About Mark

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I've spent more than 30 years in entertainment as a writer, producer, and publisher across television, comics, audio, and digital media. I co-wrote licensed comic series for Stargate Atlantis & Universe and 24 for American Mythology and IDW Publishing. As publisher of Realm Press, I oversaw the creative development of series based on Battlestar Galactica and First Wave. As a screenwriter, I developed story concepts for Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise and co-created Hyperloop, an upcoming sci-fi series with Roddenberry Entertainment. I founded Mark Haynes Productions LLC in 2019 and raised over $1.5M in private equity to develop original content across film, television, and digital platforms.

In parallel, I built a career in corporate technology and communications — serving as Director of Information Technology at Diamond Comic Distributors and in corporate communications at Zurich Insurance, the multi-billion dollar global financial services giant. From there, I moved into digital communications and content strategy, developing marketing campaigns, implementing automation solutions, and helping organizations adopt emerging technologies.

Over the last two years, I've done something most consultants haven't: I didn't just learn the tools, I actually used them.

I integrated commercial AI into my daily production workflow — content strategy, visual production, audience development, and business communications. Not theoretically. Not experimentally. As my primary production methodology. I built an original content brand from zero to over 12,000 organic followers across multiple platforms with zero paid promotion, no crew, and no studio. I produced a complete investment proposal, marketing materials, and pitch assets for a new entertainment venture — solo, using AI tools alongside 30 years of professional judgment.

The result isn't a case study. It's an ongoing operation. And it's the foundation for everything I advise my clients on: AI doesn't replace experience. It multiplies it. But only if the experience is there to begin with.

I now work with organizations to help them find that same multiplier — identifying where AI tools accelerate their best people, where they don't, and how to build a practical integration strategy that treats AI as a capability enhancement, not a headcount reduction.