Digital Talent Management Pioneer Dominic Smales Steps Down As CEO Of Gleam Futures
Dominic Smales, the founder of U.K.-based digital talent management firm
Gleam Futures — and a key architect behind the careers of several of
YouTube‘s earliest stars, including the
Pixiwoo sisters,
Marcus Butler — is stepping down from his post as CEO, effectively immediately.
“Eleven years ago, with Costa Coffee as my office, I founded a talent business,” Smales said in a statement. “Over the years, we have published books, made movies, built brands, traveled the world, opened offices on three continents, made TV shows, broken records, laughed a lot, cried a bit, and everything in between. It’s been a joy and a privilege to be allowed to do all this with people I love spending time with.”