John Young

John Young is a creative, results-driven media and marketing executive operating J-Fly Partners, a marketing and communications advisory practice. He is focused on growth strategies and marketing programs for early stage organizations, and supporting marketing leaders at large enterprises.

Working with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 30, he has delivered impactful marketing experiences that resonate with customers, tackled thorny communications and positioning challenges, and led large-scale change initiatives. John has driven results and executed award-winning programs for companies across various industries.

John has led marketing initiatives and built performance marketing teams for companies of all sizes, from lean start-ups to Fortune 30. He re-established 175 year-old Penn Mutual as a modern, premium brand while building a digitally powered marketing infrastructure. At Comcast, he increased customers’ value perceptions of the Xfinity brand by driving media consumption across emerging web and mobile platforms. And John’s work at Comcast helped transform the company’s marketing presence from a regional player into a nationally recognized media powerhouse.

He has been recognized for leading internal marketing and agency teams, winning an Effie for marketing effectiveness (for the iconic, long-running The Slowskys campaign) and spearheading the “It’s Comcastic!” launch, earning Adweek magazine’s “Campaign of the Year” and a Cannes Gold Lion for the campaign website.

Before joining Comcast, John co-founded Cybermoola™ Inc., the Internet’s first prepaid card allowing consumers to shop online without a credit card. The company was recognized as a leader in the alternative payments arena, garnering international media attention.

John lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his 2 children and enjoys skirting disaster when mountain biking and downhill skiing. He hopes to compete on American Ninja Warrior someday.