I’m Chris Gronau
Over the last 10+ years, I've led performance creative and content strategy for high-growth DTC brands. I helped scale MANSCAPED as an early employee and built Cirkul's in-house content team and production infrastructure from the ground up as Senior Director.
My work spans Super Bowl campaigns, celebrity spots, creator partnerships, multi-category product launches, and paid social systems, increasingly powered by AI-assisted creative workflows. All built to do more than look good. It has to perform.
“I build content engines that connect brand, performance, and production at scale.”
MANSCAPED
Joined as an early employee and helped scale performance creative across paid social, broadcast, celebrity campaigns, and global markets.
147% Ad Revenue Growth · 52M+ Views · Managed $1M+ Annual Production Budgets
Built Cirkul's in-house content team and production infrastructure from the ground up as Senior Director of Content Strategy. Led creative across simultaneous multi-category launches, a Super Bowl LIX campaign with Adam Devine, and the brand's highest-reach creator partnership with MrBeast.
Super Bowl Campaign · MrBeast Partnership · Record-Breaking Product Launch
CIRKUL
FREELANCE
Before leading in-house content teams, I built my foundation by doing the work myself through freelance projects and my own production company, Meister Visuals.
I produced everything from branded content and commercials to social videos, paid ads, event coverage, and campaign work. That experience taught me how to move fast, manage clients and budgets, and take an idea all the way from concept to final delivery.
Glamour · GQ · Sand Cloud · Chargers · JCM GLOBAL · SHUFFLE MASTER · GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL
Awards & Recognitions
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Post-gun Super Bowl spot ranked #13 in viewer engagement by Adweek
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/most-engaging-super-bowl-59-commercials/ -
Won TELLY Award in 2021 for BEST USE OF COMEDY in the ad.
https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/2021/branded-content/craft-use-of-comedy/smooth-operator/254846/
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Won a Shorty Award (Comedy Video) + Gold Honor for MANSCAPED's "We Save Balls" testicular cancer awareness campaign with the Testicular Cancer Society.
https://shortyawards.com/5th-socialgood/we-save-balls -
Raindrop Agency "Marketing People Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3B5WTIa8as