By Bmorenews Staff
(BALTIMORE – December 2, 2016) – Get your tickets for the 14th Anniversary Celebration of Bmorenews.com on Wed., Dec. 14, 2016 (530-830p; program is 6-7p) at The Winthrop House, 4100 N. Charles Street. RSVP to http://bmorenewsatthewinthrop.eventbrite.com.
The event will feature the Joe Manns Black Wall Street Awards. Recipients include LaRian Finney.
MEET LARIAN FINNEY
LaRian Finney has been a top-tier marketing, branding, and event planner for the past 16 years with Eastman Kodak, National Basketball Association’s Washington Bullets, Johnson & Johnson, Visionary Marketing Group, and the Finn Group.
His vast experience has led to his spearheading successful campaigns for the 1996 Olympics, the NAACP National Conventions (2000-2010), the National Urban League Convention (2004-2011, 2016), General Motors, the African-American Heritage Festival (2000-2010), State of Maryland, Aerotek, U.S. Cellular, Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated National Convention (2009-Current), and the National Black MBA Association National Conference (2012- Current).
Mr. Finney started the Finn Group in 2012 after 11 successful years of leading Visionary Marketing Group. Mr. Finney has developed and pioneered ground- breaking events such as Jazzy Summer Nights (30,000), the African-American Business Forum, the African-American Heritage Festival (200,000), and the Black CEO Summit. Mr. Finney is recognized as one of the true marketing and branding visionaries.
Mr. Finney served on the following boards: Baltimore’s Area Convention and Visitors Association (Visit Baltimore), Associated Black Charities, The Bluford Drew Jemision STEM Academy. Mr. Finney currently serves on the following boards: University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, The Baltimore Child Abuse Center, Bowie State University, and the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.
EXPERTISE/MARKET POSITION
Mr. Finney is a recognized leader in marketing, branding, and event management in the space of diversity and inclusion. He has positioned and re-positioned growing, middle-market, and Fortune 500 organizations and businesses through strategic events, web development, advertising, branding, and film/video/audio production. He stands by the philosophy that effective business creates ideas that have immediate and sustainable impact for his clients and partners.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
SELECTED CLIENT PORTFOLIO:
VERIZON
DC METRO
GENERAL MOTORS
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY INCORPORATED
COMFORCE
TOTAL HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH SYSTEM
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM
NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION
MARYLAND CASINO BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND
FOREST CITY- NEW EAST BALTIMORE
WHITING TURNER
STATE OF MARYLAND
MARYLAND CASINO BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND
AEROTEK
NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES
EGYPTIAN MAGIC SKIN CREAM
MERIDIAN MANAGEMENT GROUP
THE HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND
NATIONAL COALITION FOR NEGRO WOMEN
U.S. CELLULAR
GE’s AAF
NAACP
DEW SPORTS TOUR
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
NBA
BWI AIRPORT
MARYLAND TOURISM
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL
HEWLETT PACKARD
MOET HENNESSY USA
REGINALD F. LEWIS MUSEUM
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
TOP 40 UNDER 40, Baltimore City TOP MBE BUSINESS (2004-2011), GOVERNOR’S CITATION (Minority Business Outreach), INC. Magazine’s Inner City 100 (#40 Urban Based Company), Maryland TOP 100 (2009-2011), National Urban League Men of Influence Award, Mayor’s Citation (Community Outreach)
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