# Nicole Penn

> Nicole Penn is CEO of EGC Group and founder of Suade Performance PR. A Parsons fine arts graduate with Harvard executive education, she has worked across creative strategy, digital marketing and agency leadership, and co-founded local marketing platform Raydeus.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at EGC Group
- **Organizations:** EGC Group, Suade Performance PR, Raydeus, Forbes Agency Council
- **Education:** Fine Arts degree, Parsons School of Design, Executive education program, Harvard Business School Executive Education
- **Known for:** Co-founded local marketing platform Raydeus., Leads EGC Group, listed on the Inc. 5000 in 2024., Writes marketing commentary for Entrepreneur, SmartBrief and Agility PR.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Publicly identified as Raydeus co-founder at the platform’s January introduction.
- **2022** — Identified as EGC president and Tribe Global board director in March.
- **2023** — Identified as EGC CEO in December Back2Basics episode biography.
- **2026** — Identified as EGC CEO and Suade Performance PR founder in her July and August bylines.

## Achievements

- Co-founded local marketing platform Raydeus.
- Leads EGC Group, listed on the Inc. 5000 in 2024.
- Writes marketing commentary for Entrepreneur, SmartBrief and Agility PR.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published “Why Human Expertise Will Outperform AI,” advocating human control over creative direction.
- **2026-07** — Published an argument for PR teams to lead the AI search visibility conversation.
- **2025-06** — Outlined EGC’s SAFER framework for AI-generated advertising oversight.

## Links

- Website: https://nicolekpenn.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-penn-0178514/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nicolekpenn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/egcgroup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egcgroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/egcgroup/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@egcgroup

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Last updated: 2026-10-06