Brian Manning

I build digital first & data-driven businesses.

I am an expert advisor to investors, corporations and startups and a published author, keynote speaker and TV guest expert on all things digital. As an entrepreneur, I co-founded an Inc 500 digital transformation provider that served leading brands globally, raised capital, brought digital and data products to market, implemented modern cloud technology and architected finance & operations infrastructure to scale startups. As a consultant, I have sold and directly led enterprise digital transformation initiatives and advised Chief Digital, Data, Product and Marketing Officers at S&P 500 brands across healthcare, financial services, retail, media and tech. As an executive, I have run B2C and B2B e-commerce businesses, built teams, shaped strategy and brands. 

Business & Digital Advisor

Founder & Startup Executive

Technology Expert & Investor

Actively Advising

DTC Customizable Product

Collaborating with founder to grow direct to consumer, wholesale / B2B channels. Redesigned Shopify e-commerce store and launched new product lines and customization. Advising on strategic plan and investments.

Crypto Asset Manager

Collaborating with founders and Chief Investment Officer of crypto asset asset manager and blockchain investment firm on all marketing including investor presentations, website, branding style guide, CRM & email strategy, etc.

Clean Energy Bitcoin Miner

Collaborating with founders of vertically integrated bitcoin mining startup on investor presentation including content to introduce investors into the core concepts behind bitcoin and bitcoin mining.

Specializations

E-commerce & Marketing

Web3 & Cloud Platforms

Digital Product Development

Startups Founded

Digital Intelligence Provider

Cofounded digital transformation firm that powers partners competitive intelligence, informs investors and guides C-suite executives through frontline managers to optimize business performance. Inc 5000 for 4 consecutive years.

Web3 Advisory

Co-owner of select joint ventures to build strategic products, solutions and services for a digital first world. Projects range from strategic advisory, expert consulting and solution for clients globally. 

Influencer Payment Platform

Cofounded and leading product strategy and development of web based application to facilitate subscription revenue generation for content creators on private channels of top social media networks.

Corporations Consulted

Banking & Fintech

Retail & Ecommerce

Media & Tech

Healthcare & Other

Media Appearances

Work Samples

Branding Framework

Brand Framework

Digital Assessment

Digital Assessment Sample

Digital Transformation Strategy

Work Samples

Cloud Implementations

Ecommerce

Marketing

Product

Collaboration

Operations

Finance

Executive Bio

Brian Manning builds digital first and data-driven businesses and transforms enterprises to generate new revenue, streamline operations, increase brand and shareholder value. As an entrepreneur, advisor and c-suite executive, he has built products and teams, shaped brands and marketing programs, architected financial operations infrastructure and raised capital. Brian is a published author, TV guest expert and keynote speaker on digital trends including in e-commerce, fintech, telehealth, streaming media, smart homes, social media, and autonomous transportation.


Brian co-founded Centric Digital and as its President, shaped its its vision, strategy, brand marketing, products and services methodology to grow it into an industry recognized digital transformation provider and competitive intelligence data platform serving leading brands globally. By its 5th year, Centric Digital exceeded $40M+ annual revenue, and surpassed 300 consultants and ranked on the Inc 500 list of fast growing companies (#34 USA, #1 in New York State, #1 in New York City). During this time, Brian sold and directly led enterprise digital transformation initiatives and advised Chief Digital & Data Officers at S&P 500 brands across healthcare, financial services, retail, technology and media.


Prior to Centric Digital, Brian rose through the executive ranks and digital divisions of multiple public companies. He served as Vice President leading e-commerce, digital subscriptions, and social media platforms for Scholastic. He launched their digital content subscription business (now Teachables) and helped grow and spun off user generated marketplace TeachersPayTeachers.com. Before Scholastic, Brian led fintech, digital strategy, and marketing initiatives for Citigroup, where he helped transform Citicards.com into a primary sales channel and defined a comprehensive roadmap for transforming all of Citi’s online banking businesses. Preceding Citi, Brian led new digital product initiatives at Barnes & Noble, including launching its omnichannel gift card, mobile app, music website, on demand prints, e-commerce / fulfillment platform and pioneered a reciprocal customer acquisition program. 


Brian started his career in management consulting at Accenture, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College and is an alumni of KPMG's QuantumShift, a leadership program for top 40 entrepreneurs at the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan.