Carrie Rose Balloch | |
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Born | Carrie Rose Balloch [1] 17 March 1993 |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Leeds |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Known for | Co-Founder and CEO, Rise at Seven |
Carrie Rose Balloch (born 17 March 1993) is a British entrepreneur. [2] She is a co-founder and CEO of Rise at Seven, a creative search agency, launched in 2019 with offices in the UK and USA. [3] [4] Rose was named as one of 2020's Campaign Magazines 30 under 30. [5]
Rose graduated BA Digital Media at The University of Leeds in 2014. [6]
Rose worked in search engine optimisation (SEO) for 7 years at various agencies in Leeds before founding a business. [7]
In 2019, Rose applied for the BBC's The Apprentice TV show. [8] She created a business plan and made it through to the final 30 but was rejected by the show because her plan did not require any assistance. Instead, a private investor offered Rose enough cash to launch the business with co-founder Stephen Kenwright. [7]
In 2020, Rose announced Rise at Seven began working with international clients, including Missguided, Boohoo and GAME. [7] Rose also made headlines when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted students' education and she offered to pay students' rent if they quit university and worked for her. [9] [10]
In 2021, Rose featured in The Times with an article about why she hires influencers. [3]
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