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Ryan McKenna is a seasoned Talent Procurement and Client Services professional with over 12 years of experience in managing high-profile celebrity and influencer engagements, both live and virtual. Prior to co-founding MP Sports & Entertainment, Ryan worked for Thuzio from 2013-2024. Thuzio was an Events & Influencer Booking company co-founded by former New York Giants Running Back Tiki Barber. Ryan was employee number 3 at Thuzio and oversaw the company get acquired by Triller, who ultimately went public on the NASDAQ in 2024. During his time at Thuzio, Ryan managed, booked & executed over 2,500 celebrity, talent, and influencer driven events in Sports, Culinary, World & Business, TV & Film, Comedy, Music, and more. Many of those events were for Fortune 500 companies and ranged from small intimate dinners to large-scale premier 5,000+ person events and conferences.
Ryan’s expertise spans all aspects of Talent & Speaker booking, from initial outreach and talent acquisition and negotiation, to contract finalization and on-site execution. Ryan’s strategic acumen has also been demonstrated through his role in securing marquee partnerships for premier events around the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Weekend, Masters, Formula 1, and more. No one is out of touch when it comes to Ryan’s vast talent and industry network!
Ryan McKenna - Co-Founder, Partner
With 12+ years of industry experience, Andrew’s background is interwoven with years in sports betting, hospitality, sponsorship sales and event marketing. A graduate of Rutgers University, Andrew’s events expertise started at Relevent Sports where he sold tickets and sponsorships for the International Champions Cup, a soccer tournament held throughout the United States hosting some of the world’s largest clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City among others.
From there Andrew worked at Thuzio from 2014-2024, an Events & Influencer Booking company co-founded by former New York Giants Running Back, Tiki Barber. Andrew’s career at Thuzio started out as an Account Executive working with Fortune 500 companies to better help them entertain their clients by introducing them to professional athletes and celebrities in a corporate event series. Over his tenure at Thuzio Andrew worked his way into the position of Head of Partnerships where he was responsible for both selling sponsorship for activations aligning with marquee events like the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Weekend and the Master and curating unique talent driven event concepts working with brands and companies like American Express, Bank of America, Dell, IBM, Rubrik, T-Mobile and Verizon. Andrew’s work was pivotal at Thuzio’s acquisition by Triller in the Fall of 2021, a company which ultimately went public on the NASDAQ in 2024.
Understanding the market trend of talent and events, Andrew and his partner of 10 years created MP Sports & Entertainment. A new type of events company, which prides itself on having some of the largest access to talent resources in the industry spanning dozens of fields including Sports, Culinary, World & Business, TV & Film, Comedy, Music, and more. With his industry acumen, Andrew has key knowledge into what talent and creators companies should align themselves with and what event concepts will help them drive brand exposure and ROI!