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Ryan Ruden

Founder
Aerial Entertainment

Senior entertainment executive and experiential marketing expert working at the intersection of music, gaming and technology to drive billions of impressions for artists and deliver multimillion-dollar collaborations and partnerships. Unique career experience spans executive management, live entertainment, recorded music and rights management roles, as well as groundbreaking work on innovative, fan-centric ‘firsts’ with top-tier talent including Eminem, Lil Nas X and Grimes. Ability to create, execute and lead revenue generating campaigns through the artists’ lens to drive coveted earned media. Named a ‘Top 40 Under 40’ and one of ‘Gaming’s Top Sync Players’ by Billboard Magazine

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