Today we’d like to introduce you to Olivia Ormos.
Hi Olivia, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I was born in Toronto, Canada, and moved to Miami when I was 2 years old. I grew up between Surfside & Sunny Isles through the majority of my childhood and attended the University of Florida for undergrad. I chose to major in Public Relations and a minor in Sports Management, because at the time I aspired to be a publicist for top athletes. I also spent time as an editor of the college’s newspaper, covering live events and the 100-year series of the brand.
I quickly found my true passion when I started aggressively interning in some of the most incredible establishments in both Miami & New York while still studying at UF. I am a huge advocate of internships and not waiting until after graduation to try different roles within the space you’re most interested in.
I worked every summer, winter, and spring break alongside anyone that would have me and quickly realized my passion was not in traditional PR, rather it was in creating experiences and events and bringing ideation to life. I loved working with different people and learning as much as possible. I was fortunate enough to have several game-changing roles while still in school, which is what I mostly attribute to being the reason I became an entrepreneur at the age of 25.
My first job post graduating from UF was as the Marketing Director of the legendary B.E.D Nightclub in Miami Beach where I was able to form life-long relationships, still strong to this day including some of the industry’s top music executives, DJs, celebrities, promoters, liquor brands, and media companies.
After working at the nightclub for a year and a half, I took the leap and started my own business, OO & CO, as well as co-founded the inaugural Model Volleyball event in 2010. Since then I have never looked back and only continued to push the boundaries forward growing my full-service agency into one of Miami’s most respected businesses — specializing in events, influencer marketing, social media, content creation, branding, and more.
In parallel, my partners & I have also grown the Model Volleyball brand over the last 13 years and just celebrated our 13th annual tournament on March 18-19, 2023 which garners over 500M impressions, over 250 participating models, and 15K spectators per tournament alone.
My most recent & exciting venture has been launching my own tech platform/app mavn, which bridges the gap between creators and brands for mutually beneficial gains. mavn launched in December 2022, and in the past 90 days has surpassed expectations with over 1K applicants and garnering over 40% conversion rate.
mavn was originally created to solve our challenges of manual database upkeep and communication as well as streamlining organization issues both creators, agencies, and brands face daily. Creators have access to luxury dining, paid, experiences, mailers, and nonprofit opportunities after being accepted to join the platform.
Already recognized by TechCrunch, we are very excited to see the growth mavn will bring!
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
All of my current businesses have so many synergies and flow between one another. They have all naturally evolved and grown alongside each other and helped to be an anchor in so many ways.
The biggest challenge for me over the years has been the work/life balance, and trying to hire the best team possible that will lead to the success of all my businesses while still allowing me to pursue personal goals.
Do we choose the vacation or do we choose to stay every time a client calls? Today I see things differently than I did 10 years ago, and know that having your own experiences is equally as important as creating experiences for others.
Luckily, I have never felt like being a woman in this industry has been a challenge, I always looked at it as an opportunity to showcase what hard-working women can accomplish, empower young girls and seek to hire as many females as possible at all my companies.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
OO & CO we are a 360 full-service marketing agency that thrives on creating unique brand experiences and solutions. Our Miami-based team is made up of the most highly skilled professionals with backgrounds ranging from digital curation to design to event production.
Our agency is tailored to meet your brand or business goals by specializing in events, strategic marketing, brand awareness, talent management, and other services. Through our extensive network, we have a pulse on the insights needed to align brands with influencers & increasing our client’s market share in their industries. As a result, our agency has been able to organize and curate some of the biggest happenings across the country. From hosting sold-out events to organizing philanthropic efforts for the community, we work diligently to bridge the gap between the brand & its target consumers. We have successfully executed media impressions in the millions as well as key recognition and marketing campaigns for clients during these events.
Model Volleyball is the Model Volleyball tournament that has lived on the sand of Miami Beach since 2010 and become a globally renowned event. This free event is open to the public & features top model agencies competing in a co-ed beach volleyball tournament. The battle consists of a bracket-style competition where teams compete against each other in a round-robin format where day two is a single-elimination tournament. Teams compete for bragging rights & winner trips to undisclosed locations each tournament. After completing its 13th consecutive year, Model Volleyball has grown to see nearly 15,000 attendees, over 300 participating models & over 500 million in media impressions per tournament alone. Media partners have included iHeartMedia, Snapchat & Shape Magazine. In 2018, Model Volleyball expanded to Los Angeles and completed the inaugural Venice Beach tournament on Sept 29, 2018.
What is mavn? mavn is designed to streamline opportunity, bridging the gap between diverse content creators & luxury brands alike for mutually beneficial gains. This is NOT another marketplace. mavn curates the industry’s top opportunities and serves as a concierge luxury partner between brands & creators. The concept was born out of wanting to find a way to work smarter not harder & finding a solution to streamline all organization & communication with creators of influence in one centralized location for the large-scale opportunity. mavn has the ability to deliver elite opportunities, precise campaign information & garner in-depth insights for KPI reporting all with just a click. Say goodbye to manual data organization & communication, lack of insights & credibility, stagnate outbound pitching, or poor quality of content. All creators can apply by downloading the mavn app located in the app store for consideration.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @oliviaormos
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviaormos/
- Twitter: @oliviaormos
