GUT

Anselmo Ramos

Co-Founder & Creative Chairman

Anselmo Ramos is the co-founder and Creative Chairman of GUT, a global independent agency network with offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Toronto, Mexico City, Los Angeles and Amsterdam. He, along with his co-founder Gaston Bigio, opened GUT in 2018 with the goal of being the go-to agency for the world’s biggest brands, including Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Tim Hortons, Mercado Libre and AB InBev, among others, who are looking to do brave work and long-term bold brand building. Since its founding, GUT has already earned a number of prestigious industry awards, including being named an Ad Age A-List Agency 4 years in a row, and winning multiple prestigious awards from The Clios, The One Show, D&AD, The Effies and The International ANDY Awards, and more. At Cannes in 2023, GUT became the #1 Independent Network of the Year, LATAM Network of the Year, and GUT Buenos Aires became both Independent Agency of the Year and Global Agency of the Year - a first for Argentina, among many other accolades in this year’s award circuit. At Cannes in 2022, GUT became the #2 Independent Network of the Year, the first time the Festival had that category. Over the course of his career, Anselmo has won multiple accolades from distinguished industry award shows and organizations, including The Clio Awards, Cannes Lions, The Effies, D&AD, The One Show and more. His life motto is “No Gut, No Glory.”

This Speaker's Sessions

Opening Keynote: From Zero to Cannes Independent Agency of the Year — In Five Years

Nov 7, 2023 | 8:30 am

GUT, the five-year-old independent agency, cleaned up at Cannes this year, winning agency of the year, independent agency of the year, and independent network of the year.

We’ll open this year’s Summit with a behind the scenes at how they built such a powerful agency operation so quickly.