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Robert Blatchford
Co-President
Compadre

CALABASAS, USA // Robert Blatchford, Co-President of creative marketing agency Compadre, brings nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of entertainment and marketing. He is passionate about driving business growth and innovating brand storytelling. Whether he is nurturing client relationships, recruiting top talent, or structuring teams to meet the evolving demands of the industry, Robert makes growing and scaling agencies for success an art.

Compadre is the culmination of Robert’s deep agency experience, which began at entertainment marketing firms Troika and loyalkaspar. Under his leadership, Compadre has emerged as a go-to agency for media and entertainment giants such as Meta, NFL, Amazon, Paramount+, ESPN, Netflix, FXX, Disney+, and AT&T. The company’s “partnerships, not projects” philosophy reflects Robert's belief in building lasting client relationships, with nimble teams capable of providing truly full-service creative.

Robert is a native Angeleno and attended the University of California, Santa Barbara.