John King
SVP & Head of Marketing
John King is SVP and Head of Marketing at RAD Amplify, where he leads brand strategy and go-to-market for the company’s enterprise managed services offerings.
John brings more than 15 years of experience building marketing organizations at the intersection of emerging technology, brand strategy, and consumer demand. He was among the first ten employees at SparkCognition, helping build the marketing organization through its rise to become Texas’ first AI unicorn — scaling past a $1 billion valuation and earning national recognition as one of the world’s leading AI companies.
He went on to serve as CMO of Goods & Services — recognized by Adweek and Inc. as one of the fastest-growing agencies in the country two years running — where he opened the Austin office and partnered with SKU, the nation’s leading CPG accelerator, to establish SKU Atlanta. He later founded Actualize Agency and most recently led marketing strategy at WorldQuant Foundry, overseeing go-to-market across a portfolio of AI and technology ventures.
A Cannes Lions CMO Accelerator and Adweek Executive Mentorship alumnus and former Adweek Rising Mentor, John is an Austin Under 40 Award winner, Austin Business Journal Who’s Who honoree, and board member and advisor to multiple startups and nonprofits.
