🚀 What’s the secret to building a world-class influencer marketing program? Ryan Debenham, CEO of GRIN, joins Making Data Simple to break down the future of creator-driven marketing, AI’s role in the space, and how GRIN is reshaping brand-influencer partnerships.
💡 From Red Bull’s marketing playbook to a key conversation about the “Secret Sauce”, Ryan shares the insights, technology, and mindset needed to scale a creator-powered brand in today’s digital economy.
🔹 Key Topics:
✅ What makes a great influencer?
✅ How GRIN is redefining the industry
✅ AI’s impact on marketing
✅ The future of remote companies
⌛️Minute Markers
02:11 Meet Ryan Debenham
07:54 Running a Startup
08:46 Modeled after Red Bull
12:01 GRIN
15:44 Influencer Marketing
17:52 Who are the Influencers
18:45 Secret Sauce
22:51 The Technology
24:51 The 2-Min GRIN Pitch
31:16 AI in Marketing
34:32 GRIN's Future
36:06 A Remote Company
38:35 In Closing
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🎧 Guest: Ryan Debenham | LinkedIn | Website
🌍 Host: Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM | LinkedIn
📩 Want to be a guest? Email us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com
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#MakingDataSimple #InfluencerMarketing #CreatorEconomy #AIinMarketing #BrandGrowth #MarketingTech #Leadership #GRIN #RyanDebenham
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