Meet LaRian Finney, CEO of Baltimore-based Visionary Marketing Group
(BALTIMORE - April 28, 2008) - LaRian Finney has been a top tier marketing, branding, and event planner for the past 13 years with Eastman Kodak, National Basketball Association’s Washington Bullets, Johnson & Johnson, and Visionary Marketing Group.
His vast experience has led to his spearheading successful campaigns for the 1996 Olympics, the NAACP National Convention, the National Urban League Convention, General Motors, the African-American Heritage Festival, State of Maryland, Aerotek, and U.S. Cellular.
Mr. Finney founded VMG in 2001 after successful campaigns in Corporate America. VMG has developed and pioneered ground- breaking events such as Jazzy Summer Nights (30,000), the African-American Business Forum, the African-American Heritage Festival (500,000), and the Black CEO Summit. VMG is recognized as one of the true marketing and branding visionaries.
Mr. Finney serves on the following boards: Baltimore’s Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA), Associated Black Charities, The Bluford Drew Jemision STEM Academy. He also is a member of the President’s Roundtable.
Mr. Finney received his B.Sc in Chemistry from Mt. St. Mary’s College where he served as captain of Men’s Varsity Basketball Team. He resides in Baltimore City with his wife, Kia, and children - Rian and Rachael.
EXPERTISE/MARKET POSITION
Visionary Marketing Group is a recognized leader in marketing, branding, and event management in the space of diversity and inclusion. We position and reposition growing, middle-market, and Fortune 500 organizations and businesses through strategic events, web development, advertising, branding, and film/video/audio production. Our business is to create ideas that have immediate and sustainable impact for our clients.
Visionary Marketing Group offers the following services:
• Diversity and Inclusion Consulting and Delivery
• Event Planning & Marketing
• Creative and Graphic Design
• Film Production
SELECTED CLIENT PORTFOLIO: VISIONARY MARKETING GROUP:
FOREST CITY- NEW EAST BALTIMORE
WHITING TURNER
HENSEL PHELPS
STATE OF MARYLAND
AEROTEK
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES
THE BLACK CEO SUMMIT
MSBDFA
MERIDIAN MANAGEMENT GROUP
THE HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND
NATIONAL COALITION FOR NEGRO WOMEN
U.S. CELLULAR
NAACP
DEW SPORTS TOUR
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
NBA
HARPO, INC.
BWI AIRPORT
MARYLAND TOURISM
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL
HEWLETT PACKARD
GENERAL MOTORS
MOET HENNESSY USA
REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM
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