founders, agency owners and private equity backed CEO’s
Starting a business is one thing. Building one that lasts is another. I work with founders and CEOs to strengthen their teams, sharpen their strategy, and create enduring and stable growth for their business. My approach is practical, people-focused, and shaped by nearly 30 years of leading my own company through change.
I’ve led Stream Companies from a two-person startup into a nationally recognized, $250-million integrated marketing agency and an 18-time Inc. 5000 award winner. Along the way, our work and culture have been honored by leading organizations that recognize innovation, growth, and leadership.
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ABOUT ME
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David is the rare entrepreneur who not only has the vision and courage to take a startup from zero to one but also has the capability and maturity to scale a business into hyper-growth mode and beyond as a professional CEO through his strategic foresight, strong operational skills, and personal qualities that inspire his team to do the ordinary extraordinarily well every day.
David Regn
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
At the helm of Stream Companies alongside Co-founder, Jason Brennan, he has created ethos of partnership over client acquisition, with a steadfast focus on embodying and amplifying brand visions. With almost three decades at Stream Companies, the journey has been marked by a relentless pursuit of innovation in marketing communications and creativity.
Under David’s leadership, Stream has grown from zero to $250M+ in revenue, experiencing twenty-seven years of consecutive growth since inception (even through the Great Financial Crisis and COVID pandemic). Along the way David has been named 40 under 40 by the Philadelphia Business Journal in addition Stream is one of only ten companies that has made the Inc 5000 list eighteen times.
Stream has also been named to the Philly 100 nine times and has been recognized on the “Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania” list five times. FullThrottle has been recognized as “Best Advertising Measurement Platform” in the 2023 MarTech Breakthrough Awards, finalist in the “2023 Best Cookieless Identification Technology” category in the Digiday Technology Awards, winner of the “2023 Fortress Cyber Security Award in Data Protection” from the Business Intelligence Group, and winner of the “Best CDP/Marketing Automation Platform” at the AWA Awards.
David was also an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur winner, named by GCI as a Top CEOs in the Middle Market in 2024™ and recently been named most admired CEO by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
David has been married to his wife Kellie for over 25 years and they have two amazing children that are 16 and 18 years old.
Testimonials
See What My Clients Have to Say
It’s been my privilege to mentor CEOs, founders, and marketing leaders who share a drive for growth and integrity in leadership. Here’s what they’ve said about our work together.
Over the past three years, David has played a key role in the success of our company. We’ve held monthly strategy meetings to discuss market conditions, the future of digital marketing, profitable growth strategies, and potential exit opportunities. In that short time, our business has doubled in size. David brings a big-picture perspective and has a unique ability to simplify complex decisions. It’s rare to find someone with David’s level of success who is also so genuinely willing to help
Thomas Padula
CEO of Padula Media
We are one of the fastest-growing non-software companies in the legal industry. I have been personally mentored by Dave Regn for a few years now. When I met Dave, my companies were growing fast but profiting next to nothing. This year (2025) my companies will profit a combined $5.7M in EBITDA and are on track to profit close to $10M combined next year (2026). Dave’s business wisdom was the spark that caused a profit revolution within my company. It was certainly a hard habit shift for me to implement Dave’s wisdom. But I can’t think of anything more important I could have spent my time on. This has transformed my company’s valuation and therefore my net worth and legacy. I would highly recommend Dave as a mentor to any serious CEO / Founder looking to take things to the next level.
Bill Hauser
CEO of SMB Team and co-owner of Attorney Assistant
Relentless from Good to Great to Unstoppable
by Tim Grover
Be the Sun, Not the Salt
by Harry D. Cohen
Business Building
Good to Great
by James C. Collins
Greatest Salesman in the World
by Og Mandino
Principles
by Ray Dalio
Ultimate Sales Machine
by Chet Holmes
The Private Equity Playbook
by Adam E. Coffey
7 Powers
by Hamilton W. Helmer
Classic Reads
The Republic
by Plato
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Podcasts
Acquired
Hosted by Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal
Honestly
Hosted by Bari Weiss
Karma School of Business
Hosted by Sean Mooney
The Ed Mylett Show
Hosted by Ed Mylett
SmartLess
Hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett
Crime Junkies
Hosted by Ashley Flowers & Brit Prawat
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If you’re serious about growing your business, let’s start the conversation. I work directly with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams who are ready to strategically while keeping people and culture at the center of growth.
18x Winner
Hall of Fame
