
Ashley Rudder
Co-Founder · Chief Creator OfficerA career rainmaker. The first designated Chief Creator Officer in agency history.
The title scaled at Whalar and carried into Deutsch New York to define a new infrastructure for commercial storytelling.
With over twenty-five years engineering the art and science of monetization, her framework at M·A·C Cosmetics capitalized on early organic social architecture, transforming internal artist networks into a global monetization engine that scaled to 13 million followers. She pioneered the brand's first vertical video structures on Instagram and early video acquisition frameworks on Twitter. Deploying a highly efficient creative matrix managed by four people across thirty countries.
Later, she engineered CDOS, the proprietary project governance operating system that modern creator-led ecosystems run on.
With Ashley, commercial conversion is architected into the infrastructure before a campaign ever ships. That is what operational rainmaking implies.
- M·A·C Cosmetics
- Whalar
- Deutsch NY
- Clé de Peau Beauté × Martha Stewart
- Cannes Lions Juror
- CDOS
"Ashley is a brilliant unicorn who has the unique combination of an analytical mind, culture expertise, and end-to-end strategic chops. A special talent who makes people and the work better."
"She's an icon. She's a legend. She is the moment. I met Ashley on set in 2016. Through her journey, she proved that with determination and creativity you can turn your passion into a powerful tool for positive impact. Ashley truly is a legend in my world."
"I can count on one hand someone I've met who supported me, challenged me, intimidated me and energized me. All at the same time. Ashley is one of those rare individuals. She is a star in every sense of the word."

