn 26% less than his overall median, tied with Pascal Bornet for the steepest discount here.

His posts average 22 words. His management median was 2,041 in 2023 and is 1,692 so far in 2026.

"It’s not hard to…" His most liked management post of the year, a four-word opener: 7,632 likes, 4.4 times his median, and 487 comments. Read it

#3 · Colby Kultgen, 1,935 median likes per management post

Colby Kultgen, a former accountant who founded 1% Better and is based in Canada, is up from #6 in our previous edition. Management is 8% of his feed and earns 6% less than his overall median.

So far in 2026 his management median is 2,184, above his 12-month figure. He ranks second in total management likes (60,986), on 21 posts.

"A reframe that's been changing my life: failure = data" His most liked post tagged management by our classifier, a self-help equation given a line of its own: 8,976 likes and 531 comments, the single biggest post on this page. Read it

#2 · Ken Cheng, 1,967 median likes per management post

Ken Cheng (see the data biography), a UK-based creator whose best post sends up corporate habits, holds #2. His place rests on 10 management posts, the floor of this ranking, and they earn 52% more than his overall median, the second-largest premium in the top 20.

His 0.85% engagement rate is the highest among the top-20 creators over 20k followers, and second in the efficiency table below.

"My car broke down on the motorway. Who did I call? Roadside services? Emergency services?" His most liked management post of the year, a parody whose answer, a few lines down, is a management consultant: 3,335 likes, only 1.7 times his median. Read it

#1 · Carsten Maschmeyer, 2,620 median likes per management post

Carsten Maschmeyer, a German entrepreneur and startup investor, holds #1 with 2,620 median likes per management post, nearly 60 times the typical management post we measured and 653 likes ahead of number two.

Management is 10% of his 150-post year, and those posts earn 9% less than his overall median. His management median halved, from 5,105 in 2025 to 2,541 so far in 2026, and he still leads.

He also ranks third in total management likes (49,294), on 15 posts, the fewest in that table.

"'Alle waren morgens pünktlich da und sind lange geblieben.' Das schreibt kein einziger Konzern der Welt in seinen Geschäftsbericht." His most liked management post of the year, written in German, opens on a quotation before any argument: 6,747 likes and 469 comments. Read it

Where do these cards come from? We computed every figure on this page from public posts with MagicPost's LinkedIn analytics: median engagement per theme, share of feed, theme premiums and trajectories, across 312 creators and 17,881 management posts. It works on your profile too, including a side-by-side with anyone on this list.

Which management creators just missed the top 20?

Five names sit right behind the cut, all within 119 likes of number twenty:

Kevin Box, at #21, misses the cut by 9 likes.

Justin Mecham, at #23, earns 93% more on management than on his usual post, a bigger premium than anyone in the top 20, but from a lower base: his overall median is 356 likes.

Matt Gray, at #24, has the largest following of the five (924k) and the most management posts, 55 in 12 months (see his data biography). Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix, closes the list at #25.

Which LinkedIn management creators have the highest engagement rate?

Raw likes flatter the largest followings, so divide by reach: engagement rate on management posts, median likes divided by followers (20k followers and over):

Two of the five also sit in the top 20: Ken Cheng (#2) and Guillaume Guerra (#10). Michael Erhard, a chief operating officer who left Amazon to work with e-commerce brands, leads on 21k followers. Guillaume Moubeche, founder of lemlist, and Tim Hillison, a go-to-market operator, complete the table.

One smaller account does far better still but falls under the 20k floor: Hussain Hashim (#16), at 8.73%. The top 20 itself runs from his 8.73% down to Pascal Bornet's 0.06%. For how management compares with other subjects, see our study of LinkedIn engagement rate by topic.

Which management creators get the most total likes on LinkedIn?

One more cut counts the total likes on management posts over 12 months, where frequent posters gain ground:

Eric Partaker leads with 162,426 likes, more than 2.5 times Colby Kultgen in second place: his total comes from 95 posts. Carsten Maschmeyer takes third place on 15 posts, the fewest in the table.

Six of the eight come from the top 20. Matt Gray (#24 above) and Ian Tenenbaum get in without a place in it, on 55 and 24 management posts.

Which LinkedIn management creator gets the most comments per post?

This cut divides comments by likes. The record in our management pool belongs to Akinola Oluwadimu, a senior business systems analyst with 9k followers: 176 median comments against 123 median likes, about 1.4 comments for every like.

The typical top-20 creator gets one comment for every 5.5 likes. Boris Verbitsky and Valerii Popov complete the podium, both above 1.3 comments per like, on more than 100 median likes each.

Are the top LinkedIn management creators full-time management voices?

Almost none are. Of the 312 creators who post management consistently, only 1 gives it at least half their feed, and that creator is not in this top 20. Here the highest share is Eric Partaker's 20%, ahead of Hussain Hashim (19%) and George Stern (13%).

At the other end sit Pascal Bornet (2%) and four creators at 3%: Alex Hormozi, Victoria Repa, Chris Donnelly and Leila Hormozi.

Focus does not decide the premium. The three heaviest management posters land within 10% of their own median (+9%, +3%, +3%). The extremes belong to occasional visitors: Guillaume Guerra earns +92% on a 5% share, while Alex Hormozi and Pascal Bornet, at 3% and 2%, take -26%.

In all, 14 of the 20 earn more on management than on their other posts, 5 earn less and one, Leila Hormozi, lands on her own median.

The top 20 is mostly American: 12 creators are based in the United States and 4 in the United Kingdom, with one each in Germany, Canada, France and Australia.

Country by country rankings: the United States, the UK, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, the full series.

For the neighboring theme, see the top LinkedIn leadership creators, where Carsten Maschmeyer ranks 11th and Colby Kultgen 15th. Several names here run companies; for executives ranked on everything they post, see our ranking of the top LinkedIn CEOs.

And if showing up in these creators' comment sections is part of your plan, an engagement feed keeps it to a five-minute daily habit.

How we ranked the top LinkedIn management creators

All of this is MagicPost's own research. We went through 17,881 management posts from the last 12 months and ranked 312 creators by median likes on their management posts.

Only creators with at least one post in the last 60 days are ranked. The method:

• Floors: at least 5,000 followers and 10 management posts in the window; deleted posts excluded.

• Median rather than average: no single viral post can buy a place.

• Management posts only: each post gets a theme from our own classification, and only those posts count.

• Management posts analyzed: the posts our dataset holds per creator, sometimes fewer than they published.

• Per creator: share of feed, premium over their own median, management median by year, engagement rate and comment ratio.

Eighteen of the twenty medians rest on 10 to 21 management posts, our number one's on 15, so a few posts can move any rank. Rankings refresh as the data does. No placement here was sponsored; every rank comes straight from the median.

Study them, then study yourself. With MagicPost you can analyze any management creator the way we just did (median engagement by theme, share of feed, premiums, trajectory) and benchmark your own profile against the pool. The data on this page is the product.