There are a few sides of me. 

VP of Sales for an organization called Skye & Co-Founder of SaaSBros. and have most recently launched a LinkedIn & Social Selling Cohort ran monthly.

You will see me pivot from one to the other with content, just stay with me! 

At Skye - my job is to evangelize our business and build community around learning, development and coaching. 

At SaaSBros - my job is to evangelize our business and build community around helping non-traditional talent break into tech sales.

For the Cohorts - my job is to empower people to use their voices and change their lives by coaching around linkedin and social sellling.

The stuff that matters is below :)

Father | Husband | Son | Brother 

Personal Mission Statement - 

To build, encourage, support and love my family and all others we encounter.

Show kindness
Show empathy
Show gratitude
Show grit
Show respect

And most importantly

Believe.

Darren McKee

I partner with talent & organizational development leaders to build global executive coaching programs AND I coach individuals and teams how to build on Linkedin and master the art Social Selling (Side Hustle)

Founder of Darren McKee Co. & 531 Social (New Company)

As of August 2025, I’ve coached over 2000 individuals where I helped them build their brands and master social selling strategies. From founders, to account execs, to photographers, to cs leaders, to coaches to landscapers. No one is exempt from building a brand and social selling, it is 2025.

1:1 Coaching
Team Trainings 
Monthly Cohorts
Speaking Engagements

The stuff that matters is below :)

Father | Husband | Son | Brother 

Personal Mission Statement - 

To build, encourage, support and love my family and all others we encounter.

Show kindness
Show empathy
Show gratitude
Show grit
Show respect

And most importantly

Believe.

Fulfillment Policy:

For LinkedIn & Social Selling Trainings - You can reach me at darren@darrenmckee.co - Your payment is non-refundable as it reserves a spot in the training for you and  is not refunded due to your lack of participation. Once your payment processes, you will be added to your specific group and sent calendar invites prior to launch day. We do not guarantee a specific outcome from our programs and, by submitting your payment, you agree to indemnify Darren McKee from any claims arising from your actions or inactions during and after your participation in the program. By executing the stripe payment, you agree to the above.


For 1:1 & Team Social Selling and LinkedIn Trainings - You can reach me at darren@darrenmckee.co - Your payment is non-refundable for any reason. Further,  decisions you make via the insights and trainings I share during the sessions are your responsibility to implement. You agree to indemnify Darren McKee and take responsibility for any impact to yourself or your business. By executing the stripe payment, you agreeing to the above.

Co-Founder

Around 466K people have viewed my LinkedIn profile since early 2022, you might want to save this post because I am going to tell you why this deeply matters and how to possibly achieve this yourself. And no, nothing is gated - you just get it here by reading.

When you get someone to your profile:

they can binge content (learn) 
they can read recommendations (trust)
they can go to your website (tracking & revenue)
they can confirm authenticity (more trust)
they can see where you engage (new people to learn from)
they can see common connections (more trust)
they can read about you (curiosity) 

How to do it:

1 - Comment often on other's content because this puts your name in rooms you have never been in before. Not just little comments because you feel like you have to but deep and interesting thought filled engagement. And for the LOVE OF ALL THINGS LINKEDIN - please stop engaging solely with your 1st degree connections. Aim for 15 comments per day to new people.

2 - Create content from 4 pillars, you can't look the same daily. The 4 pillars are here in this post via a visual (https://lnkd.in/ekkgGrgs)

3 - Follow 5 people daily, many of you expect followers but never follow anyone.

4 - Connect with humans you actually want to engage with, it is wildly important to actually take a look at someone's profile before you add them into your sphere. Do they post? Do they engage? Can you learn from them? Do you have common connections? Are they kind? Do they add value to you? Can you add value to them?

5 - Recognize people when they actually visit your page. Closed my largest deal of the year with a CMO of a massive org by simply saying, "Mark! Thanks for stopping by, appreciate you." Went on to coach his entire revenue org out west. 

