Mark Sharwarko

Advertising and Entertainment Industry Executive and trusted advisor with twenty five years’ experience working with global marketers, holding companies, agencies, unions, producers and performers. Effective leadership roles in account management and business development. Expert in building strategic partnerships and leading teams across multiple locations. Strategic thinker. Expert on the Talent Union Agreements and Business Affairs.

• Successfully transitioned over 600 clients during two major acquisitions, combining offices and using relationships to ease the process of changing support providers and integrating technology platforms and financial systems.
• Wrote, developed, and presented seminars to major brands and agencies in public forums, client on-sites and virtually. Audiences included CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, marketing, brand and account management, procurement, producers and business affairs.
• Led a panel discussion on global production at the ANA Financial Management Conference. Developed content with three Fortune 100 marketers.
• Expanded support to global markets broadening opportunities for global marketers and agencies.
• In 2025 converted and wrote new contracts for over 40 clients, renegotiated and renewed agreements with major marketers, holding companies and independent agencies. Secured market share, kept core business healthy, and increased services and revenue.
• Worked closely with training department to develop internal training programs for staff ranging from basic industry knowledge to advanced subject matter.
• Over tenure, secured over $300MM in recurring revenue working in concert with CEOs, legal and client side procurement and decision makers.
• Led and managed over 100 staff in multiple offices though my team of managers and supervisors. Hired, trained, and mentored staff. Developed training programs, and spearheaded team meetings and workshops to ensure competencies and knowledge are current.
• Championed DEI efforts, working with organizations such as Just One Break, Inc.
• Advise and mentor account managers, sales, and client service managers for over 600 marketers and agencies, using knowledge and input from direct client relationships and overarching industry knowledge and experience.
• Achieved unprecedented success in client satisfaction surveys conducted by outside resources and achieved highest productivity and lowest error ratio in company’s history.
• Organized company events to drive culture and staff appreciation.