Neil Waller is the co-founder and CEO of Whalar, the first Cannes-Lion-winning influencer marketing solution that champions authentic, creative and engaging content.
The platform was founded in 2016 by Neil and his co-founder, James Street, two university dropouts and serial entrepreneurs. They discovered the world of creators with influence whilst looking for ways to build brand awareness and create authentic content for their fashion brands.
Today, Whalar is used by major brands all over the world, from Apple to Unilever, helping them to collaborate with the best creators around the world, with offices in London, New York, LA, Austin, Berlin and Singapore. Their chairman is advertising legend, Sir John Hegarty and it is still the only Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat partner in the influencer space. Neil regularly speaks at major industry events about advertising, startups, and creativity.