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Scott Addison Clay
Founder & CEO
Addison Interactive and Eventuall

HOLLYWOOD, USA // Scott Addison Clay is a pioneering entrepreneur who has consistently leveraged technology and strategic creative thinking to craft engaging digital experiences.

Scott's passion for the intersection of technology and creativity began in the early 2000s when he worked in independent film and theater, designing attention-grabbing websites. As his reputation grew, he built a system for portfolio websites that preceded platforms like Squarespace. His career took a significant turn in 2007 when he joined a top Hollywood agency as VP of Digital, where he expanded the department and delivered award-winning campaigns for major entertainment clients like Warner Bros, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox.

A moonlighting collaboration with Prince on a cutting-edge online fan club led to the launch of Addison Interactive in 2010, attracting new clients like Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Netflix, and Amazon Studios. In 2020, Scott realized his dream of creating a software product with Eventuall, which has powered major events like the Emmys, Game Developer Conference, and Google Video Summit.

His companies’ creations have garnered numerous awards including NAB’s Product of the Year, OMMA for Interactive, Webby for Fan Experience, a healthy amount of Clios including the Grand Clio for Fan Engagement for M3GAN. Widely acknowledged as a leader in the creative technology space, he is a regular speaker at industry events.

In his personal life, he enjoys building epic LEGO creations with his daughter and watching their pets playfully battle in their brick city.