Monte Clark is a public speaker, author, and co-founder of Abound Social, a podcast marketing and production company. For the past three years, Monte has been listed in the top 10 Global Gurus' top 30. He is widely considered one of the foremost thought leaders in digital marketing and is a LinkedIn influencer. He has owned four businesses: Relevant (a social marketing agency), Cohen Esry, a commercial real estate services, and Rockstar Pets, an e-commerce pet supply company. He was Vice president of Marketing for Quality Group of Companies in Kansas City before starting Abound Social. Monte has served as fractional CMO for multiple companies in the B2B space. Monte coaches business owners and executives across the globe on how to unify their marketing and sales teams through brand messaging and social proof. Monte is the lead author of "Mastering Linkedin, Professional Lead Generation," published in 2019.