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Ryan Debenham is the President of GRIN—the world’s first and leading Creator Management platform. He built his career starting as a software engineer, eventually leading AI and Data Analytics at Qualtrics, contributing to its $8 billion acquisition by SAP. Ryan then served as CTO for Route, helping drive revenue to $100M in just four years. He joined GRIN as the CTO overseeing product and engineering, later being promoted to President and leading all daily operations. Based in Salt Lake City, Ryan is a former amateur professional snowboarder, avid outdoor enthusiast, and father of four. He finds balance in the mountains, enjoys trail running, mountain biking, skiing, and snowboarding. He has a passion for personal growth and mindfulness and enjoys deep conversations about life and the universe. As a committed father and seasoned leader, he loves connecting on leadership strategy, management, product innovation, and how to find harmony between life and work.

Scarlette Tidy is an influencer marketing expert who helped launch Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, one of the most successful beauty brand debuts of all time. She went on to lead influencer strategy for LVMH’s Kendo Brands, including Olehenriksen, where she helped doubled the business through viral, award-winning campaigns. In 2020, Scarlette founded Sure Thing Consulting, a boutique social and influencer marketing agency that has launched & worked with brands such as Fenty Hair, Zillow, Hotel Lobby Candle, and multiple beauty brands through strategic influencer partnerships, viral content, and brand storytelling. She is also a lecturer at USC and USF, sharing her expertise on influencer marketing, social strategy, and brand-building in today’s digital landscape.

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In this episode we talk with the global head of Desperados beer brand, Ligia Patrocinio. They are running a campaign 70 influencers with a combined audience of 30million. Ligia talks about the campaign to connect with the latin vibe of music particularly drums and how this is connecting with the audience on a global scale. The campaign could be a test blueprint for more brands in Heineken to add influencers into the mix of their major campaigns. The episode was sponsored by Dragonfly. Connect with Ligia on LinkedIn.

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In this episode we talk to Daniel Corbett who is an award winning personal trainer, advanced nutritionist, and mentor with 25 years of experience in health and fitness. From winning European bodybuilding titles to starring on Channel 4, he has dedicated his life to helping others transform. With expertise in nutrition, supplements, and gut health, Daniel has combined science and experience to completely transform his clients’ lives with a permanent solution that has improved their health and happiness. We discuss the importance of creators and entrepreneurs having a healthy lifestyle. Have a look at how he can help you too

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In this episode we talk with Jonathan Futa who is a co-founder of Group RFZ, a research firm specialising in influencer marketing measurement. His primary focus is utilising the latest technology to develop new products and methodologies. Prior to starting Group RFZ, Jonathan worked on political and corporate campaigns around the world managing ad testing and strategic research projects.

Group RFZ conducted research into users and creator knowledge around the pending TikTok Ban due to come into place on the 19th January 2025. We talk in detail about the impact on the 170 million users and the billions of advertising revenue at stake as well as the millions of companies that will lose sales revenue as a result. The concerns over national security with the Chinese owners Byte Dance we discuss and the emerging Rednote platform. if you want to find out more follow Jonathan on LinkedIn do so here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanfuta/

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Damian Norman, is the Director of Immersive Events at the ExCeL in the Royal Docks, London.

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