Maximum Effort.

A production and marketing business co-founded by Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey, creating entertainment and advertising with a recognizable emphasis on humour and timely storytelling.

A name. An offer. A business taking shape.

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AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY PORTRAITBy Made of Ambition

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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PEOPLE IN THIS STORY

Ryan Reynolds

EXPLORE THE FIELD

Media & Marketing / Consumer Brands

WHAT THE BUSINESS OFFERS

The work behind
the name.

Advertising campaigns
Creative development and production for commercial brand communication.
Entertainment production
Production activity associated with film, television and other screen projects.
Brand storytelling
Short-form and campaign material connecting a product with a clear voice or narrative idea.

01 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS

A partnership formed around creative work

Ryan Reynolds and George Dewey established Maximum Effort in 2018. The company connects production experience with the work of developing and presenting commercial ideas. Reynolds' public identity is recognizable within that story, but the business is a collaborative operation.

02 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS

Entertainment techniques in advertising

The work associated with Maximum Effort often uses humour, a direct tone and a compact narrative. Those choices can make an advertisement resemble a piece of entertainment while keeping a product or brand at its centre. Creative development and delivery are the service behind the finished campaign.

03 / THE BUSINESS IN FOCUS

The company and the founder's other interests

Reynolds has also participated in consumer brands and other ventures. Those relationships can intersect with advertising work, but they are not the same organization. This portrait follows Maximum Effort's production and marketing identity alongside the founder's wider professional career.

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