6 - Don't be afraid to click the repost (don't add thoughts) when you see good content in your feed, I am tracking this data hard right now and my profile views deeply spike when I do this - gets you into another sphere of talented humans.

7 - DM's are everything. New connections, dm them. Old connections, dm them. Introduce people to people in DMs (did you know you can send group dms to folks? yea that is a game changer)

8 - Be sure your profile is complete. Headline easy to read, like 5th grade level. About section filled out. Featured section done. Banner photo complete. Recommendations down below. The list goes on but you have to have get your house in order here if you want people to come visit. 

Ok.

That is enough now, go do some of this stuff and watch what happens over the next 15 months. Your mind will be blown by the opportunities that fall into your lap after 450 days of consistency!!

darrenmckee.co 
531social.com

I simplify LinkedIn & Social Selling - Founder of Darren McKee Co & CEO of 531 Social

John Moore👂🏼🤟🏼

47G: Aerospace & Defense

Director, Content & Creative

47G is the world’s premier ecosystem for aerospace and defense. We bring together academic institutions, service providers, government, and community partners to foster talent, fund entrepreneurship, and fuel innovation in Utah, America’s deep tech frontier.

As the Marketing and Events Manager, I have the privilege of telling the stories of 47G- and of our 200 member organizations- and show Utah, and the world, the innovative and inspiring stories that are shaping the future.

Marketing & Creative Manager

Heare Brotherhood

Mission: To forge a global brotherhood of support and growth, through wellness principles and transformational experiences.
Since launching in May 2023:
* More than 15,000 people have signed our brotherhood oath, pledging to be their brothers keeper while also promising to reach out when they are in need.
* We’ve held 100+ events, both in-person and virtual. In 6 different states
* We've launched multiple apparel collections
* We've officially become a global brotherhood, with representation from every habitable continent and 50+ countries
* We held our first official Heare retreats in Midway, UT; Franklin, ID, & Virgin, UT (near Zion’s National Park) 
* We launched the Heare Brotherhood app (available on App Store + Google Play Store), which now has more than 7,000 members.

We are building a community of men who are there for one other. Where men are free to express and also to listen.

We are HERE to HEAR. 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

Founder & Chief Marketing Officer

No. 9 Design Co.

No. 9 Design Co. is an independent design studio based in Utah, creating world-class brands and inspirational experiences.

⚜️ I will create a world-class logo & brand identity for you.
🖼 I will design and paint you a space-altering custom-designed mural.
👕 I will design graphics for apparel to help complement and further your brand mission.

Founder & Creative Director

Silicon Slopes

On the board of the Silicon Slopes Workplace Wellness Board.

Board Member

The Heare Brotherhood Podcast

Top 200 Podcast!
I am joined with my co-founders and co-hosts Justin Brey & Mike Allen, talking all things Heare: men's mental health, masculinity, brotherhood, mental and social wellness, retreats, and so much more.

Podcast Co-Host

Ensign College 

Teaching amazing students about:
- Fundamentals of Content Creation
- Social Media Marketing Content

Professor of Content Creation & Social Media Marketing

HEVI

Director of Marketing & Communications

Ensign College

⭐️Led the efforts to rebrand the College from LDS Business College to Ensign College, including changing the name, visual identity, environmental graphics/look-and-feel of the physical campus, creating college traditions, & more.
⭐️As part of the rebrand, it included rebranding the school restaurant from the BC Cafe to The Summit Grill, and the bookstore to The Outpost, and updating their visual identity
⭐️Managed and mentored a team of employees (Design, Video, Social Media, Photo, and Project Managers) 
⭐️Unified departments that had previously needed mending in their relationship with the MarComm department
⭐️Created strategy and ideation for all creative and communications products
⭐️Advocated for and implement the Ensign brand in all communications
⭐️Was a member of the Employee Innovation Grant Committee to advertise and approve applications for extra innovative projects to bless the lives of employees and students alike
⭐️Worked directly with and developed relations with all vendors (environmental graphics, College-branded swag, digital and print ads, radio, digital marketing, etc.)
⭐️Delivered and presented strategy/objectives/creative to internal departments

