Innovation expert, and author of “Your Opinion Doesn't Matter.”
Andrew Ballard is the President and Chief Growth Strategist of Marketing Solutions, Inc. a Seattle area agency that develops "research-based growth strategies" for organizations committed to revenue acceleration.
He has 35 years of experience specializing in marketing research, strategic planning, brand development and marketing communications. He has helped hundreds of public, private and nonprofit organizations (from startups through Fortune 500 Companies) achieve breakthrough growth.
Andrew is a graduate of the Ford Marketing Institute and certified in Six Sigma. Prior to launching Marketing Solutions in 1997, he was an Executive Director for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Before that, he worked for a CBS broadcast affiliate in sports marketing with the Seattle Seahawks.
Andrew is a respected author, educator, keynote and TEDx speaker. His book, entitled Your Opinion Doesn't Matter, has been endorsed in both the corporate and academic circles as being "innovative and insightful." His articles on marketing strategy have been published in business journals through all 50 States.
Andrew recently retired from the University of Washington after 10 years as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Business. He is also a frequent guest lecturer at Seattle Pacific University.