Experience that moves sports onward.

Today's Perspective. Tomorrow's Opportunity.

Led by Daniel Marks, Marks Onward exists to give organizations, leaders, and sports professionals the tools, mindset, and competitive edge to navigate change, seize opportunities, and build what comes next.  Daniel's career has never followed a conventional path. From an unconvential entry into the the NBA to leadership roles in professional and collegiate athletics, he has consistently embraced opportunities to challenge traditional thinking and find new ways to create value. He cut his teeth in basketball as the "Memorial Mopper" at Vanderbilt University, known for his exploits in wiping up perspiration off the historic hardwood floor. He broke into the NBA thanks to an article he wrote for Dime Magazine praising the Milwaukee Bucks 2010 off-season. It led to an internship three years later.  Over nine years with the Bucks, Daniel worked his way up through the front office gaining experience across virtually every area of basketball operations from roster management and scouting to database management and team logistics. His journey reached its pinnacle in 2021, when he was part of the organization's NBA championship season. A year later he was gone - not to another NBA team but to the nation's preeminent HBCU: Howard University. Inspired by a four-hour conversation with Head Coach Kenny Blakeney at the 2022 Final 4, Daniel left the glamours of the NBA behind to embrace an opportunity to build something meaningful and impactful at a university that has helped shape American history. During his four years at Howard, he advanced to GM & NIL Strategist during the most sustained period of success in program history including 3 NCAA Tournament appearances & MEAC Tournament Championships, 2 MEAC Regular Season Championships, and the first NCAA Tournament win in school history. Beyond the court, he helped elevate the Howard Basketball brand through strategic media opportunities, NBA relationships, and alumni engagement. He also oversaw a student-manager program that served as an incubator for the next generation of sports industry talent. Today, Daniel weaves those experiences together through Marks Onward. Built on a career spanning professional and collegiate sports, the firm reflects a belief that opportunity comes from seeing connection others might miss and having the experience to turn those connections into meaningful outcomes. Let's move onward together.