Marketing Company Behind Dylan Mulvaney Partnership Lays Off 20 Percent Of Workforce In 'Reorganization' Effort

The advertisement firm responsible for the disastrous team-up between Bud Light and transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has fired numerous top executives in a major restructuring attempt that many are linking to their new infamy. 

Captiv8, which describes itself as a company that “was built to empower brands & creators to harness the data-science behind authentic storytelling” on their website, is empowering their workers to find new jobs with 30 employees being terminated, per the New York Post. The layoffs represent a whopping 20 percent of their workforce after laying off five percent of its workforce back in July. 

The changes reportedly occurred back on September 28. CEO Krishna Subramanian announced over Zoom that the firings were a necessary part as the company was undergoing a large “reorganization.”

It’s unconfirmed whether the layoffs had a direct connection to the Mulvaney-Bud Light controversy or if other problems within the company contributed to the major changes. Regardless, former employees can’t help but connect the two situations.

“I’m guessing that Dylan Mulvaney contributed,” one former executive said. “They weren’t laying people off before [April 1] .”

Reportedly, it was “several department heads” who were terminated in the restructuring and not just lower-level workers. 

Anheuser-Busch themselves previously had to ax high-ranking executives due to the massive failure of the Dylan Mulvaney partnership. Back in June, the company laid off both Group Vice President for Marketing Daniel Blake and Bud Light Marketing Vice President Alissa Heinerscheid, per the DC Enquirer. 

Finances were not managed the best in the company either with one former employee alleging that the workers “watched Captiv8 spend a lot of money on parties,” something that “has been consistent with this company.”

One example was when they attended the ad industry’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity where they flew their corporate bigwigs on a private jet with clients and influencers to southern France where it was hosted. The festival featured numerous lavish parties and expensive yachts, though the company claimed it was all “paid for in tandem with our brand partners and clients, having no impact on the company’s overall bottom line.”

The festival also featured Bud Light being awarded “Creative Marketer of the Year” despite the disastrous marketing campaign the company just endured, as previously covered by the DC Enquirer. 

The latest round of firings adds to the number of jobs that were ruined by pushing forth the transgender agenda into everyday consumer products. Perhaps these companies have learned from their mistakes and will do better going forward but only time will tell.