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Tricia Benn

Tricia Benn is the Chief Executive Officer of C-Suite Network, the most influential network of business leaders, and the General Manager of The Hero Club, an invitation-only membership organization for CEOs, founders, and investors. Her mission is to build the C-Suite Network platform - community, content, counsel, commerce - that accelerates the success of c-level executives, owners, investors and influencers. She is a leader in creating an executive community of collaboration, based on integrity, transparency, and measuring success beyond the numbers alone – ‘The Hero Factor.’ This approach has driven her more than 20-year track record of industry disruption in building new businesses, revenue streams, and delivering double digit, year-over-year growth. In addition to sitting on multiple business, associations and not-for-profit boards, Benn served as a senior executive for three enterprise-level organizations in market research, telecommunications, media marketing, and advertising. As Global Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer and U.S. Managing Director within MDC Partners, a $3 billion global holding company, Benn’s leadership drove double digit growth year-over-year and new contracts with some of the most important impact players in the world. An award-winning business leader and international speaker, Benn shares an inspiring, practical, and actionable message that empowers great leaders to take their businesses to the next level.

Latest Articles

Refusing to Accept Good Enough When Better is Possible

By Tricia Benn There's a moment in every meaningful career where success stops being about you. I've had the privilege of sitting across from some of...

Rejected 144 Times — Then He Sold 500 Million Books. Here’s What Mark Victor Hansen Knows That Most Leaders Don’t

By Tricia Benn Do you know of anyone who has been turned down 144 times for a book? I didn't think so. And yet, that's exactly...

From Rock Stages to Boardrooms: Reinventing Success Through Attitude, Adaptability, and Service

By Tricia Benn When people hear the phrase “rock star,” they often imagine sold-out arenas, flashing lights, and the roar of thousands of fans. My...

Why Women Leaders Need a Seat at the Table — Reflections on Being Announced as Chair of the Women’s Wealth Symposium

By Tricia Benn Leadership is a responsibility I have never taken lightly. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside extraordinary entrepreneurs, executives,...

The Leadership Advantage of Authentic Storytelling

By Tricia Benn As leaders we are constantly surrounded by data, dashboards, and disruption. Yet in my years of working with executives across industries, I’ve...

Reinventing an Icon: Leadership, Disruption, and the Evolution of Good Housekeeping

By Tricia Benn There are few brands that can truly claim to be part of the fabric of everyday life. For more than a century,...

Selling with Purpose – Why Meaning, Not Money, Defines True Success

By: Tricia Benn When I introduced Gerhard Gschwandtner as the founder and CEO of Selling Power magazine — the world’s leading publication for sales managers...

Redefining the Social Contract of Success

Business nowadays is defined by AI disruption, economic volatility, and growing scrutiny of corporate leadership as success is often measured in quarterly earnings, shareholder...

Success Beyond the Balance Sheet: Leadership, Legacy & the New Era of Tax Strategy

by Tricia Benn As leaders, we accept that every decision we make carries weight, especially financial decisions. They have the power to shape growth, define...

The Sweet Taste of Success

by Tricia Benn In 2023, the global chocolate industry reached a staggering valuation of more than $145 billion and is projected to exceed $205 billion...

Pressure, Privilege, Purpose, and the Power of Doing the Right Thing

Imagine boarding a plane for what should be an ordinary flight -- only to hear, moments after takeoff, that you’ll be making an emergency...

Impact Over Income: Redefining What Success Looks Like

There are leaders who talk about purpose -- and then there are leaders who live it. Jeff Meshey, President & CEO of Desert Financial...