Selected Works
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Managed a $250m eCommerce business and created a Beats owner ecosystem inside Apple Services
Company: Apple / Beats
Role: Director of Digital Platforms & Services2016/2021
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Defined a new brand and positioned an AI eCommerce startup, securing $5m in pre-seed investment
Company: Commotion
Role: Sr Director of Marketing & Product2023/2024
Professional Experience
Responsible for all marketing initiatives including product marketing, GTM, and brand development.
Led initial product strategy to secure pre-seed capital.
Day-to-day partner to the cofounder to define the initial product vision.
Executive team member with board and investor visibility.
Created a new brand, brand strategy, launch website, and sales assets working with freelance designers for less than $10k.
Head of client services, responsible for the studio’s executive client relationships, including Google and Airbnb.
Developed and implemented a digital product discipline and vision for the agency to drive new business.
Won two new major accounts including Motorola (Digital Product Design) and nZero (Website Redesign).
Animation by Cam Schultheis
Director of Digital Platforms & Services
Apple / Beats, Los Angeles
2018/2021
Responsible for developing Beats’ service and digital product strategy within Apple across marketing and product.
Delivered a 5-year strategic roadmap for membership growth, fostering cross-functional collaboration across Apple hardware, software, and marketing teams, up to the VP level.
Developed high-converting user journeys by integrating Beats’ ecosystem with Apple platforms, increasing Apple Music trials and Average Order Value through Apple’s Online Store, +2% YOY.
Head of Digital Consumer Programs
Apple / Beats, Los Angeles
2016/2018
Head of digital marketing, responsible for all of Beats’ owned digital channels, DTC and eCommerce.
Oversaw $20m budget managing a 15+ person team across design, tech, dev, and channel leads.
Drove $250m+ in annual global revenue through DTC, including, web, app, lifecycle content development, membership, and Apple services integrations (Apple Music, Support, etc).
Developed a 5-year services vision to improve the Beats digital ecosystem and increase Beats membership growth and LTV.
Video by Elephant
Brand Director
72andSunny, Los Angeles
2015/2016
Brand and business lead for Tillamook (TCCA) and Sonos accounts, overseeing a team of 15 across creative, strategy, and brand management.
Launched Tillamook in California by blowing up “Big Food” across paid social, TV, out-of-home, and local PR/events. (Directed by Floria Sigismondi- Bjork, David Bowie).
Applied business transformation and CRM strategies to increase product awareness and drive membership growth.
Video “Goodbye Big Food” created by 72andSunny for Tillamook
Sr Account Director
AKQA, London & Portland
2013/2015
Agency lead for multiple Nike Global Brand categories, including Nike Better World, Global Football (Soccer), Global Running, and Nike Mens Training. Partner to Nike's VP of Social.
Relocated to the US to launch AKQA’s Portland office.
Grew business by building the first content studio and social team dedicated to Nike, enabling highly reactive social posts across multiple Nike categories (creating Cinemagraphs & Vines like this one!)
Social Account Director
AKQA, London
2012/2013
Responsible for the global social strategy and tool implementation for Nike’s first Community teams.
Pitched and managed the global rollout of Nike's first-ever Social Media Management System globally (Sprinklr).
Developed product roadmaps, and community playbooks to scale global brand campaigns.
Led in-person social media training and Command Centers for US, Canada, UK, Japan and Brasil Nike Community Management teams.
Social Media Manager
AKQA, London
2011/2012
Managed Nike’s global expansion of social media across Facebook and Twitter, including notable firsts on each platform.
Led the social strategy for Nike globally and Twitter’s first-ever branded ‘listen and respond’ activation over New Year's Eve 2012 (#MakeItCount).
Launched the Nike Fuelband by developing cross-category community playbooks and a social command center/brand takeover on the ground at SXSW.
Account Manager
AKQA, London
2010/2011
Pioneered Nike’s first branded social reactive content at major sporting moments and product launches.
Disrupted the 2010 World Cup South Africa through on-the-ground command centers, projecting reactive brand content to the tallest building in Johannesburg (Write The Future - Cannes Lion Winner).
