Andy Marks Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

I lead new business development, marketing, and client relationship management (newly established role) for a leading real estate property management firm in NYC, serving co-op and condo boards and residents since 1986. The firm is owned by Associa, the largest community management firm in North America, named a Best Managed Company by WSJ and Deloitte for four consecutive years earning Gold Standard Honoree status. Also named Great Place to Work certified for 7 consecutive years.

New York, Us

Digital production co. & strategic consultancy, serving advertisers, TV, digital, music & tech companies, & consumers.• Iconic Artists Group/The Azoff Company: Consultant to CEO of music mgt & rights company dedicated to preserving/growing the legacy of legendary music artists. Advised on monetization strategy including brand sponsorships, merchandising, licensing, consumer products. Acquired rights to legendary band, The Beach Boys.• ALKEMY X: Brand Producer/Advisor to production co. Pitched branded entertainment offering direct to brands; advised on packaging & brand partnership strategy for home renovation TV Series.• I DO TO THE VENUE: Exec Producer of brand-funded TV/Digital series. Pilot aired on A&E’s FYI in 2019. Brokered partnerships with The Knot, Bloomingdale’s, & Uber for launch. • Broadway Video Entertainment: Brand partnerships strategist for Lorne Michaels’ TV/film production company (Saturday Night Live, Portlandia, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon).• BRaVe Ventures: Branded Entertainment Expert-in-Residence of strategic consultancy backed by Gary Vaynerchuk, acquired by Turner.• CBS EcoMedia: Business development & content strategy advisor to CEO; developed "Viewers to Volunteers," a cross-platform initiative using advertising & entertainment content to drive philanthropic giving & sustainability initiatives.• ICF Next: Branded Entertainment strategist, & advisor to President of marketing/PR/advertising agency.• Velocidi: Sales/business development advisor to CEO of Customer Data Platform (CDP) company, providing marketing data & analytics to brands, non-profits, publishers, and e-commerce companies.• Connective.Network: Business advisor to CEO of award-winning community engagement tech platform.• Epic Magazine (acquired by VOX): Investor/advisor to non-fiction content company, co-founded by Josh Davis (Contributing Editor, Wired), & Josh Bearman (This American Life; authored article basis for Oscar-winning film ARGO).

Branded entertainment social impact production & distribution company with multiple film, TV, digital projects in production. Grasshopper + Marks partners are Ryan Krivoshey (Oscar-winning film distributor) and Beata Gutman (global CSR and sustainability expert).• Executive producer of feature documentary film on craft beer culture, BREWMASTER, financed by Pilsner Urquell (Miller Coors), official selection of the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, shown at nearly thirty film festivals, launched in theaters nationwide, and now widely available on VOD and Amazon Prime.• "Percy vs. Goliath," a scripted feature film starring Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci and Zach Braff. A true story about a farmer battling corporate greed to save his family farm. We partnered with NBA star Dwight Howard as investor and Executive Producer. Now in theaters throughout Canada. In select theaters and on-demand in the U.S. coming April 30th, 2021.• "Generation Food," a feature documentary spotlighting the crisis in the global food system, directed by Raj Patel and Zak Piper, working in partnership with Oscar-nominated director Steve James, and Kartemquin Films.• "Project Runway All Stars", brand and citizenship message integration of Southwest Airlines, which aired in early 2019.

