The Record
Being early is not a claim.
It is a record.
GAEA was founded by two executives whose careers repeatedly anticipated where attention, culture, technology, and commercial opportunity were moving before those shifts became conventional wisdom. The significance is not prediction for its own sake. It is the ability to recognize structural change, build practical models around it, and create advantage while others are still adjusting.
Gina Chung
- Forever 21
Global brand leadership during an era of nearly 800 stores worldwide and more than $4 billion in annual sales.
- 2019
Vice President of Brand, Activation & Apparel, Gen.G Esports.
- 2021
Chief Marketing Officer, Gen.G Esports.
- 2022
Forbes ranked Gen.G eighth among the world’s most valuable esports companies, at an estimated $250 million.
Rhiyen Sharp
- 2015
Models.com and the American Music Awards social media partnership.
- 2015
Billboard Music Awards and Teen Vogue social media partnership.
- 2016
BET Awards and Teen Vogue social media partnership.
- Followed by
Teen Vogue and Marc Jacobs.
- Ongoing
Director of Digital & Strategy, Flaunt Magazine.
Today, AI-mediated discovery is the next evolution of that record.
Experience
Selected Experience
Selected projects, campaigns, partnerships, and strategic initiatives from across Rhiyen Sharp and Gina Chung’s collective careers include:
- Chloé
- Versace
- Burberry
- Benefit Cosmetics
- Alo Yoga
- Puma
- Dom Pérignon
- Veuve Clicquot
- BMW
- Johnson & Johnson
- Coca-Cola
- Pepsi
- Bose
- Kodak
- Procter & Gamble
- Mobil
- Netflix, Stranger Things
- Flaunt Magazine
- Forever 21
- Disney
- Toyota
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Republic Records
- Billboard Music Awards
- Speedo
- BET Awards
- Wilson
- Riot Games
- Gen.G
- Marc Jacobs
- Teen Vogue
- Vogue
- Harper’s Bazaar
- Elle
- Nylon
- Rolling Stone