Managed Facebook’s first-ever ‘social media football club’, The Nike Academy / The Chance.
Account Executive
AKQA, London
2008/2010
Created Nike’s first Facebook brand pages and integrated activity into global marketing campaigns, becoming the first major brand to use Facebook pages for reactive content updates, training, and live event coverage.
Managed all of Nike Football’s Social Media presence, including content creation, updates, and brand strategy across 15+ markets.
Video by AKQA
Selected Ambient Works
A Strangely Isolated Place, has been my passion project since its birth in 2008 as an ambient and electronic music record label, blog and mix series. With roughly 18,000 physical LPs+CDs sold since 2008 and global distribution across 50+ releases, the label holds an extensive sync network, hosting live events in London, Portland, New York, and LA.
Prior to the pandemic in 2020, I launched a free, 24/7 digital radio station called 9128.live curating music from A Strangely Isolated Place and other labels. The radio station hosted live-streamed DJ and artist performances from across the globe during the lockdown, attracting thousands of listeners tuning in for 48-hour+ during lockdown.
Listen live using the player below, visit the website, or tune in through the iOS or Android apps.
"Absolutely excellent source for forward thinking electronic (ambient leaning) music. Can not recommend this app enough"
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"A super curated playlist of some of the best ambient music from Ryan and the ASIP crew, the app comes with some nice little touches like sleep timer and alarms. Keep listening for the interludes, some wonderful little things to spot."
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"If you are an avid fan of ambient music or thinking about dipping your toe in the waters, 9128 is an incredible resource. There’s so much great music being produced, but hard keep up on everything. Ryan from ASIP has created this platform to curate tunes from his label and many other incredible ambient labels across the globe. I typically want to be my own DJ, but have found so many practical uses for this app at work, going for walks, and falling asleep. Can’t put it over enough!"
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"Absolutely excellent source for forward thinking electronic (ambient leaning) music. Can not recommend this app enough" ... "A super curated playlist of some of the best ambient music from Ryan and the ASIP crew, the app comes with some nice little touches like sleep timer and alarms. Keep listening for the interludes, some wonderful little things to spot." ... "If you are an avid fan of ambient music or thinking about dipping your toe in the waters, 9128 is an incredible resource. There’s so much great music being produced, but hard keep up on everything. Ryan from ASIP has created this platform to curate tunes from his label and many other incredible ambient labels across the globe. I typically want to be my own DJ, but have found so many practical uses for this app at work, going for walks, and falling asleep. Can’t put it over enough!" ...
Summary
Where I do my best work
Digital & Social Media Strategy
Brand Strategy & Brand Management
Product Marketing & Positioning
Social Media Management (SMMS & Enterprise)
Business Development, Growth, and GTM
User Experience and Journey Mapping
eCommerce & Website Experience
Digital Transformation & Service Design
AI & LLMs, Enterprise & eComm specific
Agencies I’ve learned from
AKQA (Digital & Full Service)
B-Reel (Digital & Product)
72andSunny (Creative & Advertising)
Elephant (Managed a 5-year partnership)
Conscious Minds (Brand & Social)
Brands I’ve worked with
Nike (Digital, Social, Brand)
Apple (Digital, Services, UX, Product)
Beats (Digital, eCommerce, D2C, CRM, Lifecycle)
Google (Digital, Product Strategy)
Airbnb (Digital, Product Strategy, Prototyping)
Tillamook (Brand, Content, CRM, Membership)
Sonos (Brand, Content, Advertising)
nZero (Brand, Website design)
Motorola (Brand, Product Design, Prototyping)
Commotion (Startup, Brand, Product)
Tools I practice
Keynote, Slides, PPT (Expert, to my demise)
Squarespace (Expert)
Google Ad Suite, Analytics, Adwords (Great)
Mailchimp (Great)
Sprinklr, Hubspot, Salesforce (Great)
Figma (Great)
ChatGPT & GPT Creation (Good)
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AE (Good to Dangerous)
HTML (Dangerous)
Webflow (Learning)
Apple Developer Platform (Learning)