georgii speakman
Georgii Speakman is a creative entrepreneur, bestselling author, and host whose career spans more than 20 years across the U.S. and Australia. A multidisciplinary operator at the intersection of creativity, technology, and human potential, Georgii has built a reputation for blending artistic vision with strategic intelligence.
Georgii is the internationally bestselling co-author of The AI Revolution: Thriving Within Civilization’s Next Big Disruption, and the author of the drama-comedy memoir, My American Dream (2022), chronicling her immigrant journey and unconventional path through Hollywood, and the startup world.
She is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s executive program Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies & Applications, and has conducted 100+ interviews as a moderator, host, and storyteller. Today, she leads her own show, Unfiltered with Georgii Speakman, a podcast elevating the voices of women - exploring the humanity behind AI, creativity, entrepreneurship, and the human experience.
Speakman has been launching, scaling, and repositioning startups and small-to-medium businesses for in excess of 20 years. She founded OUT.LI.ER in 2018 to unite her expertise across technology, entertainment, talent, brand building, and new media. Today, OUT.LI.ER operates as a hybrid consulting and strategic execution partner—specializing in brand architecture, go-to-market systems, business strategy, creative direction, AI enablement, and modern marketing ecosystems.
Speakman has managed talent, architected digital-first brands, overseen influencer campaigns from mid-tier creators to global celebrities, and led end-to-end GTM programs for startups across AI, Web2, and Web3. Her work spans business strategy, operations, strategic partnerships, PR and communications, social media infrastructure, and creative production—building companies from concept to market traction.
Through OUT.LI.ER, Speakman has worked with over 100+ brands and venture-backed startups, including MartinWright Advisory, AMEX, H&M, &OtherStories, PUMA, Nike, Nordstrom, A+E Networks, Netflix, Foot Locker, Finish Line, Complex, Samsung, Google, YouTube, Airbnb Experiences, Converse, Republic Records, Bombay Sapphire, SplitIt, and FinTron Invest. Most recently, she completed an 18+ month engagement as CMO of Hannibal AI, securing them a “Best New Startup” finalist position at the Atlanta Startup Awards and placing Hannibal and its clients in MSN, YahooFinance, and Hypepotamus.
Speakman also founded and launched OUT.LI.ER Records (The Orchard / Sony Music), which has also become a global publishing company with The Orchard and Sony Music Global Publishing - releasing her own piano project under alias, A N T I T H E S I S; making Spotify’s ‘Focus Flow’, ‘Chill Lofi Study Beats’, ‘Road Trip to Tokyo’, ‘New Classical Releases’, ‘Not Quite Classical’ and ‘Lo-Fi Beats’ playlists; TIDAL’s ‘Piano Sphere’s’ and Apple Music’s ‘Headspace’, ‘Pure Calm’, ‘Pure Focus’, ‘Pure Ambient’, ‘Classical Commute’, ‘Relaxing Classical’, ‘Classical Edge’, ‘Classical A.M’ and ‘Classical Sleep’ playlists, amongst others. Speakman has creative directed and produced art house films, and spearheaded social, digital campaigns for all of the labels releases: @projectantithesis @outlierrecords. Speakman conducted her first USA based asset divestiture sale with Duetti against the label in less than (4) years of operation.
Prior, Speakman was appointed as Global VP of Marketing + Brand Strategy for blackpills - establishing the marketing team and division from scratch; developing all foundational material for the global brand (internally and externally) as it pertained to marketing, partnerships, communications and PR. Clients and stakeholders included: Production houses Anonymous Content, Pulse Films, Adaptive Studios, INE Entertainment; talent agencies and management companies: Untitled Entertainment, CAA, ICM Partners, IMG, Paradigm, Roc Nation, WME, Influencer Studios, Studio 71; PR companies: Element Brand Group, ID PR, R. Couri Hay, Kristin Shrader, ASTRSK PR, Sunshine Sachs, Walker Drawas, The Brand Agency; social platforms: Facebook, Snapchat, Google/YouTube, Twitter, and media outlets: Perez Hilton, Variety, Billboard and Hollywood Reporter.
Speakman was a founding team member who played an instrumental role in establishing, and launching "Vol. 4" for Jay Z’s ROC Nation as Director of Strategic Business Development: A new brand creative consultancy agency; working with external brands and some of Roc Nation’s talent. Georgii worked as the LA Business Director for brand consultancy, the projects*, helping the business transition from events into global influence marketing with an experiential lens.
Formerly, Speakman worked with IZEA (the largest influencer marketing network in the USA - home to over 300K + influencers, across all leading social channels, including celebrities, athletes, musicians, reality TV stars, YouTubers, Bloggers, etc) as the Director of Influencer Marketing (Entertainment) - launching their first time west coast entertainment arm. Prior LA, Speakman accumulated in excess of 10 years experience across management consulting, recruitment and strategic HR; marketing, PR/communications, brand consultancy, business development and social for startups, agencies and Fortune 500 brands.
