IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017

Marc Gran
Sales Director
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company-Carowinds


Marc has an extensive history in the Group Sales area of the theme/water park business. He started his career as a Sales Representative for Six Flags Great America and won many national awards for his achievements. As a General Sales Manager, Marc was responsible for all aspects of the Group Sales Department and over $30 million in revenues. In 2004, Marc moved to Atlanta, Georgia to become the Marketing Manager for Six Flags White Water. There he was responsible for all aspects of marketing including Group Sales, Promotions and Public Relations. From there, Marc took on the role of Sponsorship Director for Six Flags Atlanta properties selling the Six Flags Media Network programs to potential advertisers and partners. Marc’s next step was to National Director of Sales for PARC Management, operator of 8 theme/water parks throughout the country. He led the teams through training and their strategic direction. In February 2012, he decided to take his skills and experience to the sales training and consulting world where he facilitated a 3-day sales training course for the theme/water park industry that includes classroom learning, activities, role-playing practice and evaluation. Some of his clients included Premier Parks, Herschend Family Entertainment and Cedar Fair. From there he was hired full time by Herschend Family Entertainment to manage the Group Sales Department at Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta and continued to train and develop the Sales team at all their properties. In 2014, he was hired at Cedar Fair as the Corporate Sales Trainer and Sale Director for Carowinds Theme Park in Charlotte, NC, where he currently resides with his family.

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