mark young

AI First Agency

Navigate The Future With Confidence.

Unleash The Power Of AI. 

In today's dynamic world, you are the hero of your business story. But even heroes face challenges. We're here to turn the AI challenge into opportunity by helping you navigate a rapidly evolving technological landscape, standing out from the competition, and leveraging AI to ensure your business thrives.

Founder

Love Social Media

Social Selling / Modern Sales is about leveraging your social network to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals. This sales technique enables better sales lead generation and sales prospecting process and eliminates the need for cold calling. Building and maintaining relationships is easier within the network that you and your customer trust.

About Us

We are passionate advocates for Social Selling and Social Media with a focus on LinkedIn and Facebook. Our vision and mission is to help you build your digital sales strategy, and most importantly, acquire new clients

B2B social selling and digital marketing is evolving. Social selling is an evolution of traditional sales techniques that enables sales professionals to engage with today's buyers. Digital marketing and Sales can align to help create great buying experiences. Social selling sales professionals need the tools and insights to enable the buyer to make a buying decision. 

HOW WE DO IT: 

Training Courses  - LinkedIn, Social Selling, Sales Navigator training, Digital sales Transformation, Social Recruiting

Content Production- Sales enablement content, blogs, articles – powerful, engaging and on-brand content is what we do

LinkedIn Profile Makeover - We turn your profile into an IMPRESSIVE digital introduction to the world!

Done For You LinkedIn Prospecting Service
Through our dedicated focus on LinkedIn marketing, we have developed best practices that go beyond your everyday results. 

Our Solution will:

...Save Time: Get results while focusing on your customers
...Save Money: Better, consistent results less than the cost of a full time employee
...Generate Leads:  Your prospects are looking for you online - be there
...Build Brand Visibility: and attract new customers
...Thought Leadership: Leaders share curated, top-quality content
...Foster Relationships: Feedback, build loyal followers

READY TO TALK?  - Connect with me on LinkedIn

Our courses will teach you how to leverage social media to find more leads, develop better-qualified prospects, and increase deal sizes. 

HOW WE DO IT

👉🏼 1-2-1 Mentoring -  either in person or Live Online
👉🏼 Private Bespoke Training – At a location of your choosing. We’ll customise the class so its relevant to what you need
👉🏼Public Scheduled Training  - in London

WHAT WE DO

Our Specialties are

👉🏼 Social Selling Training
👉🏼 LinkedIn Marketing Training
👉🏼 Facebook Ads
👉🏼 Social Media Blueprint
👉🏼 Social Recruiting
👉🏼 Content Marketing
👉🏼 SEO/ PPC Training

WHO WE DO IT FOR

Sales teams, coaches, consultants, entrepreneurs, marketing teams, SMEs and Training Providers
Testimonials can be found here	https://www.youtube.com/user/LoveSocialMedia/videos

My Expertise: LinkedIn | Social Selling | Lead Gen| Sales Management | Digital Selling | Training | Social Media

READY TO TALK? 
Connect with me here on LinkedIn!

Linkedin Instructor / Social Selling Training / Social Selling Coach

LinkedIn Marketing

“You can’t hurry love, No, you’ll just have to wait. love don’t come easy, but it’s a game of give and take” – Phil Collins

The same is true for marketing on LinkedIn. Its not a platform where you can rush in and ask everyone to buy your stuff. It’s more like attending a networking event. If you’ve been to a business networking event and bumped into someone that wants to just sell you their service or product then you’ll know that feeling of wanting to escape as quickly as possible. It’s all about the sale for them and not about the relationship. – and they 100% FAIL

It’s the same inside the world of LinkedIn. You can’t just send out hundreds of connection requests and follow up with a spammy sales message. It takes time to nurture that relationship and get to know them even in advance of connecting

Done For You LinkedIn Marketing Service

They Ask, You Answer

They Ask, You Answer is a business framework with one obsession at its core: “What is my customer asking?”

It’s a simple idea: educated prospects become happier, better customers.  If your prospects are asking questions, you must answer them — openly and honestly — on your website.

When we shift our focus to educating and addressing everything about our products and services we build trust with our audience, weed out bad-fit prospects, and make the buying process smoother. 

