Ryan Reynolds
Founder & Co-Owner., Maximum Effort
Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur. He has been nominated for Golden Globe and Grammy awards for his work on the record-breaking, billion dollar Deadpool film franchise. Reynolds has been recognized as one of the most creative people in business by both Fast Company, The Hollywood Reporter and AdWeek. After beginning his acting career in 1991, Ryan rose to prominence in comedy series Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place and dozens of films including The Proposal, Definitely, Maybe, Mississippi Grind, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard and more. His current film Free Guy debuted a #1 at the box-office. Up next Reynolds will star in Red Notice and The Adam Project which he also produced, both for Netflix. He is also an award-winning marketer, creating breakthrough campaigns for Deadpool as well Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile and the Match Group. He is an owner of Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile, Wrexham Football Club and a co-founder of Maximum Effort, a production company and marketing firm. He is also the founder of Group Effort Initiative (GEI), an initiative created by him and his wife Blake Lively, to offer more people from under-represented communities employment, training, and mentorship opportunities in the entertainment industry.
