Look Left® is a specialist enterprise infrastructure marketing and communications agency that drives leadership and growth. We deliver integrated media, influencer, marketing and content strategies that boost market awareness and action. We're also experts in preparing for and navigating planned --- and unexpected --- corporate events, like security and privacy breaches. Prior to Look Let Marketing, I spent more than 20+ years taking some of the tech industry's brightest stars from garage to greatness, as well as helping more established brands re-invigorate themselves and move innovation to the forefront.

I was elevated to this global role as a member of the senior management team of this fourth-largest strategic communications firm in the world to grow our new global technology practice. This entails overseeing 75+ technology staff worldwide delivering services to a portfolio of 100+ clients, representing $40M in billings. I drive client acquisition, growth and retention, and market leadership initiatives, while creating high impact marketing and business growth strategies for clients. I also identify, recruit and develop high potential talent, and function as a highly billable senior client counselor, for PayPal, United Technologies, ESET and EMC and others.Impact highlights include…• Generated seven figures in new annual billings, representing double digit increases in revenue and profit.• Won and grew PayPal into agency’s second-largest client in North America and top 10 worldwide; doubled account revenues and geographic footprint. • Guided practice to win more than a dozen industry awards for excellence.

After the acquisition by MSL Group, I was appointed to continue leading the Schwartz agency, and was given additional charge to oversee MSLGROUP’s specialty technology practice, accountable for 25% of agency revenues. As a member of the North America management team, I led 150 employees in two offices, responsible for new business, marketing, integration, rebranding, and P&L. In addition to integrating the agencies, I functioned as a senior advisor and account leader for strategic accounts, including United Technologies, EMC, and PayPal. Impact highlights included…• Increased profitability to represent more than half of MSLGROUP North American profits; won several new high profile accounts and was recognized by our CEO for driving the fastest and most successful agency integration in MSLGROUP’s history.

I was promoted to modernize this top-five, independent $30M technology and healthcare agency and protect and grow revenue and profitability during this challenging economic period. I designed and deployed a two-year aggressive business plan focused on digital capabilities, international expansion, organizational/talent development and client acquisition and expansion. I also implemented a variety of lead gen, thought leadership, and employee programs that strengthened internal capability and market value.Impact highlights included... • Turned around declining revenues to double digit growth.• Grew operating profit margins and international revenues. • Created a clean tech practice.• Increased proporation of digital and social marketing services revenue. • In 2011 co-led the agency through acquisition by Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest marketing services holding company, at a premium (10X) multiple valuation.

I was appointed to lead our 50+ person office in San Francisco with the mandate to drive new and organic revenue growth, while managing a seven figure client portfolio and building agency talent and capabilities.Impact highlights included…• Led agency in revenue generation and pitch win rate. • Generated double-digit revenue increases, high profit margins and moved agency into #4 market position.• Reduced talent turnover to industry leading levels in highly competitive market.

Recruited to this #1 public relations agency in New England as senior account executive, I was rapidly promoted, ultimately to SVP leading and training 30+ account supervisors and staff across eight enterprise client teams representing nearly $2M+ in billings. I designed and executed award-winning, media, content and influencer relations programs, oversaw client communications for numerous acquisitions, IPOs, financings, crisis communications and product and service launches, and created and ran an information security practice group, which became the agency’s largest technology practice.Impact highlights included...• Doubled revenue and staff; led agency in new business. • Received the highest 360-degree peer review scores in agency history.• Won multiple high profile industry honors.• Agency named three times to Inc. 500 “Fastest-growing Private Companies.”

I joined this boutique technology public relations and marketing agency to design and deliver communications programs for CompuCom, Progress Software, Switchboard and other agency clients.