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Chief Growth Strategist

Andrew Ballard

Andrew has over 30 years experience in marketing, media and management. His specialties include marketing research, strategic planning, brand development and advertising. Andrew has helped hundreds of organizations (from startups through Fortune 500 Companies) achieve breakthrough growth.

Andrew is a graduate of the Ford Marketing Institute and certified in Six Sigma. Prior to launching Marketing Solutions in 1997, he was an executive director for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, and worked for a CBS broadcast affiliate and the Seattle Seahawks NFL franchise.

Andrew is also a respected author, educator and keynote and TEDx speaker. His articles on marketing strategy have been published in business journals through all 50 States. His book, entitled Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter, has been endorsed in both the corporate and academic circles as being “innovative and insightful.” Andrew also recently retired as a part-time faculty member at the University of Washington School of Business.

In addition, Andrew is a nationally recognized keynote and TEDx speaker, trainer and workshop facilitator. He has been engaged in over 500 events across the country.

Learn more about Andrew’s speaker profile.

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