Georgii has spoken at, presented and moderated panels addressing subjects within the disruptive media, tech, entertainment and influencer space for Web3ATL / 404DAO, Digital Hollywood, Digital LA, Digital Entertainment World Expo, and Silicon Beach Festival. Georgii is currently in advisor to: Supernova (the world’s leading startup community), Women’s Voices Now and has previously worked with ‘The Shorty Awards’ as an official ‘Academy Member’. Philanthropy has always been and will continue to be a passion; having worked in various capacities with: Sunrise Children's Association (Nepal), Ambition Entrepreneurial Program (LA), The Smith Family (AUS) and A Place Called Home (LA).
Personal inspirations include nature, photography, playing the piano, travel, art, architecture, chess, music, film and television, culture; futurism, innovation and being influenced by genuine game-changers and shape shifters of culture, community, business and the arts. Georgii is qualified with a double degree in a Bachelor of Business Communications and Film & Television, majoring in Corporate Communications and Marketing, and has near completed a Masters in Arts (Writing).
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[Memberships]:
Soho House, Global Member (Since beg. 2018)
Family Office Club, Top Tier Impact, American Sustainability Council, SEAFA, CCC and more (2024+)
[Hosting]:
Launch Event, Unfiltered with Georgii Speakman, 2025
Host, Unfiltered with Georgii Speakman (Podcast), 2025
Host, Tech Catalyst Summit 2025, 2025
Host, OUT.LI.ER TV (OTV) x DASH Radio, 2018 - 2019
Host, The People Series (Podcast), 2014 - 2016
[Speaking]:
Contributor, Speak Ideas Festival (Media, Entertainment & Sports cohort), Aperture Venture Capital, 2024
Panelist, “Web3 Has A Brand Problem, How Do We Fix It?”, Web3 ATL, 2023
Panelist, “Devising Your Web3 Go-To-Market Strategy To Attract Funding”, Atlanta Blockchain Center, 2023
Presented “Best Youth Documentary”, Awards Ceremony, Women’s Voices Now, 2022
Presented at Pepperdine University (Entertainment Class), 2022
Presented at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) on ‘Strategy within Integrated Marketing’, 2021
Cosmic Cuts, 2021
DEW’s 2020 Rights’ Tech panel 'Tools for DIY Artists'
‘DIY Tools and Financing for Artists’ for Rights Tech Summit 2018 (Digital Media Week, NYC)
DEW - ‘Digital Entertainment World Expo’ 2015 (‘Is Silicon Beach hyper reality or fact?’)
‘Digital Hollywood’ on topic of (‘Growing Revenue + Users: Content, Marketing & Tech Trends across Social, Mobile, MCN’s and Influencers’)
'Silicon Beach Festival' 2015 on topic of ('Start-Up Marketing')
Fall 2015 ‘Digital Hollywood’ panels - ('Growing Revenue & Users: Tech Start-Up's') and ('The Powerful Female Consumer Demographic and How It Influences Digital Media'), Hosted by Alliance for Women in Media Socal
‘Digital LA’ at 'House of Blues' (Actors and Musicians looking to ‘socialize their careers and monetize their platforms')
[Media]:
Hannibal AI is using an ancient philosophy for AI innovation, Hypepotamus, 2024
Hannibal AI Announces Diverse Suite of Artificial Intelligence Solutions, YahooFinance, 2024
Transforming Businesses With AI: How Hannibal AI Delivers Swift Solutions to Complex Challenges, MSN, 2024
Confidential (“My American Dream” Book), Sunday Mail (AUS), 2023
ABC Radio, South Australia (Feb, 2023)
CanvasRebel Magazine (Interview), 2023
Guest, Creator to Creator (podcast), Hosted by Meosha Bean, 2022
Voyage ATL (ATL City Guide), 2022
Forbes Women, 2022
Voyage ATL Magazine, 2022
Project FILO Selects, 2021
‘Foreign Girl Tales’ USA, 2020
Kevin Horek’s ‘Building The Future Show’ (podcast)
Josh Levine of Rebel Radio (podcast)
Stephanie Michele of Relatable (YouTube interview)
OUT.LI.ER TV (OTV); a radio show (in partnership with Dash Talk X / Dash Radio)
Adelaide NOW, The Advertiser
[Moderation]:
The Community We Are Building In Atlanta, Panel, Web3 ATL, 2023
‘Standing on the Shoulders’ (Women’s Voices Now) Panel, 2023
‘DIY Tools & Financing for Artists’ for The Rights Tech Summit (Digital Advertising Week, NYC), 2019
Fireside chat with Freya Estreller & Natasha Case called "Don't Believe The Hype: Entrepreneurship Unfiltered" for the Worthy Women 2016 Conference, LA and was hand selected by Audrey Bellis (Founder, Worthy Women Conference) as an inaugural 100 #WomenofWorth, 2016