Looking to implement They Ask, You Answer at your company? Become the most trusted voice in your space and master the framework with IMPACT or one of our Certified Coaches:

They Ask, You Answer Certified Coach

AI Forge

As a LinkedIn outreach specialist and content creator for AI Forge, my role involves empowering startups to revolutionize the world with cutting-edge AI technology and expert guidance. 

AI Forge is an intensive 12-week incubator program based in London and Miami, led by experienced entrepreneurs. Our aim is to accelerate the development of AI companies that address real-world problems. Through more than 60 training sessions, we provide hands-on training and the necessary support and expertise to help launch successful ventures. At AI Forge, we focus on startups that make a significant impact through AI-driven solutions. As part of our program, we offer financial support, including £10k in cash and credit for various services. Additionally, startups receive 100 hours of free developer time, market research, design materials, and assistance in identifying AI market opportunities. 

With our intensive 12-week program, personalized mentorship, and co-founder-like support, we equip founders with the skills, tools, and resources needed to establish thriving AI startups.

Founding Member 

Block Dojo

Co-Founder and Team Member of Block Dojo, a blockchain incubator, I played a crucial role in setting up the company and contributed to various aspects such as event organization, marketing, LinkedIn outreach, and finding mentors, investors, and start-ups. In 2022, Block Dojo's success was reflected by accounting for 24% of all blockchain investments, highlighting the significant impact of the company in the industry

Founding Member / Business Development

DLA ignite

The buyer's journey has changed and it's never going back. Customers have embraced evolving technology as a way to bolster their control over their own purchasing paths. ... Smarketers (sales and marketing) who see change as an opportunity are the ones who will emerge as the pioneers of the Age of the Customer

What is Social Selling?

Social selling is a “buzzword” and everyone in sales is talking about it. Whether you love it and have embraced it, or hate it and hang on to your cold calling and email methods, you cannot deny that social selling can be incredibly effective when done properly.

Digital Sales Transformation / Social Selling Coach

Academy Class

i was the founder and CEO of Academy Class - the UKs leading Digital Media Training company which i started back in 2006

Key Accomplishments

- started in 2006 with zero investment and grew organically
- The only training centre in the UK Authorized by Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Maxon, Quark, Unity
- First Training Centre Authorised by Unity Technology in Europe 
- Created an Online Training Channel - Academyclass.tv
- Ran the largest Meet up for Designers in the Uk - Creative Class
- Ran an annual event each year for designers called - Designers Fiesta
- Managed 4 facilities and offices with staff up to 40 in London, Glasgow, Manchester, Vilnius
- Served the biggest and most well know media companies in UK including - Sky, McCann Ericsson,, BBC, ITV, Adobe, OUP, and many government departments as well as the freelance community 
- ran courses across EMEA for BlackBerry

Founder / CEO

Iron Wolf Calling

Everything has changed with lead generation and customer contact! 
But we know you still need to stimulate interest in your product, and you still need qualified, new business leads. 

Are your clients still buying your products? Or are they now buying from your competitors? 
Iron Wolf Calling gives you reliable, intelligent partnering, not process telemarketing. 
There’s nothing you can do in-house do that we cannot do!

Co-Founder / CEO

Highlander

Ran the training team at Highlander where it was awarded the European Training Centre of the Year by Macromedia

Accredited by Adobe Inc., Highlander provides classroom, blended and online courses for professionals at all levels who wish to learn Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, ActionScript and more. Additionally, we offer customised closed courses at your own location for groups.

Sales Director

Mekon

Focussed on selling training solutions to companies around Adobe FrameMaker Technology

Mekon are leading UK systems integrators focused on increasing the effectiveness of your business content and technical communications. Thought leaders in XML and complex content processes, we leverage our expertise and cross-industry client experience to help you turn your content from a cost centre to a business asset, with a specialty focus on Content Strategy, XSLT development, XSL-FO Stylesheet development, CMS system intergration, S1000D, and DITA.

Business Development Training Solutions

🐱 Cat Person and AI Enthusiast | 10x Your Social Media Impact with AI Avatars: Empowering Solopreneurs & Business Pros in Personal Branding Using Advanced AI Technology / (Dogs Are Cool Too)

Helping Fractional Consultants & Executive Coaches Build Authority & Land Clients on LinkedIn—Fast

With over 30 years in Tech, Training, and Media, I empower professionals through AI innovation and transformative training. My mission is to make AI and digital strategies approachable, actionable, and impactful, enabling others to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

❤️ Who I Help

I work with fractional consultants who:

Possess deep industry expertise but aren’t fully leveraging LinkedIn to attract ideal clients
Seek consistent inbound & outbound leads to fill their pipeline with premium opportunities
Lack time to develop content, messaging, and outreach—but need results fast

❤️ How I Help

I’ve developed a comprehensive LinkedIn system designed to position you as a trusted authority while attracting premium clients through both inbound and cold outreach strategies.

