04 — About

Wellness brands rarely lose on product.

They lose because talent, media, capital, and distribution arrive years apart. TWA exists to compress that sequence into a single campaign.

The thesis

A category has one window in which its default brand is decided. Everything after that is defence.

Most wellness companies reach that window under-resourced in exactly the four areas that decide it. They can afford one creator but not a talent strategy. They can buy media but cannot get a C-suite meeting. They can raise money but not from investors who move product. They can see Asia-Pacific demand but have no infrastructure to serve it.

TWA was built to hold all four at once. We work with every premiere talent agency rather than one, which is why our clients get market-rate deals instead of single-roster premiums. We hold direct C-suite relationships across podcasting, live events, music labels, and radio. Our capital network prioritises investors who bring distribution with the cheque. And we treat APAC as an infrastructure problem — operational, financial, logistical — rather than an export channel.

The founder's experience in the category came first through early investments, advising, and board seats. That history is why the agency operates on direct relationships rather than cold introductions, and why the active roster is deliberately capped at a size where every engagement stays hands-on.

That founder is Jay Faires, who built and sold Mammoth Records to The Walt Disney Company before running music at Lionsgate, and who now spends roughly a hundred days a year across China and Asia.

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The most valuable cheque is the one that arrives attached to a distribution channel.

Strategic Capital Introductions · Practice 03

Selected outcomes

$500M

Health-Ade sale price, 2025

The Wall Street Journal

#21

Resort in the world — Potato Head, Bali

Potato Head

5M+

G Fuel social following at investment

Kingswood Capital Management

500M

APAC millennials in addressable market

China

The clearest example

TWA leveraged its relationship with Ryan Seacrest and his platform at iHeartMedia to bring the two together, resulting in iHeartMedia's investment in Health-Ade. iHeartMedia has publicly credited TWA with building out its wellness programme and connecting it to the brand — a partnership reaching nine in ten Americans every month. In July 2025 Health-Ade sold for $500 million.

TWA did not sell the company; Health-Ade was sold by First Bev and Manna Tree Partners. What an agency of this size did do was put the largest audio company in America behind a kombucha brand — punching well above its weight class — and the mainstream awareness that followed is what an exit of that size is priced on.

In their words

Understands how to move in the early-stage trenches

TWA is one of the few that understands how to move in the early-stage trenches and at the same time frame the big vision for what we're building. It's rare to find a partner who can do both, in time and with trust.

Eloa Guillotin

CEO & Co-Founder · Beyond Aero

Hands-on, smart, and plays the long game

TWA's guidance on strong talent opportunities helped us sharpen our go-to-market for our THC beverage, and bring real energy to the brand. They're hands-on, smart, and play the long game.

Eric Zipperle

CEO · Cornbread Hemp

Deep connections within the better-for-you market

When we kicked off our wellness initiative, TWA was one of the first partners we contacted to build out the program and connect with the leading brands in the industry. Our burgeoning relationship with Health-Ade is a perfect example of this alliance and speaks to TWA's deep connections within the better-for-you market.

Greg Ashlock

President, Influencer Network · iHeartMedia

Carving out a unique space

It's been awesome to see TWA grow and utilize their worldwide network to amplify brands from global scaling to strategic partnerships. They are carving out a unique space at the perfect time with their deep understanding of the category and the capital landscape.

Ara Katz

Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Seed Health

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