As CEO and principal strategist at Mark Allen & Co., Mark leads a team that advises chief executives at leading global brands, creative companies, publishers, AI leaders, purpose-driven organizations, consumer products and enterprising startups. The firm’s roster includes household names like Accenture Interactive, AARP, Acceleration Community of Companies, ADWEEK, BBH USA, GUT, Hill Holliday, Madwell, SS+K, Buick, GMC, Exiger, MTV, Samsung, VH1, W Hotels and many more.

Mark knows what your business needs to grow, because he’s created and run businesses for decades. He combines a strategist’s view of industry with a creator’s ability to reimagine it.

Prior to Mark Allen & Co., he spent nearly a decade in the world of celebrity and entertainment, leading two national magazines, serving as managing editor of OK! Magazine and founding team member and editor-in-chief of Life & Style Weekly. He also held executive positions including general manager of Life & Style, VP of Bauer Publishing, and VP of communications for MTV Networks’ online division.

He shares his insights regularly in places like AdAge, Adweek, Fast Company, Campaign, Forbes, LinkedIn, PR Daily, PR News, PR Week, Reuters, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and USA Today…

…and in any boardroom focused on growth.