About Ryan Harwood

Ryan Harwood is the CEO of Gallery Media Group (GMG) and Tamara Group, VaynerX's newly launched The Attention, Media, and Relevance Agency built to help brands drive growth through the power of attention and cultural relevance.

At Tamara Group, Ryan leads a new agency model for the attention economy — one where brands don't rely on campaigns, but earn relevance daily. The model is rooted in social-first storytelling, editorial instinct, and scaled content production, uniting creative, media, influencer, and experiential into one continuous engine.

At GMG, Ryan oversees a modern media company, building and scaling brands that shape culture and drive daily relevance. The portfolio includes category-defining brands like PureWow, Coveteur and @cocktails, collectively reaching over 155 million consumers. Additionally, GMG has an expansive experiential arm rooted in Gallery Houses—a fusion of social content, creators and cultural moments at scale—as well as a robust influencer and talent marketing business.

In 2025, GMG expanded into luxury fashion and beauty with the acquisition of Coveteur, extending its footprint into premium visual storytelling and unlocking high-value audiences through a social-first, commerce-driven infrastructure.

Ryan founded PureWow in 2010 and scaled it into a leading digital publisher for women, achieving profitability with significantly less venture capital than competitors. In 2017, he led its acquisition by Gary Vaynerchuk, and has since grown GMG into a full-funnel media engine spanning advertising, creator marketing, and consumer experiences.

Prior to founding GMG, Ryan worked at Goldman Sachs, where he helped build the firm's Private Bank. He is a graduate of the Wharton School, where he was a two-time captain of the varsity tennis team, and briefly played professionally.

Ryan is also the General Manager and co-owner of the World Champion New Jersey 5s, the #1 top team in Major League Pickleball.