Headquarters New York City Founded 2012 | Website Thuzio.com Founders Tiki Barber, Mark Gerson | |
Products Online marketplace for talent booking Profiles | ||
Thuzio provides businesses and professionals with access to celebrity talent and influencers through a comprehensive online platform, talent procurement services and an executive event series. Thuzio’s two unique products are Julius and Thuzio Executive Club.
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Julius is a SaaS influencer marketing platform that provides marketers with rich influencer data, advanced search capabilities, and the campaign management tools required to organize a successful influencer marketing strategy. Julius search brings over 50,000 influencer profiles to life and allows subscribers to identify creators via audience demographics, total social reach and engagement, strengths and interests, brand-work, and more. Julius campaign features enable subscribers to initiate and track a conversation with an influencer or their representation.
Thuzio Executive Club is a national membership organization consisting of business leaders from numerous fields who join the club to build business relationships with clients, prospects and fellow club members. Thuzio Executive Club events provide a distinct alternative to the status quo of client entertainment. The consistently curated experiences feature exclusive, unfiltered access to celebrity legends and leaders of various industries. Events are built around the passions and interests of members who admire the art of storytelling and treasure the value of a uniquely unforgettable occasion.
Thuzio was founded in 2012 by former NFL running back Tiki Barber and Gerson Lehrman Group co-founder Mark Gerson.
Leadership
Mark Gerson is co-founder and chairman of Gerson Lehrman Group, United Hatzalah and the African Mission Healthcare Foundation. Tiki Barber is an author, sports analyst, businessman and corporate spokesman who played for the New York Giants from 1997 to 2006, and was named Pro Bowl Running Back three times. Jared Augustine is Thuzio’s CEO. Jarrod Jordan is the company’s executive vice president.
Advisors
Thuzio’s Board of Advisors includes Matthew Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures; Michael Weisman, Emmy Award-winning producer and executive in charge of production for “Football Night in America”; Thomas J. Laffont, Senior Analyst at Coatue Management and Partner at Coatue Management; Jordan Bazant, principal at The Legacy Agency; Casey Coffman, advisor at Carpere Group; Billy Nash, Senior Vice President at UBS; Jason Freier, chairman and CEO of Hardball Capital.
Investors
Thuzio received $1.5 million in venture capital in July, 2012. RSE Ventures invested $2.56 million in January, 2013. In 2014, the company raised another $6 million in Series A funding