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Hi, I'm Paula.
Founder and CEO of Intuition Media Group. I've spent my career on one question: what makes influence actually move people?

From the business side to the creator side.
I came to influencer marketing as an operator. Before Intuition Media Group, I co-founded and helped take public a company in the equipment rental space, growing it through acquisitions. When I stepped back to look at what was next, I kept coming back to one idea: influence, done right, has the power to transform brands and drive real impact.
I founded Intuition Media Group in 2008, when brands were partnering with mommy bloggers, travel bloggers and niche online publishers, long before anyone said "creator economy". I also co-founded BlissDom Events, which became the second-largest social media influencer conference in the US and the largest in Canada, held for six consecutive years.
In 2018, we were the first agency to activate influencers around ByteDance's app download campaign ahead of TikTok's US launch. Today the agency is 100% women-run, independent, and built around the IC4 Model™, with recent expansion into B2B creator marketing and paid media.
I'm still in the contracts, on the client calls and at the negotiating table. That's where you see the unglamorous problems the industry rarely discusses: broken attribution across platforms, creators who overpromise, and brands and agencies who disagree on what success looks like. My belief hasn't changed: influencer marketing should be held to the same performance standards as any other marketing investment.
“Reach tells you how many people you might influence. Trust tells you whether that influence can actually drive behavior.”Paula Bruno
The road so far.
- 2008
Founds Intuition Media Group
An independent influencer marketing agency, started when brands were partnering with mommy bloggers, travel bloggers and niche publishers.
- 2018
First to activate creators for ByteDance
The first agency to activate influencers around ByteDance's app download campaign, ahead of TikTok's US launch.
- 2021
Writes for Forbes
As a Forbes Agency Council member, publishes "Six Marketing Trends Brands Should Watch For In 2021".
- 2022
Named a Top 30 Pioneer
Talking Influence's inaugural list of the Top 30 Pioneers in Influencer Marketing.
- 2026
Puts trust at the center
The agency now runs on the IC4 Model™, with expansion into B2B creator marketing and paid media.
Recognition & community.
- Top 30 Pioneers in Influencer MarketingTalking Influence, inaugural list, 2022 · Announcement
- Forbes Business CouncilMember · Profile. Former Forbes Agency Council member.
- Influencer Marketing AwardsIntuition Media Group recognized as a leading boutique firm, 2022 and 2023.
- Beyond the agencyMember of Chief and The Founders Club. Angel investor with Golden Seeds.
Let's talk creator marketing.
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