Meet Sue Fennessy

Sue Fennessy, founder and global CEO of WeAre8, is an entrepreneurial powerhouse.

From starting MM Communications at the age of 21, and growing it to over 100 people and 4 offices across Asia Pacific before selling to Omnicom in 2000. Sue has since built 3 successful businesses across the world, spanning entertainment, media, data, and communications. This includes founding and leading NY based media data aggregation business, Standard Media Index, which fueled decisions for the world's largest media and finance companies and gained her recognition as an innovator to watch by Forbes.

In 2020, Sue created WeAre8, the world's first B-corp certified social media ecosystem, built to transform the digital advertising sector and address the broken and divisive state of the social media industry. WeAre8 inspires and unites people in support of the planet, bringing together individuals, brands, and charities by sharing revenue for watching ads, while inspiring people with their power to change the world.