business consultant & creative strategist

Hi, I’m Marina Gunn, a small business consultant.

With a background in the NYC creative agency world, I have 7+ years experience in strategy & business development, growing teams and business revenue from negative profit margins to $2.5m+ per year.

I have significant agency experience in strategy consulting, digital marketing, event marketing, and analytics for beauty, D2C brands, food, design partners, tech partners, non-profits, and magazines. I am focused on data-driven results and have years of experience in leading company operations, people, and organizational growth. I have shown success in growing businesses, building profitable internal systems, client rosters, cross-functional teams, and profit margins.

As a small business consultant, I have deep experience in building businesses from the ground up and creating systems to grow sustainably generate healthy profits.

Clients include: American Eagle–Aerie, Diageo–Don Julio Tequila, Johnnie Walker & 21Seeds, Donna Karan, DKNY, Parlux–Paris Hilton Fragrances, Aztech Mountain, Cash App, EarlyBird, Turf Design, and Wayfair–AllModern, Birch Lane, Joss & Main, Estee Lauder–AERIN Beauty and Tom Ford Beauty, NWSL’s Angel City, Coterie, David Yurman, Adobe 99U, AIGA Design, AIGA Eye on Design, Behance, Eve Lom, Lipstick Queen, and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.