Mark Young

Managing Partner/Founder

at MY Advisor, LLC

Mark Young is recognized for his expertise in strategy, business development, and operating experience in creating, building, and managing profitable, high-growth direct-to-consumer digital businesses in entertainment, commerce, and technology. He has a successful track record of building and leading teams at Fortune 100 companies, NBCUniversal/Comcast, Disney, and high-growth start-ups, Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. Mark is recognized as a creative strategist and results-driven operator who delivers top-line and bottom-line results. Mark led Global Strategy, Business, and Corporate Development for NBCUniversal/Comcast subsidiaries Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, and Vudu – the nation’s leading discovery and commerce entertainment platform. Mark also served as GM for Rotten Tomatoes. Before NBCUniversal/Comcast, Mark was at The Walt Disney Company, leading strategy and business development for the creation, launch, and operations of The Walt Disney Parks and Attractions Online and Disney Mobile. Currently, Mark is the owner and Managing Partner of MY Advisors, LLC, providing business consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and start-ups across the media, entertainment, gaming, travel, and payments industries. Recent clients include Universal Studios Theme Parks, PBS, Ayden, and Navio Networks. Mark holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science from USC’s Marshall School of Business. He’s a mentor for MBA Marshall School students, a Mucker Capital mentor, a TECHStars mentor, a former Board Member of the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), and the Center of Technology Management (CTM) at USC.

California

AI & Data Science, DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), Media & Entertainment, Social Media & Community Platforms

audience engagement strategiesBusiness Strategy and OperationsContent StrategyGrowth StrategyGTM strategyPlatform Ecosystem Strategy

Articles by Mark Young

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...