Rick Marks

Rick Marks has over 30 years of work experience in various sales and marketing roles. Rick started their career in 1981 at The New York Times, where they held multiple positions in marketing, sales, and marketing services. Rick worked primarily in package goods, especially in the tobacco and liquor categories.

In 1995, Rick joined the New York Racing Association as the Advertising and Promotions Director, where they focused on driving attendance at their three tracks.

From 1997 to 1998, they worked at the Newspaper National Network as the Marketing Director, supporting sales executives with client proposals and working on trade campaigns with ad agencies.

Rick then served as the Ad Sales Director at Daily Racing Form from 1998 to 2000.

Next, in 2001, they joined AOL as a Sales/Marketing Director shortly after the Time-Warner deal.

From 2002 to 2014, Rick worked at HEALTH CLUB MEDIA (formerly Outcast Fitness) as the Vice President of Sales. Rick delivered customized content to health clubs through their digital network.

In 2014, Rick joined Emotographics, a marketing analytics start-up, as the SVP of Marketing & Sales. The company focused on quantifying and measuring consumer emotional connections to brands.

From 2015 to 2016, they worked at Zoom Active Lifestyle Marketing as a Senior National Account Executive, building relationships between brands and active lifestyle consumers through digital media solutions.

Currently, Rick is a Senior National Account Executive at Encompass Media Group, a role they have held since 2017.

Rick Marks attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where they completed a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism. Prior to that, they graduated from Eastchester Senior HS with a degree in College Prep. The exact start and end years for both their university and high school education are not provided.