What was happening
Brand-new event, no audience, no list. Jimmy is a sharp operator with a bigger network than most — but a network is not a buying audience. We needed to convert latent interest into paid tickets, fast.
What we did
Studio day with Jimmy. Sharp founder POV recorded on camera, edited into 12 cuts. Layered into Meta with London-only targeting and ticket purchase as the conversion event.
The founder content carried the campaign. Jimmy's face on the ads outperformed any brand-led variant by 3.4x on CTR.
What changed
First event sold out in 7 days. CPMs landed at £12 (London founders, premium audience). 62% of ticket revenue tracked back to the founder-led ads.
The second cohort presold before the first event happened.