Bernardo Carvalho

CEO & Chief Happiness Officer at The Bridge

Born in UK, raised in Rio de Janeiro. An entrepreneur with 14 years digital experience and deep knowledge of the online medium, combined with ambition and a track record in the creative industries. A former digital nomad who loves salsa dancing and Briard dogs.

For over a decade in London, Bernardo worked at some of the largest digital creative companies such as DDB London, SapientNitro and AgencyRepublic. After 3 years as a Live TV Ops Director at Bloomberg Television London, he landed his first creative agency job at DigitasLbi, where he helped delivering a £2M web project for Shell.com. Since then, Bernardo has launched global products and campaigns for brands such as Coca-Cola, Yahoo and Nissan.

As an entrepreneur, Bernardo launched in 2007 a digital media production agency: Bravo Media delivering key campaigns for various London West End Musicals such as Billy Elliot and Hairspray.

After a 6-month period in Australia in 2016, Bernardo returned to Latin America with a new idea: a Global Network for Creative and Tech Pros: TheBridge.social. Since then, the company received investment from Latin America’s biggest accelerator: Startup Chile. Bernardo now runs this digital talent network with a team in Brazil and Santiago de Chile, working with clients from all Latin America and beyond.

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