Smarter Media Investments by Ocean Media

BETTER. FASTER.

CLIENT RESULTS, GUARANTEED.

CLIENT RESULTS, GUARANTEED.

Empower Ocean is a technology-enabled media investment firm.
We treat media spend as capital deployment, not a cost center, and we hold ourselves accountable to incremental revenue and enterprise value, not just campaign impressions.

We’re built to move fast, measure what matters, and prove the return on every dollar we touch. Not at the end of a campaign. In real time.
BETTER. FASTER.
CLIENT RESULTS, GUARANTEED.
Empower Ocean is the first cultural velocity + capital discipline media company.
We are a technology enabled media investment firm, built to out-buy, out-think, and outperform traditional media agencies. If marketing is capital deployment, then we must be accountable to capital return. That means we don’t just report performance metrics. We tie media investment to incremental revenue, margin durability, and enterprise value creation.

BOLD LEADERSHIP

Our team blends decades of media and technology expertise with cultural vision and creative audacity guiding the company’s mission to outperform expectations.

Ashlee Clarke
CEO & Co-Chairwoman

Chris Clarke
Executive Chairman
Ashlee Clarke
CEO & Co-Chairwoman
Chris Clarke
Executive Chairman

ACTIVE CLIENT PORTFOLIO

SCALE BUILT OVER DECADES.
DESIGNED FOR NOW.

SCALE BUILT OVER DECADES

DESIGNED FOR NOW.

Formed by the combination of Empower Media (41 years) and Ocean Media (30 years), we’ve created one of the largest independent media investment firms in the U.S. We are your technology-powered growth partner at the intersection of media, entertainment, and culture. With 400 professionals across New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Palm Beach, and $1.5B+ in combined media billings, we offer efficiencies of scale with the responsiveness and focus of brand specialists across QSR, retail, CPG, services, and growth brands.

An innovative, holistic approach that

drives results.

An innovative, holistic approach that

drives results.

An innovative,
holistic approach that

drives results.

Managing media investments across all platforms and devices

Managing media investments across all platforms and devices

CTV / OTT
Television
Audio / Podcasts
Digital
Social
Mobile
CTV / OTT
Television
Audio / Podcasts
Digital
Social
Mobile

ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA

LUKE BRYAN

We create exclusive celebrity brand launches that turn cultural moments into audience attention—like Jockey Outdoors activating Luke Bryan at the CMAs to tap into his fan base and drive immediate relevance with high- intent consumers in an iconic live entertainment setting.

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SELENA GOMEZ

We tap into authentic brand love —like when Selena Gomez shared Benny Blanco’s Whataburger gesture as one of her favorite relationship moments—driving cultural impact at no cost to the brand.

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WAB x VENGEANCE

We proactively open the door for brand integrations by working directly with studios and networks—securing moments like Whataburger’s iconic placement in Vengeance at no cost to the brand.

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WAB x CMAs

We leveraged CMA Awards to secure Whataburger’s backstage catering during rehearsals— capturing authentic talent interactions for Empower at no cost to the brand.

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JUSTIN BIEBER

We secured Samsung’s integration into Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco’s Lonely music video—at no cost—and aligned the campaign launch with the video release for maximum cultural impact.

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AMERICAN BUFFALO

American Buffalo returns to Broadway with a glittering cast. Tony Award winner Laurence Fishburne stars as Donny, alongside Oscar winner Sam Rockwell as poker buddy Teach and Golden Globe Award winner Darren Criss as ‘gofer’ Bobby.

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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