Tiffany is an entrepreneur, marketer, educator, and mentor. As an early pioneer in the influencer marketing industry, Tiffany has been at the forefront of social branded content since the mid-2000’s helping lead curious brands on the power of leveraging talent driven platforms. As a “culture A&R”, Tiffany can trend forecast the waves of culture shift and support her clients to anticipate the wave versus react or get caught in the rip tide. As the CEO of Gild Creative Group, she oversees a small but mighty team executing end-to-end influencer campaigns for Fortune 500 brands for consideration snd conversion. Tiffany's commitment to educating and creating pathways for the next generation of mindful leaders, is illustrated in how she shows up in and for her industry in classrooms and media. Hardin has taught Capstone and Partnership courses at NYU's Tisch and Stern Schools, guest mentored and lectured at AWS Impact Accelerator for Women, and been a featured lecturer for Billboard's Music Industry Essentials Online Certificate Program. Currently, Tiffany is building a tech-startup, Represent, to support creators at every stage of their career leveraging tech-enabled tools and an expert marketplace of professionals. She also is a powerful speaker contributing to stages at SXSW, Hubspot's Inbound, Cannes Lions, Adcolor & Advertising Week. Further, she is an advocate for those seeking an alternative to “hustle culture”, providing the professional development curriculum and lifestyle brand, Conscious Hustler™.