Carrie Rose
{{Short description|British entrepreneur}}
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| known_for = Co-Founder and CEO, Rise at Seven
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| occupation = Businesswoman
| education = University of Leeds
| nationality = British
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Carrie Rose Balloch (born 17 March 1993) is a British entrepreneur.{{cite web|date=18 February 2021|title=The 27-year-old overcoming the hate to build a global empire - a candid interview with Rise at Seven founder and CEO Carrie Rose {{!}} Business Leader News|url=https://www.businessleader.co.uk/business-leader-conversations-carrie-rose/110535/|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Business Leader}} She is the co-founder and chief executive of Rise at Seven, an SEO and advertising agency.{{cite news|last=Tyler|first=Richard|date=16 July 2021|title=What I learnt . . . hiring influencers|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/what-i-learnt-hiring-influencers-67qm0h67n|access-date=8 August 2021}}{{cite web|title=Rise at Seven switches Chicago to New York for US opening|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1735448/rise-seven-switches-chicago-new-york-us-opening|access-date=26 April 2022}}
Career
Rose studied Digital Media at The University of Leeds and graduated in 2014.{{cite web|last=AHC|title=Carrie Rose|url=https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/arts-humanities-cultures/dir-record/student-alumni-profiles/1350/carrie-rose|access-date=9 August 2021|website=ahc.leeds.ac.uk}}
Rose worked in search engine optimisation (SEO) for seven years at various agencies in Leeds, England before founding a business.{{cite web|last=SickChirpse|date=14 April 2021|title=Here's How A 27 Year Old Female 'The Apprentice' Reject Founded The Fastest Growing Digital PR Agency In The World|url=https://www.sickchirpse.com/27-year-old-female-apprentice-reject-founded-the-fastest-growing-digital-pr-agency-world/|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Sick Chirpse}}
In 2019, Rose applied for the BBC's The Apprentice TV show.{{cite web|title=Blog Post - What makes a creative SEO agency stand out in the market? {{!}} Infinity|url=https://www.infinity.co/uk/resources/news-and-views/what-makes-a-creative-seo-agency-stand-out-in-the-market|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.infinity.co}} She created a business plan and made it through to the final 30 but was rejected by the show. Following that a private investor offered Rose an investment to launch Rise at Seven with co-founder Stephen Kenwright.
In 2021, Rose was named in Campaign Magazines' '30 under 30' list.{{cite web |title=Media Week 30 under 30 |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/media/30under30 |access-date=9 August 2021 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk}}
In 2021, Rose's company offered to pay students' rent if they quit university and worked for her in response to the disruption to further education during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|title=Yorkshire company offers student their rent back if they quit university and work for them|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/people/yorkshire-company-offers-student-their-rent-back-if-they-quit-university-and-work-them-3138235|access-date=9 August 2021|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=17 February 2021 }}{{cite web|last=Whitfield|first=Graeme|date=19 February 2021|title=Sheffield company tells students: join us and we'll pay for uni accommodation|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/sheffield-company-tells-students-join-19873267|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Business Live}}