Maximillian L. Hamilton is the CEO & Founder of Rogue Media Group, LLC (RMG), a U.S. Veteran Owned & Operated Company. RMG is the premier multicultural advertising, marketing and media agency that leverage the power of business data, virtual & live experiences, digital media, social media, original content, advertisement, and network affiliates to connect brands to an educated and affluent target audience. The company is headquartered in New York City and has operations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Washington, DC. RMG maintains a prestigious roster of Fortune 2000 clients. Today, the list includes AARP, Creating Healthier Communities, Couples Resorts, Jamaica, Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Diageo, NA, JPMorgan Chase & Company, John Hancock, FINRA, Legal & General, America, Lexus, Manulife, and Morgan Stanley, to mention a few.
As one of the country’s leading multicultural agencies, RMG services its clients with General Market, Black, Hispanic, Asian and LGBT marketing & advertising, digital & traditional advertising, experiential marketing, diversity & inclusion and corporate
social responsibility consulting. Additionally, Hamilton established partnerships with Asia American Business Development Center, CODE M Media, LatinaStye 50 Magazine, Steed Media, the National Association of Black Hotel Owners & Operators.
Hamilton founded RMG in 2013 under the influence of Earl G. Graves Sr., (Founder & Publisher of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co./Black Enterprise and Richard “Dick” Parsons former chairman of Citigroup and the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner
Communications). Hamilton brings more than two decades of experience in media, technology, marketing, strategy, business development and executive management experience to his role with the company. Under his leadership, Hamilton created these
agency franchise programs: iLeadership Summit & Awards, FUEL: The Ultimate Men’s Summit & Awards and TechCast.
Prior to Rogue Media Group, LLC, Hamilton served as Director of Multimedia Sales of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co./Black Enterprise. Hamilton was responsible for all global sales and marketing activities within the beverage, government, military, technology and telecommunications categories. Hamilton brought Bacardi USA, BASF, CIA, Goldman Sachs & Co., IBM, Movado Timepiece, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and a portfolio of other enterprises to the company as roster clients to the publication. His focus was on Fortune 500 customer acquisitions, custom integrated media programs, improved operational efficiency, and execution, which accounted for revenue in excess of $30 million dollars during his tenure.
From 2002–2007, Hamilton was the Director of Advertising Sales for The Network Journal (TNJ). During his tenure, he spearheaded TNJ’s “25 Influential Women in Business” and “40 Under Forty” awards recognition programs. Additional, Hamilton created TNJ’s
Top Black Lawyers and Top Black Doctors Forums. His client roster there included IBM, FedEx, GE, and Major League Baseball, Macy’s, to name a few.
Hamilton is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Reserve where he served with honors during tours of duty in England, Germany, Turkey, and Panama. He held dual careers both in the aviation and healthcare industries. He was honorably discharged.
Today, Hamilton leadership extends beyond his C-suite at RMG. He contributes to many organizations and charities. Hamilton previously served as a board member for National Association of African American in Human Resources and ScottCare Foundation.
He is a member of the Advertising Club of New York, the National Black MBA Association,
Black Leaders Worldwide, Invited Club (the Commerce Club of Atlanta and the Buckhead Club), the Financial Communications Society, FoundersCard, the National Black M
BA Association, and Veterans Advantage.
Hamilton earned his A.A.S. from the Community College of the Air Force. Hamilton has received the 2024 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Award - Media and Arts, the 2023 Black Leaders Worldwide Top 40 Over Leaders, 2022 The Marquis Who's Who in America
and the 2018 Made Man Award.