TARYN WILLIAMS

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Taryn Williams is an award winning entrepreneur & CEO with over two decades experience in the media, advertising, tech & talent industries. 

Beginning her journey as a model and founding WINK Models at 21, Taryn evolved the business into one of Australia's top commercial modelling agencies. With the introduction of tech platform theright.fit in 2016 and later The Influencers Agency, Taryn raised venture capital and scaled the business to over 17,000 talent and 11,000 clients across APAC, culminating in successful exits in 2023. Her latest venture, #Gifted, is a groundbreaking Shopify plug-in, & is reshaping influencer contra gifting and has garnered endorsements from major brands like H&M, Accor Hotels, Estee Lauder, and GHD.

A respected commentator and board member on tech, entrepreneurship, and business, Taryn is also a sought-after speaker at major conferences such as SXSW, Forbes, Business Chicks and collaborates globally with brands such as La Prairie, Lamborghini, HP as an influencer and ambassador. She's a board member at Fishburners, the leading early-stage startup organisation in Australia, think tank Next25, and advisor to a number of tech, fashion & media businesses both locally and internationally.

She has earned accolades such as the Mumbrella Award for Innovation, B&T Women in Media Tech Leader, 30 under 30, Entrepreneur of the year & more. Recognized in B&T’s Women in Media Power List for three consecutive years, Taryn continues to be a trailblazer in the realms of global influence, industry disruption, and successful entrepreneurship.