Co-Founder, GAEA Agency

Rhiyen Sharp

Early Recognition of Structural Change

A strategic advisor, talent representative, and media executive. For more than fifteen years, Rhiyen has worked at the intersection of luxury publishing, strategic communications, talent representation, reputation architecture, digital strategy, and cultural influence. His career has been defined by an ability to recognize fundamental shifts in consumer behavior, technology, and media long before they become conventional wisdom, and to translate those insights into strategies that create lasting competitive advantage.

In 2015, Rhiyen developed one of the earliest large-scale strategic partnerships designed specifically around social media, connecting the Billboard Music Awards with Teen Vogue, alongside a Models.com and American Music Awards social media partnership that same year. In 2016, he developed a BET Awards and Teen Vogue social media partnership, and later a partnership between Teen Vogue and Marc Jacobs. At a time when many media executives still regarded social media as an afterthought, these collaborations demonstrated the potential of social platforms at scale and showed how they could become central drivers of audience engagement, commercial value, and cultural relevance.

Throughout his career, he has developed and led campaigns, partnerships, and strategic initiatives involving many of the world’s most recognized brands, media companies, and cultural institutions, across luxury, fashion, music, entertainment, and international publishing.

As Director of Digital & Strategy for Flaunt Magazine, Rhiyen has helped guide the publication’s digital evolution and contributed to the development of one of the largest digital footprints in its sector.