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.

Tame The Noise Coaching

𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Some come to us in burnout or transition, needing space to reset, realign, and lead with clarity and calm. Others are navigating growth or complexity and need practical support with team strategy, execution, or turnaround work.

We meet people where they are whether that’s in the middle of a personal reckoning or a business inflection point.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:

- Executive transitions
- Burnout recovery and nervous system regulation
- Career realignment and purpose discovery

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:

- Fractional leadership and growth planning
- Strategic planning and execution
- Go-to-market support, commercialization, team alignment
- Capital planning & fundraising advisory

The goal is the same on both sides. 

Less noise. More clarity.

Build from there.

Co-Founder & Advisor/Coach 

Dionysus Digital Health

Led go-to-market strategy for the Enlighten Test, a first-in-class predictive biomarker for postpartum 
      depression
Refined product positioning and messaging to align with payer, provider, and platform priorities
Developed commercialization roadmap from early validation through scalable launch
Secured the company’s first commercial customer
Built strategic partnerships with leading maternal health platforms

Dionysus Health is poised to disrupt women’s mental health diagnostics with the Enlighten Test™, an AI-powered, epigenetic biomarker blood test capable of detecting hormone-sensitive mood disorders. While the initial market focus is on PPD and PMDD, the test’s potential allows for a broader expansion into perimenopause, cognitive health, cancer risk prediction, and eventually male health applications.

Senior Advisor 

RevGenius

Member

Lucero

Secured first commercial deal with the YMCA and a strategic partnership with Greenspace Health to launch in Maryland schools

Built and executed the company’s early go-to-market strategy and scalable growth plan

Developed strong relationships across the behavioral health ecosystem, including payers, providers, and digital health platforms

Led brand development efforts and represented Lucero at key industry events to drive visibility and credibility

Lucero is an engaging game-based and evidence-backed behavioral health solution that combines connection, prevention, measurement, and triage into scalable wrap around care for youth and families.

SVP of Strategic Partnerships and Co-Founder 

Campfire

Senior Account Executive

SellX

SellX enables companies to acquire customers by launching customizable campaigns to a network of top-performing sales reps to generate and qualify leads. The data-optimized platform is complete with integrated sales and marketing tools that track performance, automate workflows and manage payments. Platform features include AI-matching, targeted customer segments, multiple campaign types, defined sales rep criteria, personalized sequences, multi-channel outreach, and real-time analytics.

Business Development Manager

TIDAL

Team generated 50mm in new pipeline for a diverse set of SaaS clients 
Lead a team of fractional Business Development Reps to create top-of-funnel opportunities for SaaS Startups
Coached multiple reps to leading producer spots for consecutive months

Senior Director Business Development (Acquired by SellX)

CSM Group

●	Developed integrated 3-year strategic roadmap for organization of 175 in partnership with team of 27, identifying cross- functional gaps to build sustainability journey
●	Increased efficiency across internal communications by eliminating signal noise, driving process to advance technology support

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

Urban Alliance Inc

●	Facilitated staff increase of 500% while growing annual giving to $2M+ through strategic visioning and community engagement
●	Impacted community college enrollment criteria and shift hiring practices of 80+ companies through 20+ industry-specific training initiatives to increase support and employment of 1K+ disenfranchised community members
●	Secured $3.7M additional funding to accelerate Momentum program and achieve 5% participant recidivism rate, expanding to 3 permanent sites and 2 satellite locations
●	Pioneered collaboration of 4 nonprofits, streamlining back office support to increase efficiency and effectiveness, raising $8.3M to fund operations

CEO/Executive Director

●	Cultivated internal team of 4 and 30 volunteers in running 6 programs across 3 sites while overseeing organizational operations including funding, accounting, and human resources
●	Increased public awareness through stakeholder engagement and grassroots community building to grow revenue $350K
●	Spearheaded inaugural organization retreat for 15 to establish shared understanding of vision, mission, and opportunities between staff, volunteers, and board of directors over 6 hours

Interim Executive Director

●	Acquired $60K funding for job reentry program serving 500+ participants across 14+ training programs
●	Redesigned program in 3 months with team of 4, streamlining length 40% and standardizing experience to allow for simultaneous events while utilizing volunteers to teach 60% of material
●	Fostered volunteer team of 5+ to achieve 80%+ graduation and 90% job placement rates, obtaining $3+ over minimum wage

Director of Momentum

●	Engaged 3+ foundations in grant process, establishing relationships to secure 75%+ success rate and $150K in funding

Director of Community Engagement

Eco Foam Insulating LLC.

•	Managed Sales, Operations, Accounting, and Human Resources
•	Restored profitability and brought the company back from the edge of insolvency 
•	Implemented and maintained a successful new contract procurement process introducing the company to consistent profitability for the first time in 6 years
•	Facilitated the growth process for the company; hired 12 new employees within  
•	Successfully managed the company for 1.5 years and revitalized its revenue stream and financial viability
•	Sold the company in 2010 – Eco Foam is still in business and remains profitable today

Owner / President 

Kindness Advocate | Senior AE @ Campfire

I work with high-capacity leaders who are ready to lead with clarity—personally and professionally.

They’ve hit big goals, built big teams, and checked every box.
But behind the scenes, something’s off:
The noise is too loud. The pace is unsustainable. The work that once felt sharp now feels scattered.

That’s where I come in.

Through Tame the Noise, I help founders, executives, and mission-driven teams quiet the noise and reconnect to what matters most.
Sometimes that looks like leadership coaching.
Sometimes it’s strategic consulting or stepping in as a fractional CGO/CSO.
Sometimes it starts with a single, focused workshop—and grows from there.

What ties it all together?
Clarity. Focus. Space to think and lead with intention.

I bring 20+ years of executive experience across sectors, with a track record of securing funding, building strategic partnerships, and scaling impact, especially in high-change, high-stakes environments.

This work isn’t about adding more.
It’s about clearing space to do the right work with the right energy.

If that sounds like where you are, let’s talk.

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