Marcus Brown

Director, Strategy & Development at Walden Ridge

Greater Chicago Area

About

Director of Strategy and Development at Walden Ridge, a hospitality design and construction firm in Chattanooga. The firm performs branded hotel renovations for select-service and upscale assets. Before Walden Ridge: Bode, Air Mail. Background in design, retail, and media.

Experience

  • Director, Strategy & Development at Walden Ridge
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Strategy, capital planning, and platform development for a vertically integrated hospitality renovation platform serving multi-asset hotel owners across the United States.

  • Business Consultant at Perpetuum Designs
    Sep 2025 - Feb 2026 · 6 mos

  • Associate at Air Mail
    Sep 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr

  • Manager at Bode
    Jul 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Graphic Designer at Rhode Island School of Design
    Jan 2020 - Apr 2020 · 4 mos