Andrew Cross

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”

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In his role as Co-CEO, Andrew supports talented team members across the agency’s core functions of public relations, creative services, branding, demand generation, and marketing strategy. His responsibilities include new business, strategic client support, and agency growth and development.

Prior to his role as Co-CEO, Andrew led the agency’s public relations department, working with clients including Grubhub, Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT), Worldpay, Hyperwallet, and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH).

Andrew is an ambassador to PROI, the world’s largest global network of independent PR agencies. He is a former mentor for Techstars, the world’s premiere startup accelerator program. Andrew has been a speaker and panelist at American Marketing Association Connex, Illinois State University’s COM Week, PRSA Chicago, and CNP Expo.

Andrew holds a B.A. in public relations from Illinois State University, where he was a presidential scholar.

Specialties

• Conscious capitalism
• PE-backed companies
• Venture capital

Skills

• Strategic planning
• M&A & IPO communications
• Integrated marketing

Interests

• Personal finance
• Running
• Dad jokes