To Contact Us Please contact us:   Owens Marketing Group Ken Owens President   163 Terre Mar Drive North Kingstown, RI 02852 401-295-5249 KenOwens@OwensMarketingGroup.com   About Ken Owens Ken Owens, an award-winning, results-driven, marketing communications professional, heads Owens Marketing Group.   As Director of Olympic Marketing and Event Management for John Hancock Financial Services, Ken built powerful programs around sports and event sponsorships, including the Olympics, USA Hockey, the Boston Marathon and The Ryder Cup.  These included the creation of successful, cost-effective grass roots events that increased corporate brand awareness and sales.   One such program increased the number of high-performing sales associates by 47%, resulting in an additional $50 million in sales in a single year.   His work as Executive Producer of meetings and events worldwide for John Hancock led to Crystal and Cine Awards both for the creative and for the staging of these events.   Ken was an early driving force in championing and creating community relations programs for the company. His earlier work with the American Cancer Society contributed to the establishment of a statewide cancer information service, played a key role in the 200% increase in annual funding, the increase of cancer education programs by 1300% and the acquisition of a $6.5 million Federal Cancer Control program for Rhode Island. Ken is accredited (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America, and is president of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing. Also, Ken is affiliated with the Kullberg Consulting Group (KCG).  For more information about KCG, please click on to www.KullbergConsultingGroup.com.     Celebrities Around The World A tremendously effective way to get people’s attention is to provide them the opportunity to meet and mingle, and be enlightened and entertained by dynamic, compelling speakers, celebrated athletes and exciting performers. Think strategy when you choose a particular celebrity or speaker or entertainer.  Know what you want them to do and how they can help you deliver your messages to your audiences.  The people on this list have all participated in meetings and events that Ken has shaped in locales throughout the United States and world-wide, including in Switzerland, Rome, Venice, Sydney, Tokyo, Copenhagen, London, Oslo, Dublin, Puerto Rico, Kauai and Monte Carlo.  He can help you find the right celebrity to bring life to your event. Entertainers, celebrities, sports figures Ken has worked with include: Entertainers Ray Charles Fats Domino Pointer Sisters BB King Jerry Lee Lewis The Beach Boys Julie Budd Neil Sedaka Bill Cosby The Temptations Scott Bloom, Las Vegas comedian The Righteous Brothers Louise DuArt Smokey Robinson Jackie Mason Elliot Gould World Leaderes and Business Speakers Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister Jim Lovell, US Astronaut Leah Rabin, Widow of slain Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister 1966-1969 General Colin Powell (Ret.) Ronald Reagan, US President General H. Norman Schwarzkopf (Ret.) James A. Baker III, Former US Secretary of State Senator Bill Bradley, former basketball star, 2000 Presidential Candidate George H. W. Bush, former US President Senator George Mitchell, Chairman Peace Negotiations Northern Ireland George Stephanopoulos, former Sr. Advisor to President Clinton, ABC News commentator Dr. Henry Kissinger, Former US Secretary of State George Will, author, TV commentator and newspaper columnist David Breshears, world-class filmmaker, adventurer and mountaineer David Dinkins, Former Mayor, City of New York David F. D’Alessandro, CEO John Hancock Financial Services Robert Walters, CIO, John Hancock Financial Services Chuck Reeves, author, successful entrepreneur Bo Short, President, American Leadership Foundation Thomas J. Stanley, author: The Millionaire next Door Mike Wallace, host, CBS 60 Minutes From the World of Sports Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," Baseball Hall of Fame Mickey Mantle, Baseball Hall of Fame Tom Seaver, Baseball Hall of Fame Ron Burton, First New England Patriot, Member College Football Hall of Fame Johnny Bench, Baseball Hall of Fame Jim Rice, former Red Sox star Sparky Anderson, Baseball Hall of Fame Jim Bouton, author and former Yankees pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage, former professional baseball player Howard Johnson, former professional baseball player Bob Montgomery, former Red Sox player and announcer Peggy Fleming, Olympic gold medalist figure skating Bart Connor, Olympic gold medal gymnast Peter Vidmar, Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Tim Dagget, Olympic gold medal gymnast Dan Jansen, Olympic gold medalist, speed skating Shannon Miller, gold medal Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, gold medal Olympic gymnast Amada Borden, gold medal Olympic gymnast Jaycie Phelps, gold medal Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu, gold medal Olympic gymnast Dan O’Brien, Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon Greg Louganis, Olympic Gold Medal Diver John Roethlisberger, member USA Olympic gymnastic team John MacReady, member USA Olympic gymnastic team Bonnie Blair, Female speed skater gold medal Nadia Comenici, gold medal Olympic gymnast Bruce Jenner, Olympic gold medal, Decathlon Scott Hamilton, Olympic gold medalist figure skating Rulon Gardner, Olympic Gold Medal, Greco-Roman Wrestling Rebecca Lobo, Olympic Basketball Billy Mills, Olympic gold medal 10k Cathy Turner, Olympic gold medalist, short track speedskating Tara Lipinski, Olympic gold medal figure skating Blaine Wilson, member USA Olympic gymnastic team Michele Kwan, Olympic silver medalist Red Auerbach, legendary Celtics basketball coach Bobby Orr, hockey legend Mike Eruzione, Captain USA Hockey Olympic gold medal team Chris “Knuckles” Niland, NHL star Charles Barkley, NBA basketball star Bud Collins, internationally famous tennis writer Bud Greenspan, Award winning Olympic filmmaker Greg Gumble, sportscaster Bob Costas, NBC Sports Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, widow of Arthur Ashe Mary Carrillo, tennis pro and TV commentator Pat Williams, Senior VP, Orlando Magic, Author Chandra Rubin, tennis pro Zina Garrison, tennis pro Pam Shriver, tennis pro and TV commentator Billie Jean King, tennis pro, Jim Courier, tennis pro James Blake, tennis pro Joan Benoit Samuelson, two-time winner Boston Marathon & Olympic Marathon gold Johnny Kelly, Two-Time Boston Marathon winner and race symbol for 60 years Billy Rodgers, Four-time Boston Marathon winner & running icon Greg Meyers, Boston Marathon winner Jeff Sluman, PGA Golfer Billy Andrade, PGA golfer Jay Sigel, Two-time US and one-time British Amateur golf champ, PGA Champions tour Craig Stadler, PGA golfer Tony Jacklin, International pro golfer, Captain European Ryder Cup Team Steve Burton, New England TV sportscaster Back to top.