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 December 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

Almost half a million 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 (p.s. 940 folks saved this post last time I shared something similar)

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

LinkedIn & Social Selling took me from the mailroom to the boardroom in 10 years | Founder of Darren McKee Co. & 531 Social

Imagination + the ability to tell a story + the gift of filling a room = future unicorn humans

Tyler Pigott from StoryBrand and myself talking through origin stories and the state of trust currently on social. P.S. - Tyler might be the easiest person on the planet to talk to, dude has a wild gift of making you feel seen.

Self

Writing, especially poetry, has and always will be my passion. I have found that my gift is to write how people feel! I've written everything from short and long poems to children's books to a novel. I even was requested to have a piece of my writing in the Research Scholar Room of The United States Holocaust Museum. One of the proudest moments of my life was receiving an acknowledgment from Elie Wiesel and Steven Spielberg in regards to that piece. I am the proud author of 9 books of poetry published and available on Amazon.

Writer-Poet

LiveOps

Helping customers place orders for products and services that are advertised on television.

Customer Service Rep

LifeEventDiary

Communicated with customers and guests.
Coordinated marketing opportunities.
Acted as liaison for external service providers for human resources and expenditure needs.
Researched and presented diabetes advancements for strategic decision making.
Developed and maintained an existing and prospective customer database.
Organized company meetings, management presentations and board meetings.

Office Manager

Progressive Insurance

Met or exceeded dollar objectives monthly over 90% of the time.
Recognized as a top dialer agent in both inbound and outbound calls.
Trained new hires on successful collection process and procedures.

Subrogation Collector

R.O.I.

Collected money from debtors totaling over 8K per month.
Arranged billing claims to medical insurance for debtors.
Made more outbound calls than the daily allowance, while still receiving incoming calls.
Recruited from N.C.O, after its headquarters were relocated, based on my performance statistics.

Medical Collections

N.C.O.

Exceeded monthly target goals.
Awarded weekly bonuses on a regular basis for achieving target goals and consistently collected the weekly individual bonus for highest immediate collection volume.  
Ranked in the top 2 for dollars collected at the company.
Generated the highest number of payments week after week.

Area Temps

Surpassed goals set for me.
Achieved sales goals set for all selling engagements.
Received positive feedback from all engagements and asked to come back as their needs arose.
Acted as a front person at some engagements answering a multi-line phone switchboard and greeting customers upon arrival.

Customer Service/Data Entry/Receptionist

Ottakars

Created and formatted a company-wide newsletter.
Wrote book reviews on a weekly basis.
Determined which books would be ordered for the store. 
Assisted customers with their book needs both on the phone and in person.

Bookseller

Feelings to Words Translator

Do you have a major life event for which you need to write something amazing? The Best Man Speech, Wedding Vow, perhaps a Eulogy, or even something special for your parent's 50th wedding anniversary?

You know what you need or want to do, but perhaps putting sentiment into words is not your forte.

Well, look no further. For I am here to help.

Think of me as your Feelings to Words Translator.

I can take the headache, aggravation, and frustration away that comes with putting thoughts and feelings onto paper.

I have had lots of experience writing how people feel and connecting people with the human experience is where my talent comes to the forefront.

When it is important to get it done right and to open up the inner workings of your heart, contact me.

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