Sean Smith
CEO, Chief Creative Officer

Sean Smith, the creative visionary behind Rival Media Studios, leverages his extensive background in digital design and cutting edge new media technologies to create high impact solutions for our clientele. Sean’s robust career spans over 17 years in the web design, search engine, internet and social media marketing industries where he has delivered on hundreds of creative projects for clients in multiple industries. Sean is a hands-on leader and inspires his creative team to push the boundaries of creativity and imagination to provide clients with an experience like no other. Sean’s mastery of current and emerging industry technologies continues to bring him significant notoriety and far-reaching industry acclaim.

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Shawn Ware
CMO, Business Development

Shawn Ware, is the genius behind Rival Media Studios ability to cultivate new business and reach new clientele. He is the leader of our digital marketing teams responsible for assisting clients in creating and implementing a successful digital marketing strategy for their business. As an experienced sales executive, Shawn has successfully performed in the top 1% of nationwide sales organizations. Shawn has an impressive 15 years of award winning achievements having built and lead high-performance sales-teams and record breaking sales and marketing strategies for organizations such as Bank of America, Countrywide and the Adleta Company. His impressive set of skills and understanding of both traditional and digital business development channels make him and invaluable asset to Rival Media Studios and our clients.