About Blindspot Agency
Our team has operated at the intersection of streetwear, music, and technology for close to two decades.
Our client work has generated millions in revenue, 10,000,000+ in organic search traffic, and appeared on the New York Times, The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, Buzzfeed, Bustle, India Business Times and more.
We partner with brands we are passionate about sharing with the world, and whose business practices align with our values.
Nabil Shash
Partner, Creative + Operations
Nabil is a photographer and videographer specializing in curated content, documentation, and portraiture. He’s been working professionally since 2009, developing his craft through a strong network of industry mentors and on-the-ground experiences.
His career in photography began with the Government of Ontario as the personal photographer for the Premier where he developed photography and video content for social media and archival work. Central to this position was collaboration with various agencies and nonprofits, including Edelman PR, Plan Canada and Foodland Ontario.
Nabil later expanded into videography working as a Cinematographer and Producer at Corex Creative productions focused on video production for SME’s. He also expanded his skills as a cinematographer and director of photography for two seasons of the hit web-series Anarkali, which generated over 1,000,000 views over that time.
As Creative Producer for New York Times best-selling author Rupi Kaur, he lead photography, videography, and content strategy for social media, tour promotions and both Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers.
His photographs have been featured in publications including The Atlantic, Stylist, The New York Times, The Toronto Star, India Today, Bay Street Bull Magazine, The Fader and Refinery 29. He has also had his work exhibited during Scotiabank’s Contact Photography Festival, most recently as part of a major show at the McMichael Gallery: EVERYTHING REMAINS RAW.
Nabil holds a Bachelors in History from York University.
Emmanuel Tamrat
Partner, Digital + Sales
Emmanuel is a digital strategist with a specialization in SEO. He’s worked for tech startups and e-commerce businesses including SSENSE, where his search strategies grew sales for luxury(LVMH/Kering) and streetwear brands like Off-white, F.O.G Essentials, Marine Serre, Loewe, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and others.
Emmanuel started his career in operations with Macquarie bank. While at Macquarie by day, he continued spending evenings and weekends dj-ing clubs and running an online sneaker business. While dj-ing in the US, he became a fan of a new tequila brand called Patron. Having seen little support in Canada, he eventually met with executives at the company convincing them to back nightlife events in Toronto as part of their Canadian expansion. Working with local promoters, he sponsored events with artists like Pharohe Monch, K’naan, Clipse, and a then unknown rapper named Drake.
Given Drake’s affinity for Patron, he was able to negotiate a deal to coincide with the release of Drake’s debut video and single “Replacement girl”. Behind the scenes content from the deal generated millions of media impressions appearing on some of the biggest music websites around the world.
Eventually he was brought in to develop merch for Brotips, one of the fastest growing online properties at the time. He assisted with design and logistics and connected the team to large Canadian wholesalers to scale their merch program. He eventually provided copywriting and sales support for everything from a Harper Collins book proposal to an investment deck that secured seed funding from Mark Cuban.
While helping Brotips raise their Series A round, he pitched to investors Black Ocean Group who were in the process of acquiring Elite Daily. Those meetings led to co-founding Pocketsqr media where he lead digital strategy, later selling to Black Ocean Group.
Emmanuel holds a Bachelors from Laurentian and a Masters from the Smith School of business at Queen’s University.