Alex Ragir is a technology entrepreneur, award-winning journalist, media consultant and storyteller. As co-founder of Storyhunter, Alex built Storyhunter's freelancer network from zero to over 40,000 filmmakers, journalists and video creators in 192+ countries. A dealmaker and innovative executive producer, Alex forged over 200+ creative partnerships with Fortune 5000 companies, reinventing the global production model for social-media video across news, entertainment and advertising. 

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Host of Media Jungle, a weekly video podcast, Alex speaks with change-makers, entrepreneurs and experts about the business behind the news industry, the future of media and the creator economy. His content studio/agency, Ginga Media, offers TV & Film development, video podcast solutions and strategic media consulting.

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Throughout his career as a foreign correspondent and investigative journalist, Alex received the Overseas Press Club award for best reporting in Latin America in 2010 -- after uncovering federal police evidence and court documents that proved how top executives of the world's largest banks help rich Brazilians evade taxes and launder money. 

 

Before working with Bloomberg and Associated Press in both New York and Brazil, Alex was a freelance documentary filmmaker, writer and video journalist. 

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He lives between NYC, Miami, and Rio de Janeiro. Alex likes to enjoy nature, create music and do comedy. 

 

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