
Thomas Walters is Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Billion Dollar Boy Group. Thom co-founded BDB Group in 2014 with a mission to help turn the creator economy into a trusted, enterprise-ready marketing channel, and over the past 11 years has led the Group’s growth into a global creator-first social business operating across 65 markets. Under his leadership, BDB has built category-defining infrastructure to raise standards across the industry, including: SafeMatch for brand-safe, compliant creator selection; FiveTwoNine as a professional creator network and education platform; and a B Corp-certified operating model that puts transparency, fairness and long-term value at the heart of how creator marketing works for brands and creators alike.
Thom has been instrumental in Billion Dollar Boy Group’s global success, culminating in recognition as Global Influencer Agency of the Year at the Global Influencer Marketing Awards 2025 and Adweek Agency of the Year 2025.
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