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Dominic Smales

Executive, founder of Gleam Futures · Outside the United States

Founded
2010
Entered
2010
Status 2026
Active
Metro
Outside the United States
Embeddedness
2 connections
Confidence
verified · strongest source trade or financial press

Method

Dominic Smales founds Gleam Futures in London in 2010, manages Zoella from her early YouTube years and sells a majority stake to Dentsu Aegis in June 2017, staying as chief executive until he steps down in 2021, three years before Dentsu closes the talent arm.

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  • spawnedGleam FuturesDominic Smales founds Gleam Futures in London in 2010.2010
  • came out ofGleam FuturesDominic Smales steps down as Gleam chief executive in 2021, three years before Dentsu closes the talent arm.2021
Sources (trade or financial press): tubefilter.com · hellopartner.com