Aaron M. Marks
Entrepreneur and Online Strategist
My name is Aaron Marks, and I'm an entrepreneur, online strategist, and politico. I serve as CEO of Vice and Victory Agency, LLC, the third startup with which I have been involved. I've been at the forefront of new media and technology for nearly a decade, building websites and web applications and helping organizations create an online foothold. Educated at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, I have been able to gain a unique perspective on the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship.
In 2006, I worked as a staffer in voter outreach and new media on U.S. Senator Rick Santorum's re-election campaign. From that experience, I have built Mission Control, web-based election & political campaign software for political candidates and organizations.
I am a smart and outgoing guy. I really value my friendships, and I'm someone you can always count on. I am very ambitious – I want to have a huge impact on the world, and I strive to do that every day in my work in politics.
I'm a HUGE Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins fan!! We've had Steelers season tickets in my family since Forbes Field, and I'm on the waitlist for Penguins season tickets. Also, I love skiing and I've been doing it since I was very little. My family has a place in Colorado and I try to make it out there to ski at least a few times each winter.
- Projects and Undertakings
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Vice and Victory Agency, LLC
CEO and proud partner.
Three Group, LLC
The new media firm that I founded prior to becoming a partner in Vice & Victory, now a subsidiary company of V&V.
Mission Control
Election/political campaign software for politicians, candidates, organizations, and PACs.
Rebuild the Party
Focused on transforming the GOP to be the party of the future, whose platform I have whole-heartedly endorsed.
Roots of Liberty
A social network for conservative activists, leaders and organizations, for which I serve as a consultant.
- Selected Interviews, Speaking Appearances, and Editorials
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Panelist: "Amplifying Social Media"
RightOnline • July 2010 • Las Vegas, NV (watch Q&A here)
Interview: Where We Live
WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio • October 2009
Panelist: "Amplifying the Message: The Power of Modern Media"
Defending the American Dream Summit • October 2009 • Washington, D.C.
Panelist: RightOnline Blogger Training Session
Defending the American Dream Summit • October 2009 • Washington, D.C.
Panelist: "Information Pollination: Integrating Technology to Amplify the Message"
RightOnline • August 2009 • Pittsburgh, PA (listen here)
Panelist: "Conservatism 2.0: New Media and the Conservative Movement"
Defending the American Dream Summit • October 2008 • Washington, D.C.
Speaker: "Using Social Networking to Help Your Cause"
Conservative Leadership Conference • September 2008 • Las Vegas, NV
Speaker: "Social Networking 101"
RightOnline • September 2008 • New York, NY
The Youth Vote and the 2009 Elections
(The Next Right; featured in RealClearPolitics' "Best of the Blogs Morning Edition" on Friday, November 6, 2009)
Conservative bloggers taught to spread word during conference
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Let's Give Young Voters a Legitimate Role in the Future of the Republican Party
(The Next Right; featured in RealClearPolitics' "AM Roundup" on Sunday, May 17, 2009)
Party Hacks: Rebooting the GOP
(Mother Jones magazine)
"New Media" Must Become "Media"
(The Next Right)
Interview with Aaron Marks of NextGenGOP
(Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans)
Obama for President Wasn't a Campaign, It Was a Business
(The Next Right)
Peer Production and the Future of the Republican Party: An Open Letter to the Next RNC Chairman
(The Next Right)
Exclusive Interview with Aaron Marks, President & Founder of Three Group, LLC
(Sem Geek)
- Professional Highlights and Accolades
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Vice and Victory Agency, LLC
CEO and Partner (2011 to present)
TechPresident Recognizes Rudy Giuliani for President's Official Facebook Application as the Best
The Facebook Application I conceived and built for the Giuliani campaign was recognized as the best of the cycle.
Three Group, LLC
Founder and CEO (2006 to 2011)
Santorum 2006
New Media Staffer and Chairman of Students for Santorum (June 2006 to December 2006)
Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business, concentration in Entrepreneurship
3rd Place for the Adobe/Macromedia Student Innovation Award in Fall 2002
- e-Business Card