New York, Ny, Us

Ran branded entertainment, content, & marketing for MATTER, the sports & entertainment marketing subsidiary of Edelman, the world’s largest PR agency; MATTER is now part of UEG, a DJE Co.• Grew annual revenue from $1.8 Million to $12 Million+. Led a team of 50+ in 3 offices, with 5 direct reports.• Oversaw strategy, operations, finance, marketing, partnerships, biz dev. Offerings: PR, branded entertainment, celebrity talent, licensing, sports/entertainment sponsorships, events.• Brand clients: Quaker, Dove, Van Heusen, Norton, Empire State Building, Genesis Prize, CBS, AstraZeneca, GSK, Brita, Clorox, Hidden Valley Ranch, Pepsi, and Activision. • Distribution/production partners: Food Network, Cooking Channel, Discovery, NBCU, Magical Elves, Anthony Zuiker (“CSI”), Yahoo!, FunnyorDie, Shine, Electus, and more.• Celebrity talent deals: Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Common, Brooke Burke, Piers Morgan, Danny Glover, Jon Lovitz, Tim Burton, Wynona Judd, & many others.• Brokered TV/film partnerships including Brita & Wrigley for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Butterball & “Top Chef,” Amtrak & “Cake Boss,” Pepsi & “X-Factor,” Dove & “The Women,” & Van Heusen & “Sunday Night Football.”• Partnered non-profits & corporations w/entertainment properties, content creators, & influencers to spotlight sustainability & social purpose initiatives: J&J & Quincy Jones III's Feel Rich (multicultural health/wellness); Anvil Knitwear (organic farming); Brita "Filter for Good" & Sundance Film Festival, & NBC's "The Biggest Loser" (plastic waste reduction); Dove Campaign for Real Beauty (women & girls’ self esteem), among others.Awards/honors: • Winner LA ADDY, “Skylanders BOOMCAST” web series for Activision; • Winner LA ADDY, Streamy Award, Intnl Emmy Pioneer Prize, "Cybergeddon" movie for Norton; • Winner Telly Award, "Smart Moves" web series for AstraZeneca's Vimovo; • Winner W3 Silver Award, "A Message from Earth, Organic Matters" short film for Anvil Knitwear.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Branded entertainment production company and consultancy for clients including Ford, Saturn, Gaiam, Relix Magazine, Knitting Factory Entertainment, Bad Boy Entertainment, and The Creative Coalition. Produced brand and social purpose programming including:• Green Apple Festival (the world's largest Earth Day music and arts festival) with Relix Magazine;• LOHAS Business Forum, focused on the business of sustainability and conscious commerce;• "Diddy Runs the City," the multi-media initiative focused around P. Diddy's run of the NYC Marathon.Sold company to Edelman, the world’s largest PR agency.

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Created branded entertainment studio for Doug Liman’s ("Bourne Identity"; "Mr. and Mrs. Smith") digital production and distribution company backed by Universal Studios.• Promoted to EVP during my tenure;• Directly responsible for over $6 million in annual revenues;• Packaged/produced Cannes Gold Lion award winning "Terry Tate, Office Linebacker" multi-screen (TV, Digital) branded entertainment program for Reebok still consistently rated in the top 10 Super Bowl ad campaigns of all time.• Conceived and co-produced the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival, the annual filmmaking competition sponsored by Chrysler, where the winning filmmaker directed a $1 Million budgeted feature film distributed by Universal's Rogue Pictures. First year winning director Jeff Wadlow's (FANTASY ISLAND) film, "Cry Wolf" generated over $15.5 Million in box office worldwide.• Packaged/produced projects for other clients including Ford (Focus on Film), Nintendo (Eternal Darkness Films), and Coca Cola (Refreshing Filmmaker Award).

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Led digital advertising sales and sponsorship for this online film distribution and production company startup backed by Universal Pictures. Developed innovative branded entertainment business model.Built foundation for growing and scaling business based on cultivating and harnessing filmmaking talent to create longer form content for brands distributed across digital and traditional channels.

Led sales team of five; generated over $1 million in revenue from movie studios, and global advertisers, including Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, Miramax, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Sun Microsystems.

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Risk management/disaster recovery planning consultant, loss control representative assessing physical and financial risks of insured clients including manufacturing facilities, warehouses, office buildings, data centers, trading floors and more.Underwriter of financial institutions including consumer and commercial banks, insurance companies, REITs, Broker/Dealers, and trading firms. Underwrote lines of insurance including: property, general liability, umbrella/excess liability, Boiler & Machinery, D&O, E&O, business income, Kidnap/Ransom, Mail insurance. Clients included Chase; Spear, Leeds and Kellogg; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley; DeutscheBank, and many others.