Patrick Egan

Marketing and Branding Fanatic

Role
Founder CEO at Spark Interactive
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Patrick Egan

Patrick Egan is a marketing strategist and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience building brands, products, and revenue-generating systems for Fortune 500 companies and growing businesses alike. As the founder of Spark Interactive, he combines deep technical expertise with storytelling, video marketing, and funnel strategy to help businesses cut through the noise and connect with their customers.A pioneer in social community building and digital marketing, Patrick has spent the last 13 years specializing in the automotive repair industry, where he\'s helped hundreds of shop owners scale through personalized direct mail campaigns, video storytelling frameworks, and AI-powered marketing automation. His variable data direct mail systems and video content strategies have transformed how service businesses communicate with their customers—making every touchpoint feel personal, relevant, and impossible to ignore.With a track record that includes P&L responsibility, executive leadership, and successful product launches across SaaS and enterprise platforms, Patrick takes a pragmatic, execution-focused approach to marketing—lean, agile, and built for real-world results, not theory.Core Expertise:He specializes in helping businesses scale through variable data campaigns, strategic video content, AI-driven automation, conversion-focused funnels, and authentic brand positioning. His work spans video storytelling frameworks, personalized direct mail systems, marketing technology integration, multi-channel campaign architecture, product marketing strategy, lead generation systems, and data-driven decision making.When he\'s not building marketing systems, teaching video storytelling workshops, or launching AI-powered campaigns, Patrick is sailing the California coast from his home base in Santa Barbara, designing sailing-themed apparel, and constantly exploring what\'s next in marketing, technology, and business growth.Always learning. Always building. Always looking for the next great thing.

Experience

  1. Founder CEO

    Spark Interactive

    Sep 2020 — Present · Santa Barbara, CA, US

    Fusing the power of Storytelling with the technology of professionally produced Video to help business owners attract a high volume of the Right customers.

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago

    BS/MS, Math and Computer Science, Minors in Fine Arts and Classic Literature

    1981 — 1986

  • St. Ignatius College Prep

    College Prep

    1977 — 1981

Skills

  • Mobile Devices
  • Team Leadership
  • Thought Leadership
  • Email Marketing
  • Start-Ups
  • Online Advertising
  • Sem
  • Publishing
  • Customer Service
  • Project Planning
  • Saas
  • Integration
  • Lead Generation
  • Marketing
  • Branding & Identity
  • Content Management
  • Website Development
  • Software as a Service (Saas)
  • Business Development
  • Digital Marketing
  • Strategy
  • Product Management
  • Web Development
  • SEO
  • Online Marketing
  • Salesforce.com
  • Web Design
  • Cloud Computing
  • Technical Writing
  • Enterprise Software
  • Crm
  • Wordpress
  • Web Analytics
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Brand Management
  • Public Relations
  • User Experience
  • Content Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Social Media

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