Chris Larsen
Principal

Chris is an experienced search consultant and business development coach for marketing-driven corporations and marketing communications companies, such as advertising and public relations agencies. His consulting skills are backed by years of in-depth experience on both the corporate and agency sides, including sales, promotion, brand development, business development, agency management, and public relations on national and international levels.

His 8 years of experience as an executive recruiter and business development coach have resulted in numerous successful hires, and his coaching skills have helped marketing communications companies organize and implement lead generation programs that have resulted in the addition of millions of dollars of revenue from new accounts.

Business Experience
Account Supervisor for Young & Rubicam; Director of Marketing for Johnson & Johnson Hemisferica; Director of Marketing for Estee Lauder's Distributor Markets Worldwide, Vice President - Director of Marketing for Estee Lauder's Men's Toiletries and Fragrance in Europe; Vice President, Director of Business Development for Howard, Merrell & Partners Advertising; and Chief Operating Officer for Arian, Lowe & Travis Advertising.

Education

• Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, MBA, Glendale, AZ
  
• Washington & Lee University, BA in European History, Lexington, VA

Chris's passion is matching the right individual with the right marcom company or agency. He also derives great pleasure from helping his clients organize and grow their business by combining aggressive lead generation programs with results-oriented public relations programs. He lives in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with his wife, loves to play golf and fish for marlin, and enjoys music in any way, shape, or form.

Please contact him for your agency's search needs or to improve your agency's new business development skills.