Ken Countess is managing director of The Countess Group,
a strategic marketing and communications consultancy
now in its 18th year.  An award‐winning marketer, public speaker, trainer,
presenter, podcaster and internationally recognized,accredited expert on Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing, Ken energizes audiences by providing them with the knowledge they need to gain an unfair advantage over their competition. Ken’s seminars and webinars are filled with people seeking timely, actionable,easy‐to‐implement information about today’s digital marketing tools (including email marketing and social media networks such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to grow their business or non‐profit. He is highly sought after, as his engaging presentations have earned him the respect of loyal followers all over the world. Ken is an Email and Social Media Marketing Expert, certified by Constant Contact,the leading email marketing company in the country. One of the only winners ‐ever ‐ of Constant Contact's Leadership Award, Ken has been one of the company’s top producing independent resellers year after year. Ken is also a member of the Microsoft Partner Network.
Ken has held executive management positions at several Fortune 100 companies and has been a senior partner at a 35‐person marketing firm. While with such well‐known companies as Motorola, Marriott and Caremark, Ken provided award‐winning leadership for the fastest growing divisions of these industry leaders. Over his 25+ year career, he has been responsible for the creation and delivery of multiple successful marketing and sales growth strategies, strategic messaging and communications, and change management programs for worldwide markets.