Creative Director

CharityVision

👁 Planned and coordinated efforts for the 30-Year Anniversary benefit concert in the Philippines, which included artists and influencers such as David Archuleta, Dwayne Woolley, JBK, Mikee Misalucha, & Anton Antenorcuz
👁 Directed the most successful CharityVision video to date- "Physical Sight, Spiritual Sight"- for the 2017 #LightTheWorld campaign (see video below)
👁 Rebranded CharityVision, Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, SightBuddies, & CharityVision clinics around the world to reflect more of it's story and purpose

Marketing & Creative Director

A Better Life Everyday (ABLE)

⭐️ What is ABLEDAY.ORG? A multimedia site with content that inspires you to live A Better Life Everyday (A.B.L.E.)
⭐️ Blog with 420,000+ pageviews 
⭐️ Designed daily graphics to post on social media channels like @ilovegenconf (I Love General Conference)
⭐️ Manages ~13k Instagram followers and ~10k Facebook followers

Owner / Creative Director

Co-Founder @ Heare / hearebros.com / Building the 🌎’s most accessible brotherhood / Men’s mental health awareness / I am here to hear. 📍👂🏼/ Creative Director / Brand Builder / Muralist / Dad x 4.5

As the Director of Content & Creative at 47G, I lead creative and brand strategy efforts to tell the story of Utah’s growing aerospace, defense, and cyber ecosystem. I get to showcase the groundbreaking work of our partners-industry leaders like Northrop Grumman, Hypercraft, and Fortem Technologies-who are shaping the future of space, aeronautics, and national security.

My background spans branding, content strategy, and experiential marketing. I’ve consulted on brand identity, photography, and social media strategy, helping companies refine their presence and connect with their audience. 

I also have experience in transformational facilitation, using experiential therapy and coaching techniques to create meaningful change in individuals and organizations.

I thrive at the intersection of creativity and strategy, crafting narratives that inspire, engage, and drive impact.

Just another day third-wheeling with Peyton Manning and my wife…

HA! Kelli and I both laughed pretty hard at this picture because they look like the couple and I’m the awkward guy that happened to get in the photo with them. 😂

For real though- what an honor to have Peyton come to Utah and join us for 47G’s Zero Gravity Summit last week. To say it was legendary would be an understatement.

I was surprised by how down-to-earth and inspiring he was. I especially loved this quote from him during his fireside chat with Aaron Starks:

“Just because you’re the quarterback, CEO, manager, [or] president, doesn’t make you a leader automatically. You have to earn the mantle of leadership. And I think leadership, when you break it down, is really the ability to influence. If you can’t influence your team, it’s awfully hard to lead that team. And I think to be influential, you have to earn the trust of the people you’re trying to lead. And you can’t rush that process.” 

I felt this in my bones. 

What are your thoughts on his idea of leadership?
Does it ring true for you? 
Would you add or take away anything? 
Who do you know that leads this way? 

Sound off in the comments below👇🏼. Also feeling somewhat generous this morning so I might send a sick Zero Gravity hoodie or hat to the best comment.

47G: Aerospace & Defense #ZeroGravitySummit

John Moore

Marketing & Creative @ 47G // Founder & CMO @ Heare // 4x Founder ⌁ Creative Director ⌁ Top 200 Podcast Host ⌁ Speaker ⌁ Mental Wellness Facilitator ⌁ Husband + Dadx5 ⌁ Believer

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Fear not, I am with thee; 
          oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and 
           will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, 
          and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, 
          upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, 
           omnipotent hand.

This is the third verse from one of my favorite hymns, “How Firm a Foundation”, and it really struck me today as we were singing it. 

