Carrie Rose

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Carrie Rose Balloch
Born
Carrie Rose Balloch [1]

(1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Leeds
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCo-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]

Career

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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