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

Private company

Managing Director

Art West Photography / Art West Creative

www.artwestphoto.com

Exploring the Western US, especially our national parks, and capturing the beauty of the amazing world we live in. Landscape, nature, and still-life photography—prints available on paper or canvas.

Artist

Shipley Associates: We Help Companies Win Business

***Program Lead, Proposal Center of Excellence (PCoE), Microsoft***

Program stakeholder reporting and relationships

***Azure Proposal Team Lead, Proposal Center of Excellence (PCoE), Microsoft***

Manage a diverse virtual team of 12+ proposal professionals (including proposal managers, coordinators, writers/editors, and graphic designers) in 3 different countries and 6 time zones

The best part of what I get to do is influence our team culture to create a virtual work setting that’s built on TRUST—creative, collaborative, highly effective, and fun! Happy team = productive team 🙂🚀🏆🌟

Senior Consultant

supporting Microsoft - Dynamics Global Proposal Services

E2E proposal management, proposal development and support for both public- and private-sector organizations; RFX compliance, volume/section management, extensive technical volume experience, writing, editing/revising, proofreading, formatting/DTP; experienced with SharePoint, Qorus, Qvidian, RFP360 (admin/super user), RFPIO (admin/super user, Content Lifecycle Certified); experienced with submission portals (e.g., Ariba, Emptoris, ScoutRFP, etc.)

client industries include government (federal and state) and military, IT/tech, customer experience, automotive, waste management, leisure/entertainment, advertising, travel and hospitality, logistics/transportation, finance/banking, personal care, retail, higher education, healthcare, telecommunications, media/entertainment, and aerospace

Granite Documents & Design, Inc.

instructional design for both instructor-led training (ILT) and web-based training (WBT) in synchronous (live and webinar ILT) and asynchronous (self-paced WBT) modes; technical proposal management and development for responses to RFx/other solicitation documents from private sector/commercial businesses and public sector/government entities (state and federal including military), RFx questionnaire development; technical writing including product user guides and software documentation; editing and proofreading; desktop publishing (document design, layout, and formatting)

client industries include non-profit community services, lifestyle, global leadership training, beauty, and retail

McKinnon-Mulherin Inc.

project management/content localization management for cloud apps in an Agile development environment, proposal management for geographically distributed teams; process definition, process documentation, process library management; technical writing, editing, proofreading; technical proposal development for responses to RFXs from private sector/commercial businesses and public sector/government entities (state and federal); instructional design for both instructor-led training (ILT) and web-based training (WBT) in synchronous (live and webinar ILT) and asynchronous (self-paced WBT) modes; graphic and document design

client industries include executive leadership consulting, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, commercial construction, munitions and explosives, engineering, high tech, logistics and transportation, travel and leisure, lifestyle, automotive

Urban Talent Management

voice talent available for commercial, industrial, tv/film animation, video/computer game, and other projects

Talent

Freelance

corporate and professional image consulting, process analysis, systems analysis, business plan analysis, corporate financial analysis

Business Consultant

Software Professionals

instructional design for up to Level 3 interactivity (low-level simulation), learner objectives, storyboarding, scenario development, interactivity mapping including scenario branching and remedial loops, learner evaluations/assessments; project management, client relations, system requirements and gap analysis, version control; performed to aggressive development schedules

Instructional Systems Designer

XO Communications

assisted IT dept at Nextlink/XO Communications w/cutover from Great Plains financial software to Oracle Financials enterprise solution: worked with application development support staff to determine requirements for system functionality and reporting, participated in end-user testing, and educated specific user community when new functionality was released; correctly interpreted and applied GAAP and FASB regulations regarding capitalization of internal software development projects; was granted "super user" access to Oracle Financials, identified as one of five national SMEs for Project Accounting module

Capital Projects Analyst

Believer | Connector | Bend-But-Not-Breaker 🌟

“Good leaders develop ideas. Great leaders develop people. The best leaders develop new leaders.” —Bobby Umar

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