Brandon Gruzen

Brandon Gruzen is the current Operations Consultant at 8i. Prior to that, they were the finance and operations manager at enso from January 2013 to July 2016. Brandon was responsible for setting yearly budgets and forecasts, tracking all income and expenses to inform company P&L, reporting weekly on project financial statuses, and developing and executing strategies that lead to profitability. Brandon also managed staff resources and financials on six figure campaigns for Google, TOMs, and others. In addition, they defined agency processes across each department to streamline responsibilities and increase efficiency.

Before joining enso, Brandon was the project manager at Teruo Artistry from March 2012 to January 2013. Brandon was responsible for duties such as music discovery, internet research, office runs, scheduling, organizing and preparing calendars, as well as creating promotional packages for our artists. Brandon also handled general office duties such as filing, copying, running errands, updating artist rosters as well as other administrative tasks.

Brandon Gruzen has a long history of working in finance and operations. Brandon has a proven track record of increasing efficiency and profitability. Brandon is an excellent leader and manager who knows how to get the most out of their team.

Brandon Gruzen attended Santa Monica High School before studying Cinema & Television Arts: Media Management at California State University, Northridge. Brandon then went on to study Communication and Media Studies at San Francisco State University.

Brandon Gruzen reports to Hayes Mackaman, CEO. They work with Greg Schwartz - VP, Growth, Simon Venshtain - CTO, and Victoria Gunn - Office Manager.