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Just help.

Watch relationships, trust, revenue, sales and character grow.

C. Owens Run applies 25+ years of marketing, business development and brand expertise forged in the cauldron of marketing agencies, professional services firms and financial services firms. I’ve met with hundreds of C-suite executives in countless industries all seeking to overcome and persevere through conundrums, challenges and crises. The one throughline that I discovered through all of my exciting endeavors is that you need to focus on others if you want to succeed. We are all emotional creatures, and what we really want in life is to feel that we matter. That we belong. That we are aligned on a plan we believe in. That we feel that we are being helped and not sold to. That we are a part of something that gives us meaning and purpose. Whether you are looking to build a plan, build your client base or retain your best people, you can start small. Crawl. Then walk. Then run. I’ll sweep the path while you tie your shoes.

Execute your route. Inspire buyers. Keep your peeps.

What I Do and How I Can Help

Marketing Strategy & Facilitation

You might need me if you want to:

  • Create an effective, hub-and-spoke marketing strategy or campaign

  • Update your brand foundations, such as vision, mission and core values

  • More clearly define your target audiences and what matters to them

  • Have a certified facilitator run a meeting

Business Development Optimization

You might need me if you want to:

  • Form a business development function

  • Improve the performance of an existing business development team

  • Enable your business development team with better assets to gain client meetings

  • Increase sales win rates

  • Win a large business development pitch

Client Experience Engineering

You might need me if you want to:

  • Audit all client touch points to ensure your brand promise is being delivered

  • Decrease client turnover and improve client retention

  • Update messaging to better resonate with target clients

  • Increase frequency of client referrals

  • Create a CRM database to manage relationships

Why C. Owens Run Exists

As the founder of C. Owens Run, all I have ever wanted to do in my career is to do something that matters; I just happen to use business development and marketing as a means to do it. And the stories from the journey are pretty great.

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Want to Chat?

Meeting other leaders is the second best part of my job. The best part is working with them to build impactful solutions to tough challenges. Reach out any time and I’ll be in touch within a day.

Look forward to talking with you soon!