Here’s how it works:

LinkedIn Profile & Brand Optimization – Transform your profile into a client magnet within 24 hours
Targeted Cold Outreach – 200-400 strategic connection requests plus personalized video messaging to initiate warm conversations
Done-for-You Thought Leadership Content – 4-8 engaging posts per month to drive inbound leads
Authority-Building Video Content – Professionally edited videos to boost credibility and trust
Outbound Follow-Up & Nurturing Sequences – Converting cold prospects into booked calls
Newsletter & Email List Growth – Turning LinkedIn traffic into an owned audience

❤️ Results?

A fully optimized LinkedIn presence that delivers consistent, high-quality client opportunities.

❤️ Why Work With Me?

30+ years of experience in Tech, Training, and Media – bridging innovation with practical business growth

Specialization in LinkedIn for fractional consultants and coaches – offering a proven authority-building system tailored for experienced professionals

Effective Cold Outreach – combining targeted messaging, video, and automation to turn cold connections into warm leads

Hands-off execution – my team handles 90% of the work, allowing you to focus on delivering results to your clients

Multi-channel approach – blending outreach, content, video, and email marketing to create a lead-generation machine

❤️ Contact Me

Curious about how I can elevate your business? Let’s connect and explore how my services can drive your success. Whether we work together or not, I promise you'll leave our conversation with clarity and actionable insights. And if you’re a cat lover, let’s swap a few photos while we’re at it!

Mark Young

Member of the C-Suite Leadership Team, reporting into the Global CEO. Responsible for all aspects of marketing, with a core focus on content, brand, technology, events and deal flow.

Chief Marketing Officer

Capco

Responsible for management and development of global corporate website, global social media channels, email distribution, analytics and CRM. Digital campaign management across paid and organic. Project management. Agency and vendor management. Relationship and stakeholder management. Product review and testing. Rebrand.

Global Head of Digital Marketing

Contractor / Consultant / Freelancer

Providing a wide range of digital consultancy and services to a global corporations and SMEs. These include: 
# Digital Marketing (design, production, campaign management, consultancy)
# Websites (complete builds, management, platform migrations, updates & upgrades, over 30 websites built to date)
# Social Media (launch, management, content creation, consultancy)
# Platform sourcing, evaluation and roll outs 
# Video Production (producing & directing EMEA-wide corporate video)

Sectors: Financial Services, Technology, Property, Sport, Education

Digital Marketing / Web / Social Media / Video Production Consultant

Federated Hermes - International

# Management and development of 26 global websites, 24 fund centres and 22 microsites, across 3 platforms 
# Global digital strategy and implementation 
# Website builds and migrations
# Project management
# Global email distribution
# Marketing automation and lead generation programmes 
# Data analytics and heat maps
# Digital asset and document library platform 
# Replatform and migration of 24 fund centres and product pages
# GIPS reintegration
# Agency and vendor management
# Partner with Channel, Content, Design, Events, Sales, Sales Support, Business Development, Compliance, Responsibility, Stewardship, EOS, Corporate Communications, PR, HR, CRM, Data and IT teams
# Partner with creative agencies, media buying agencies, software vendors and consultancy firms
# Research new platforms, vendors and technologies

