
Andrew Cross
Executive Vice President and Partner
"If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got."
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In his role as EVP Services, Andrew supports more than 90 incredibly talented team members across the agency’s core functions of public relations, creative services, branding, demand generation, and web. His responsibilities include new business, strategic client support, and agency growth and development.
Andrew’s client experience includes work with Grubhub, Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT), Worldpay, Hyperwallet, and Oak Street Health (NYSE: OSH). Andrew is an ambassador to PROI, the world’s largest global network of independent PR agencies. He is a former mentor for Techstars, the world’s premiere startup accelerator program. Andrew has been a speaker and panelist at American Marketing Association Connex, Illinois State University’s COM Week, PRSA Chicago, and CNP Expo.
Andrew holds a B.A. in public relations from Illinois State University, where he was a presidential scholar.
Specialties
- Conscious Capitalism
- PE-Backed Companies
- Venture Capital
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- M&A & IPO Communications
- Integrated Marketing
Interests
- Personal Finance
- Running
- Dad Jokes
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Meet the Team
Mike Santoro
CEO
Ken Gaebler
Founder and Former Executive
Ellen Hanson
Co-Founder and Former Executive
Dave Parro
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