Sean brings over 20 years of experience in general management, technology, sales, business development and strategic marketing to Progress Partners. He is a proven business and technology strategist, marketer and fund-raiser with over 10 years of experience working with early stage companies in capital raising, M&A, marketing, branding and advertising; product development; and business and partnership development. Through his experience in working with start-ups, top companies and business leaders, Sean brings an extensive network of senior-level contacts, particularly in the technology, media, private equity and venture communities.

Sean most recently served as a Senior Partner at MediaLink LLC, as the Head of the Private Equity, Restructuring & Investment Advisory Practice, providing critical counsel and strategic direction focused broadly on the Media, Entertainment, Information and Technology industries for clients such as Cerberus Capital, Blackstone Group, Credit Suisse and The Oppenheimer Funds.

Prior to joining MediaLink, Mr. Cross served as the Executive Vice President and Operations Officer for iAmplify, where he led the company through substantial growth and three rounds of funding, before exit. Prior to iAmplify, he led the strategic technical initiatives for the sales, marketing, editorial, publicity and international divisions for Newscorp’s HarperCollins Publishers. In addition, he drove technical distribution initiatives for clients such as Scholastic Books, including the Harry Potter book series. Mr. Cross began his career running a consulting company in Los Angeles, owned and managed restaurants in New York, then returned to strategic consulting in technology with Sanwa Bank/UBJ and INET/Instinet (Reuter’s).