Head of Digital & Digital Marketing

Invesco Perpetual

# Responsible for management of all elements of Invesco Perpetual and Invesco Institutional social media
# Define and implement multi-phase social media strategies across major platforms
# Build out new social media presences catering for 3 distinct audience types: Investor, Professional Client and Institutional Investor
# Key partner and influencer of global social media
# Key partner in Germany, Italy, Spain, APAC and EMEA Powershares strategies and social media account launches
# Advise and educate local and global teams on all aspects of social media function, setup, strategy, software and launch 
# Create and implement departmental and interdepartmental processes to ensure optimised, robust and efficient workflows for quick turn-around, minimum errors and future scalability
# Partner with Retail and Institutional Channel, Retail and Institutional Sales, Investment Comms, Content Publishing, Design, Events, Advertising, Digital Development, Research, Compliance, PR, HR and IT teams to embed social media into work flows, websites, marketing materials, assets and campaigns
# Define and execute all LinkedIn and Twitter paid advertising, partner with social media account managers and media buying agencies
# Created custom ad type to consistently reduce cost per follower by 70%
# Introduce, pilot and roll-out new social media software platform solutions for social media management, monitoring, analytics and listening
# Partner with creative, advertising and media buying agencies, sponsorship firms, LinkedIn and Twitter account managers, charities and software vendors
# Campaigns include #CityRegatta, #LumiLounge, #InvescoCares, #PatienceTM, #IPInsights, #IPSnowdonChallenge, #LakesChallenge and #LakesRace
# Created employee advocacy programme and personal social media accounts for business use programme
# Define structure of social media analytics reports utilising multi-source data to provide stakeholders accurate and detailed reporting of accounts and competitors

Head of Social Media

# Product Design & Optimisation (enhancements, usability, navigation, testing, bug reporting, future insight)
# Business Consultancy (all digital technologies)
# Web & Interface Design (navigation, user flow, efficiency, design psychology)
# Twitter Campaigns (consultancy, strategy, roadmaps, account management for various brands & 3rd parties)
# Facebook Campaigns (strategy, benefits, do's & don'ts, advertising, copywriting, strategy, account management for 3rd parties)
# LinkedIn (consultancy, account management for 3rd parties)
# Crowdfunding (options, strategy, requirements for successful campaigns, case studies)
# Social Business Platforms (uses, case studies, benefits, vendor options, business support requirements)
# Video (uses, planning, requirements, budgeting, concepts, production)
# YouTube (uses, content, advertising, account management for 3rd parties)
# Video Production (pre-production, production, post production)
# Smart TV (technology, consultancy, applications)
# 3D Printing (technology, consultancy, future impacts)
# Bitcoin / Altcoins / Cryptocoins / Digital Currency (current technology, consultancy, future impacts)

Social Media Manager / Digital Product Manager / Video Producer

BlackRock

2 x ENTERPRISE SOCIAL BUSINESS PLATFORMS (GLOBAL)
# Jive Social Business Software Expert
# Telligent Social Business Software Expert
# Initial roll-out of global platform to 10,000+ users
# EMEA region representative for 2,500+ users
# Platform development insight & thought leadership
# Owner of Analytics Strategy & Execution (Jive Community Manager Reports, Telligent Analytics Module, Unica), in-depth analysis, testing & documentation of all analytics products, requirements documentation, create & implement global reporting plan & best practices documentation
# Personally consulted with & trained over 500 individuals
# Advise & educate wider firm of best practices, product uses, strategy, business solutions, department & 3rd Party case studies
# Build out & customisation of client groups & spaces where appropriate
# Testing, trouble shooting & bug reporting for constant platform development & enhancement
# Migrate 10,000 users and all exisitng content over to new platform within compressed timeline 
# Re-educate & re-orient business in new platform features & enhancements
# Partner with vendors & developers to customise platform for user needs
# As a direct result of these products internal communication was significantly enhanced, department awareness increased, business processes enhanced & efficiency improved, enablement of global idea sharing & discussions across 120 offices

SMART TV APP
# Full ownership of product from initial concept to fully flexed out ready-to-go product including full wireframes, optimised interface for efficient and flexible user journey, agreements in principle from all internal stakeholders & 3rd Party hardware & software firms, fully costed for a variety of entry levels with full pitch & research documentation
# Provides educational video content & investment insight to retail audience
# Incorporates audio watermarking technology to allow users to run 2nd screen app (mobile, tablet) allowing further viewing options & user interaction

Digital Product Manager

# Business management functions for Web & CRM (Global)
# 165+ websites, 175+ microsites, CRM systems
# Be central liason for all parts of the business (Dev, Content Publishing, Support, Marketing, Sales, Stakeholders, Senior Management, HR)
# Meet with 3rd Party firm COOs / CEOs to discuss & drive forward commercial collaboration opportunities
# Pitch new business ideas & opportunities to department senior management & wider business leaders
# Global rebrand support
# Ad Hoc Global information investigation & collation
# Business reporting
# Business Continuity Planning
# Troubleshooting
# VP Marketing for BlackRock Speaks (official Toastmasters public speaking club)