Sometimes we just feel like we don’t know how to handle a situation; or a relationship; or a bad habit; or something completely outside our control.

And the answer to all of it is in verse seven:

The soul that on Jesus 
      hath leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot, 
      desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell
      should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, 
       I’ll never, no never,
I’ll never, no never, 
      no never forsake!

No matter the trial, I’m so grateful to be able to “lean on Jesus for repose”.

Even after I’ve been ignoring Him, or not giving Him the time I want to give, He somehow welcomes me in and allows me to lean on Him.

You’ve never gone too far to receive God’s help and love.

I was really excited to post my picture with Peyton Manning and Nikki Haley from 47G: Aerospace & Defense’s Zero Gravity Summit, but something weird has happened:

I'm not as excited to post those as I am to post the ones with the people in these photos. 

Don’t get me wrong. I loved every second of their chats. They are very impressive, and I loved learning from them. And I’m still posting the pictures haha.

But these first pictures are the ones that bring up the most emotion for me, that represent the magnitude of what we just experienced. 

The amount of people it takes to put something like Zero Gravity Summit on successfully, is just so crazy to me. But you can tell in the way it was all executed. 

I could write an individual post about everyone in these photos and how they inspire me.

But specifically, I want to shout out Nicole Witmyer (Hopkins). Over the almost-year of working together, I have seen one of the greatest masterclasses of leadership I’ve ever seen or read about. Especially as we have prepared for this.

She’s a strong leader who leads with empathy, but who isn’t afraid to tell the truth, and to correct when it is needed. 

She is a servant-leader who is in the trenches with you, taking stuff off your plate and getting her hands dirty, all while managing and directing multiple agencies and people. 

And in the rare moments that she doesn’t know what to do, she always figures it out.

Nicole, congratulations on executing on this monumental task, and doing it with grace and humility. Thank you for your leadership. I am so honored to be alongside you in this.

I can’t wait to continue watching you lead and change the world.

Can you help me be the best Dad in the world this holiday season? (At least to my kids?)

My family is entering a new phase. We have a wide range of ages: 11, 9, 7, 4, & 2. I’ve only ever been a Dad to little kids and that’s slowly getting changing. 😭

I now have an almost-teen daughter (going on 25), a pre-pubescent (actually kinda hate that word tbh) boy, and still three little boys after that.

What did your parents (or you) do to help with that transition from just a family of littles, to a mix of littles and pre-teens, specifically during the holiday season?

I love all of our fun Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions, and we will continue them, but most of them are centered around little kids. 

I’d love any thoughts or advice, either from what you’ve done or what your parents did.

I had the privilege of working on the Zero Gravity branding for 2025, and the whole look and feel that you see in these photos, and our friends at In The Event were so incredible to work with to help it all come to fruition. 

Thank you Jennifer Hollm, Jonathan Nguyen, Emma VanVooren and the whole In The Event team!

Nicole Witmyer (Hopkins) Kylee Groves #ZeroGravitySummit #47G

Glad to have been part of another incredible production — the Zero Gravity Summit, hosted by 47G in Salt Lake City. We love how this one came together. It truly takes a village.

The summit brought together leaders across aerospace, defense, energy, and emerging technologies to explore the future of innovation, dual-use technology, and national security. Our team was behind the scenes transforming the venue into an immersive environment designed to match the ambition of the ideas being shared on stage.

From stage and scenic design to LED integration, lighting, AV, and fabrication, every detail was carefully coordinated to create a seamless experience that balanced form and function.

Projects like this highlight what we love most about live event production — collaboration, precision, and creativity coming together to make something unforgettable.

#ZeroGravitySummit #47G #EventProduction #EventDesign #AVIntegration #LightingDesign #StageDesign #CorporateEvents #DefenseTech #Innovation #LiveEvents #Teamwork #InTheEvent

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