About Courtney

Courtney McKenzie Newell is the Founder & CEO of Crowned Marketing & Communications, an award-winning creative agency that provides strategic multimedia marketing & PR solutions for global brands, government agencies and small to mid-sized businesses. Courtney is one of the country’s leading Brand and Marketing Strategist who partners with CEOs, executives and Fortune 100 companies to grow their personal and professional brands, making them the most talked about and in-demand leading authorities. After spending nearly a decade working as a PR and marketing consultant for global brands and multimillion dollar businesses, Courtney knows what truly drives conversions, sold-out events and top-ranked national TV interviews. She knows in life there is no B2B or B2C, it’s all P2P (person-to-person). Her passion is helping company’s and the people in them, effectively communicate. Courtney has landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Sunrise Australia, Fast Company, Forbes and HLN, to name a few. In addition to her extensive PR and marketing experience, Courtney is also an in-demand speaker and the #1 Bestselling Author of FutureProof: Building a Brand GenZ and Millennials Love.
Courtney is a graduate of Florida International University and received business certificates from Tuck College of Business at Dartmouth College and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She knows that stories are the bridges that connect us and her passion is helping people and company’s create more authentic, heart felt communications. Courtney has landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Sunrise Austrailia, Fast Company, Forbes and HLN, to name a few. In addition to her extensive PR and marketing experience, Courtney is also the bestselling Author of FutureProof: Building a Brand GenZ and Millennials Love.
 
The key to connecting to people is all about sharing your story in a heartfelt way to build an authentic and memorable bridges to connect you to others. —and it’s not mastering the marketing flavor of the week. It’s how well you connect with the heart-beating people you’re trying to help and communicate your understanding back to them. Courtney has landed coverage in print and broadcast outlets around the world, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, Sunrise Austrailia, Fast Company, Forbes and HLN, to name a few. In addition to her extensive PR and marketing experience, Courtney is also the bestselling Author of FutureProof: Building a Brand GenZ and Millennials Love.