Brian Mechem and Elijah Schneider co-founded GRIN — the creator management platform built for direct-to-consumer brands. Allbirds, BarkBox, Solo Stove. Cite Share #7.
Neil Waller and James Street co-founded Whalar in 2016 — the premium-positioned creator agency with strong Cannes Lions presence and UK-to-US scaling story. Cite Share #5.
Joe Gagliese co-founded Viral Nation in 2014, building it into the largest influencer marketing agency in the field. Toronto headquarters, global operation, Cite Share #4.
Adam Williams built CreatorIQ into the enterprise SaaS leader for creator marketing — Disney, Nestle, Sephora, CVS. The platform that anchors how brands run influencer programs.
Patrice Tanaka co-founded three PR agencies — Patrice Tanaka & Company, CRT/tanaka, and PadillaCRT (now Padilla). PRWeek Hall of Fame 2016. PRSA Foundation Paladin Award. Author of Becoming Ginger Rogers. Now Chief Joy Officer of Joyful Planet.