Carl Thompson | Phoenix Encore 2020
Hear Carl Thompson speak about his journey as a creative director and entrepreneur speak about his journey from media design school to founding a hit international SAAS company.
Carl Thompson
Co-Founder / CEO - Contento
Creative Director - Foundation Digital
Carl is a part digital marketer, part creative director and part brand and marketing strategist all rolled up into one hustling, bustling entrepreneurial spirit.
He started his ongoing 20 year journey into the marketing world at the youthful age of 17. Having decided that High School had offered all it could, Carl began to forge his path at Media Design School before making his first serious moves in the industry.
Since then Carl has founded and developed successful marketing companies in New Zealand, including; Foundation Digital (Agency), Contento (B2B SaaS), Crowded Elevator (Apparel), Momentum Marketing (Agency), Bronami (B2C SaaS), NZ Coffee Festival (Event) - and his crowning achievement to date, TradeGecko (B2B SaaS, sold to Intuit).
During his time in this fast moving industry, Carl has continued to hone his ability to creatively solve any given problem by working with a plethora of high profile clients, both locally and internationally, including; The Attention Agency, RAW, Remix Magazine, Fitwear, NZ Fashion Week, Laminata, SkyCity, Golden Gate Ventures and many, many more.
Carl moves fast, decisively and delivers top notch results with a flourish. His deep knowledge of the media and marketing ecosystem gives him an edge in finding creative solutions where there seemingly are none. At the heart of it all, he loves nothing more than creating innovative solutions that simply help people live and do business better.
