# Shana Davis-Ross

> Shana Davis-Ross is the Austin-based founder and CEO of Ponte Firm, a creator management company. With a background at Oscar de la Renta, WWD and MAIA Agency, she works on creator careers spanning brand partnerships, products, publishing and entertainment. Ponte represents more than 100 creators and announced senior leadership appointments in New York and Los Angeles in August 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Ponte Firm
- **Organizations:** Ponte Firm, MAIA Agency, Oscar de la Renta, WWD, Vogue
- **Education:** New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- **Known for:** Founded Ponte Firm, which represented more than 100 creators by August 2026., Her team supported Kit Keenan’s Roller Rabbit collection and Audrey Peters’s Olympia Le-Tan collaboration., Spoke alongside Kit Keenan at Marketing Brew’s 2024 influencer event.

## Career timeline

- **2012–2016** — Attended New York University.
- **Before Ponte Firm** — Worked in fashion and communications, including Oscar de la Renta, WWD and MAIA Agency.
- **2018–2019** — Founded Ponte Firm; public accounts differ between late 2018 and 2019.
- **2024** — Appeared at creator-industry discussions and celebrated Ponte’s Wall Street Journal feature.
- **2026** — Ponte announced four senior hires in New York and Los Angeles and a promotion in Austin.

## Achievements

- Founded Ponte Firm, which represented more than 100 creators by August 2026.
- Her team supported Kit Keenan’s Roller Rabbit collection and Audrey Peters’s Olympia Le-Tan collaboration.
- Spoke alongside Kit Keenan at Marketing Brew’s 2024 influencer event.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Ponte announced four senior appointments across New York and Los Angeles and promoted Annie Leggett in Austin.
- **2026-08** — Discussed career development for creators in an interview with Sheila Yasmin Marikar.
- **2026-09** — A feature detailed Ponte’s role in developing Kit Keenan’s Roller Rabbit collection.
- **2026-10** — Entrepreneur listed her as speaker for an October 21 webinar about generating revenue through social media; attendance or completion was not independently verified.

## Links

- Website: https://pontefirm.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shana-davis-ross-a2b97b72
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shana_davis/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25