# Ryan Hollander

> Ryan Hollander is the CEO of Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter), the all-in-one creator management platform connecting enterprises with 50,000+ vetted creators, production companies, and agencies across 192 countries. Headquartered in New York, Glimmer manages billions in corporate content spending and has produced content for clients including Meta, CNN, Bloomberg, Hearst, and Airbnb. Hollander leads the company through its evolution from a video production marketplace into a full-stack creative workforce platform backed by $11.9M in total funding.

- **Role:** CEO at Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter)
- **Organizations:** Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** CEO of Glimmer, a platform with 50,000+ vetted creators across 192 countries, Overseeing $125M+ in creator payments processed through the platform, Leading a company with enterprise clients including Meta, CNN, Bloomberg, Hearst, and Airbnb

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Glimmer (formerly Storyhunter) founded by Jaron Gilinsky and Alex Ragir as a video journalist network
- **2015** — Storyhunter expands into a unified video production marketplace and creator management platform
- **2017** — Storyhunter raises $1.3M seed round; partners with UNESCO for World Press Freedom Day
- **2021** — Company raises $4.8M seed round (October 2021), total funding reaches $11.9M
- **2023** — Storyhunter rebrands as Glimmer, expanding to 60+ creative services beyond video
- **2024** — Founding CEO Jaron Gilinsky steps down after 12 years; Ryan Hollander takes over as CEO
- **2025** — Glimmer launches as a global content production platform with 50,000+ vetted creators in 192 countries

## Achievements

- CEO of Glimmer, a platform with 50,000+ vetted creators across 192 countries
- Overseeing $125M+ in creator payments processed through the platform
- Leading a company with enterprise clients including Meta, CNN, Bloomberg, Hearst, and Airbnb
- Guiding Glimmer through expansion from video marketplace to full-stack creative workforce platform with 60+ service categories
- Leading a 57-person company backed by $11.9M in total venture funding from investors including NFX and Draper Associates

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Glimmer launches publicly as a revolutionary global content production platform backed by industry luminaries, processing $125M+ in payments and serving enterprise clients across 180+ countries.
- **2024-08** — Ryan Hollander assumes CEO role at Glimmer following the departure of founding CEO Jaron Gilinsky after 12 years.
- **2021-10** — Glimmer (then Storyhunter) raises $4.8M seed round, bringing total funding to $11.9M.

## Links

- Website: https://glimmer.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-hollander-75222451/

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Last updated: 2026-05-11