Global Business Manager Web & CRM

# Direct & produce wide range of broadcast, digital media & video projects
# Live Studio Broadcast (Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, Fox TV, Reuters), Marketing Material, Interview, EPK, Promo, Internal Communications, Training Videos, Interactive DVDs, Animated Stings 
# Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore

Digital Producer / Director

Freelance

# Executive Producer 'Him Indoors' (Short) starring Reece Shearsmith
# Executive Producer 'Crazy For You' (Short)
# Executive Producer 'Invasion of the Not Quite Dead' (Feature)
# Associate Producer 'The Underwater Realm' (5 x Shorts)
# Producer 'Acceptance'
# Producer Ginger Wildheart Mutation 'Lively Boy' Music Video
# Director / Producer 'Prey' (Short)
# EPK Director / Producer 'A Maverick in London' starring Joanna Lumley, Alan Rickman, Steven Berkoff, Mel Smith, Richard E. Grant, Anita Dobson, Douglas Henshall, Uri Geller, Mike Figgis, Victoria Wood + more
# EPK Director / Producer 'Mr Firecul' starring David Ginola
# Director / Producer 'Frank Darabont Interview' (Director of The Shawshank Redemption)
# Director / Producer 'Anthony Minghella Interview' (Director of The English Patient)
# 50+ further credits (please contact me for full list)

Shooting Style: Intelligent & Elegant

Film Producer / Director

# Design & build complete website solutions & interfaces to meet client business requirements
# Web consultancy to variety of sized businesses
# Ongoing development & site maintenance

Web Producer / Designer / Consultant

Citigroup

# Create custom graphics & animations
# Liaise with internal clients to discuss requirements
# Manage tight deadlines

Multimedia Producer

VSPL

# Sell high-end bespoke IT systems into corporate & scientific sectors
# Design, spec & price complete systems, respond to tenders
# Official reseller for Sun, Digital, SGI
# RAID, storage, networks, workstations, custom hardware solutions, software solutions, system upgrades, organising system installation & configuration
# Typical contract size £30k - £300k

Technical Sales Executive

A passionate and versatile senior digital, digital marketing, video and social media professional with over 20 years commercial experience, 14 of which in financial services, and more recently in blockchain start-ups and fintech. Exceptional attention to technical and creative detail combined equally with big picture forward-thinking. Excellent interpersonal and social skills. Strong focus and understanding of the psychology of technology, implementing and leveraging fluid and intuitive user experiences, interfaces and visual cues. Implementing efficient and robust business processes to ensure optimised resource effectiveness. Multiple global software platform migrations and rollouts. Corporate, start-up, and blockchain experience. Suitable for C-suite, strategy, marketing, digital and product roles. 

MANAGEMENT
# Team Management
# Relationship & Stakeholder Management
# Project Management
# Product Management
# Business Management

MARKETING
# Paid & Organic
# Campaign Creation & Management
# Precise Audience Personas & Targeting
# Digital, Print, Events & Merchandise
# Rebrands
# Content Strategy

DIGITAL
# Website Management
# Website Design, Development & Migrations
# Fund Centre & Data Platforms
# SEO
# Web & Social Content Creation
# Social Media Strategy 
# Social Media Paid Campaigns
# Social Business Collaboration Platforms (Jive, Telligent)
# Digital Project Management (Scoping to Delivery)
# Digital Product Management
# Product Testing & UAT
# Business Analysis
# Software Platform Migrations & Rollouts
# HCI (Human Computer Interaction)
# User Journey Flow & Psychology
# Intuitive Interface Design
# Gamification
# Analytics & Insight
# Apps
# Digital Video & Multimedia Production
# Photography, Image Manipulation, Asset Creation
# Ex-coder (Procedural, Object Oriented, Machine Code)

FILM PRODUCTION
# Director / Producer / DOP
# Building & managing teams of up to 30+ people
# Managing complete project lifecycle from initial concept to final product delivery

FINANCIAL
# CFA Full IMC
# CISI Level 3 in Investments (Wholesale & Retail)
# CISI Securities, Derivatives, Investment & Risk, Regulations 
# Asset Management & Investment Banking Industry
# Extensive Equities Trading Experience (FTSE, AIM, NASDAQ, NYSE, Level 2, T20s, Leverage, Crypto)
# Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Altcoins, Cryptocurrencies, Digital Currencies, Cryptocoins

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