# Kyle Kuhns

> Kyle Kuhns founded XX Artists, an artist management business that grew into a social marketing agency working with brands and entertainment talent. He was founder and CEO when its conditional combination with Media.Monks was announced in July 2022. He is now publicly identified as principal at 03 Media and continues to work in talent representation and production.

- **Role:** Principal at 03 Media
- **Organizations:** 03 Media, XX Artists, Media.Monks, Sony Music Entertainment, Le Chef Costumier
- **Education:** McNary High School, Chemeketa Community College, Studied vocal performance; left without completing the program, Willamette University, altMBA
- **Known for:** Forbes 2021 30 Under 30 honoree in Marketing & Advertising., Led XX Artists as founder and CEO at its 2022 combination announcement, when it had 125 employees globally., XX Artists reported more than $12 million in 2021 gross profit and growth above 100% at the combination announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Graduated from McNary High School in Oregon.
- **Early career; dates unverified** — Worked at Starbucks in Glendale and as executive assistant to Jason Vaughan, CEO of Le Chef Costumier; began independent artist management.
- **Before XX’s agency expansion; dates unverified** — Worked in digital strategy and content production at Sony Music Entertainment.
- **2014–2018; accounts differ** — XX’s artist management beginnings are dated October 2014 in a 2021 interview; a 2020 local profile describes a 2017 launch, while S4Capital dates the agency’s founding to 2018.
- **2020** — XX Artists worked with Brie Larson on her YouTube channel launch.
- **2020-12** — Named to the Forbes 2021 Marketing & Advertising 30 Under 30 list.
- **2022-07** — Identified as founder and CEO in S4Capital’s July 1 announcement of XX Artists’ conditional combination with Media.Monks.
- **2024** — Credited as a producer on Doin’ It.
- **2025-09** — Two free Salem Cinema screenings were announced for Doin’ It, a film he helped produce.
- **2026-04** — Hulu identified him at 03 Media among Lilly Singh’s representatives.

## Achievements

- Forbes 2021 30 Under 30 honoree in Marketing & Advertising.
- Led XX Artists as founder and CEO at its 2022 combination announcement, when it had 125 employees globally.
- XX Artists reported more than $12 million in 2021 gross profit and growth above 100% at the combination announcement.
- XX Artists earned 2021 workplace recognition from Ad Age and Fast Company.
- Producer on Doin’ It; executive producer on WE Celebrate: Class of 2020.
- Credited on the YouTube Shorts Pride Challenge, an Entertainment finalist at the 7th Annual Shorty Impact Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Hulu’s April 2 Deli Boys season-two announcement listed Kyle Kuhns of 03 Media among Lilly Singh’s representatives.
- **2025-09** — A September 24 Salem report announced two free local screenings of Doin’ It, which Kuhns helped produce.

## Links

- Website: https://www.03-media.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kuhns-2472bb70
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kylekuhns
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylekuhns/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23