Michael D. Ratner, Founder and CEO of OBB Media, Named Among the Top 100 Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs for Second Consecutive Year
October 18 2024 - 11:25PM
Business Wire
OBB Media Honored by Goldman Sachs for
Entrepreneurship at 2024 Builders and Innovators Summit
Today, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is recognizing Michael D.
Ratner, Founder and CEO of OBB Media, as one of the Most
Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2024 at its Builders and Innovators
Summit in Healdsburg, California
Goldman Sachs selected Michael D. Ratner from multiple
industries to be honored at the two-day event. Ratner is the
Founder and CEO of OBB Media, a vertically integrated content
studio defining how a new generation of viewers consumes
programming. Ratner launched OBB Media in 2016 and has led the
company through explosive growth, amassing an audience of billions.
Ratner oversees all six verticals of OBB Media, including OBB
Studios, a 15,000 sq. foot production and post facility built in
Hollywood.
Ratner has created, directed, and/or produced multiple
critically and commercially successful films & TV shows,
receiving a Grammy nomination for “Justin Bieber: Our World,” and
fostering dialogue around mental health awareness with
documentaries’ “Seasons”, “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil”,
Amazon MGM Studios’, “Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About a Kid
Named LAROI,” and “Child Star”, which premiered #1 on Hulu. Recent
work also includes the Netflix film “Mountain Queen”, which was
just nominated for a Critics Choice Documentary Award, the
“iHeartRadio Jingle Ball” and “iHeart Radio Music Festival” concert
specials for ABC and Hulu, and the upcoming Netflix special “A
Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter”.
In addition to his roles at OBB, Ratner also partnered with
Hailey Bieber on her beauty powerhouse rhode, one of the fastest
growing consumer brands in the world. This year, Ratner expanded
his partnership with Hailey Bieber, turning her viral Erewhon
smoothie into ice cream with Cosmic Bliss. It became the #1 selling
ice cream at Sprouts in its first month.
Just last week Ratner was awarded the Project Healthy Minds
Storyteller of the Year Award for destigmatizing mental health in
pop culture, which was presented by long-time collaborator Demi
Lovato. In addition to being named to Goldman’s Top 100 Most
Exceptional Entrepreneurs last year, Ratner has previously been
recognized as one of Variety’s New Leader Creatives and Forbes 30
Under 30. Ratner received his BA from the University of
Pennsylvania, and an MFA from NYU Tisch.
“I am thrilled to recognize Michael D. Ratner as one of the most
exceptional entrepreneurs of 2024,” said David Solomon, Chairman
and CEO of Goldman Sachs. “Ratner and his team have built an
impressive business that continues to grow at scale. We look
forward to bringing this year’s cohort together to share insights
on topics ranging from the evolving geopolitical landscape and
accessing new pools of capital to using the power of storytelling
to reach new audiences.”
“It’s been another great year of growth for our team at OBB and
it’s an honor to be recognized by Goldman Sachs for the second year
in a row,” said Michael D. Ratner, Founder and CEO of OBB Media.
“We are consistently working to create culture alongside our
partners with storytelling at the core of everything we do. Our
goal is to create first in class content and innovate across all
lines of our business. This acknowledgment means so much to me and
our team.”
In its 13th year, Goldman’s Builders and Innovators Summit is
the can’t miss gathering for Founders and CEOs of high-growth
companies. Previous honorees have gone on to lead multi-billion
dollar companies, both in the private and public markets. In
addition to honoring the most exceptional entrepreneurs each year,
the Summit consists of general sessions and clinics led by seasoned
entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders as well as resident
scholars.
About OBB Media
OBB Media is the award-winning multimedia production company and
vertically integrated content studio, founded by entrepreneur and
filmmaker Michael D. Ratner. OBB Media is the parent company to six
distinct subsidiaries: OBB Pictures, the film, television, and
digital arm; OBB Studios, the company’s facilities and physical
production arm; OBB Sound, the podcast and audio division; OBB
Branded, the branded content and commercials vertical; OBB Cares,
the social impact division; and OBB Ventures, the investment arm.
OBB Media, led by Ratner, co-founder Scott Ratner, and a talented
team of storytellers, is best known for amassing a global audience
of billions and leading how a new generation of viewers consumes
programming, while forging unique partnerships with talent that
transform the way they use content to create and grow their
businesses. OBB Media HQ is located in West Hollywood, CA and OBB
Studios, the 15,000+ square foot state-of-the-art production and
event facility is in the heart of Hollywood, CA. For more
information, visit the company website at www.obbmedia.com.
About Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that
delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and
diversified client base that includes corporations, financial
institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the
firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all
major financial centers around the world.
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