Some women enter a room and shift the energy. Others slip in quietly, reframe the narrative—and vanish before the applause starts.
Gisele Ryan does all of that.
As the creative force behind G‑Media, she’s shaped everything from Piers Morgan Uncensored to global branded content and hard-hitting documentaries. But what makes her rare is not just the scope of her work—it’s the blend of creative imagination, technical execution, and emotional intelligence that underpins every single project.
In her early career, Gisele was a powerhouse at CNN, redefining how production worked—from gallery coordination to talent troubleshooting.
I Her influence smoothed decades of friction and created workflows now considered industry standard.
Yet, despite her success, the format felt limiting. She longed to tell stories on her own terms—unfiltered, directional, soulful.So she walked away, leaving legacy media behind to join like-minded visionaries at CNBC, forging branded content strategies and frontline storytelling formats—and eventually founding G‑Media.
Locmariaquer
I first met Gisele at our mutual friend Tracy’s wedding, held at her parents’ estate in Locmariaquer France a former oyster farm overlooking a peaceful lake. On the day we were all packing to leave, we ended up lying on a grassy bank by the water, the air warm, calm, everything opening into space.
One of Gisele’s boys a loveable rogue named Nick (as straight as they come) was dry humping a girl in plain view, oblivious, and hilarious. Gisele shook her head and laughed—a soft, unguarded moment. I looked over; she was just smiling at life’s absurdities while absorbing the stillness. That day Nick’s antics included—it felt like the end of everything and the beginning of something else.
Later, back in London, I cornered her in the editing suite. “That show was one of the highest-pressure productions I’ve ever worked on. The turnaround was brutal,” she said, exhaling. “But I’m not a conveyor-belt content creator—I make video for the love of the process.”
It’s one of her quotes I’ll carry forever. It explains why she’ll stay until the cut is perfect, why she’ll reject ideas that feel cheap just to protect narrative integrity. She doesn’t build quantity—she builds character.
Later, back in London, I cornered her in the editing suite. “That show was one of the highest-pressure productions I’ve ever worked on. The turnaround was brutal,” she said, exhaling. “But I’m not a conveyor-belt content creator—I make video for the love of the process.”
It’s one of her quotes I’ll carry forever. It explains why she’ll stay until the cut is perfect, why she’ll reject ideas that feel cheap just to protect narrative integrity. She doesn’t build quantity—she builds charact
“I’m Not a Conveyor-Belt Content Creator.”
Commanding respect but a natural born leader with warmth and approachability
“Getting Giseled” is industry shorthand for working with Gisele. She walks into a room, owns it with charm and clarity, does the work, and disappears like mist. No fanfare. Just delivery.
I once turned her Clapham flat into a mock talk show set—we pulled in our friend Johnny as a fake guest just for laughs. Gisele lit the background with fairy lights, pulled out extra mics, styled a backdrop, so that the shot looked like a million-dollar drive. It was spontaneous, low-fi brilliance, and that’s how she works: intuition meets execution.
Philanthropy, Style & the Knitathon
At the wedding, Gisele introduced me to Hanna, a Swedish designer. That friendship led to a knitathon fundraiser—an event crafted to support creatives and charity at the same time. We gathered in Soho afterward, ate oysters and smoked salmon with champagne at Randall & Aubin. (A three-course meal with half-decent wine there runs around £200—but Gisele got us in on a house-exclusive, unforgettable vibe.)
She gets production right—but also knows how to build community, habit, tradition, impact. The knitathon wasn’t buzz—it was proof of her heart and capacity for leverage.
Why She’s Thriving Now
- Technical execution: From editing suite darkness to sunrise pickups, she stays until the cut is clean.
- Creative vision: She doesn’t just shoot a brief—she reimagines what a brief could be.
- Emotional leadership: She builds teams and ecosystems, not just crews.
- Strategic philanthropy: Trustee for The Big Issue Foundation, supporter of grassroots creativity.
- Upcoming role: Runway on a Runway mentor for London Fashion Week—helping breakout designers launch under her guidance.
In a landscape crowded with competent producers, she is the triple threat: heart, art, craft.
So What Happens When Gisele Steps into the Frame?
The rest of us scramble to catch up.
Later this year, when young designers begin walking Runway on a Runway, and Gisele is guiding them beside a major British fashion brand—realise that her role isn’t just production. She’s gatekeeper, mentor, amplifier.
That’s why in the City and behind the scenes, people say quietly: “We just got Giseled.”
Gisele’s story isn’t just a producer’s success—it’s a roadmap for women, lesbian creatives, cultural architects, and entrepreneurs who refuse to choose between craft and authenticity. She’s not a headline. She’s the reason the story works.
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