Brian A.D. A.D. Mba Siegel, MBA

Advisor & Equity Shareholder at ThinkRisk

HUMAN DRIVEN | FAITH FUELED builder. maker. dreamer. doer. Brian Siegel is a transformational growth marketing, branding, digital, and communications executive leader with a people focused spirit. A clear thinking problem solver, he utilizes his ability to recognize patterns, grit & unique skill set to provide a relationship driven approach to advance employees and businesses. Leading game-changing initiatives and teams in marketing, sales, and operations at Fortune 500 Companies (such as GE, Convergys & others), Standex International, and consulting to various other industries has forged his ability to be a dynamic strategic partner for diverse projects. His experiences have been in manufacturing, transportation, technology, SaaS, healthcare, consumer, non-profits, start-ups, ventures, and more. He was the Chief Marketing Officer & Owner at siegel | innovations™, a full service consumer, B2B, & client driven marketing consultancy firm that delivered impactful engagement by bringing brands alive. s|i served as a strategic partner of Brand Artists & Scientists, mixing the creative & analytical worlds to develop the customer experience with substance and style to deliver human driven branding that emotionally resonated & rationally aligned to goals. These days he advises, VERB, and invests through these efforts, Gapstow Ventures. Brian was the Founder & former Chief Giving Officer of heartprints inc., a community driven 501(c)(3) approved non-profit organization that makes a positive impact in the lives of youth & families by focusing on building future leaders & diminishing educational poverty. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the YMCA, Xavier University (Marketing), iSPACE, and participates on various committees and strategic leadership teams to advance the lives and opportunities of others. He attended the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University, and Sophia University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and a Masters of Business Administration from Xavier University. His studies centered on Leadership, Marketing, Strategic Growth, and International Business. He is Six Sigma Certified, Forty Under 40 winner, Points of Light recipient, earned various community & business recognitions, basketball coach, and a published co-author of "Practicing Leadership, Principles and Applications". Brian resides in Cincinnati, OH USA with his wife and four children. Let’s talk, better yet - let’s take action together!