Julien Marion

Bilingual French and English partnerships leader with mixed European-American heritage and 13+ years building and running businesses. Doubled enrollment, lifted referrals 80%, and contributed to 286% campus growth as Assistant Director of Admissions at Belhaven University. Built and still run a performing arts business serving a diverse customer base, including a strong Latin American family community, in the Houston market.

Comfortable selling, presenting, leading teams, and building relationships across U.S., European, and Latin American markets.

Founder & Chairman at Move Dance Family (2013-03 – Present)

• Founded and scaled a performing arts business from zero to $1.18M annual revenue, 495 active students, and a 12-person team over 13+ years.
• Built the sales, marketing, enrollment, and retention systems behind ongoing year-over-year growth; now set strategy while the leadership team runs daily operations.
• Established corporate, community, and brand partnerships supporting recitals, events, and student programming.
• Sit on the brand side of sponsorship and partnership conversations, with a clear view of what makes an operator say yes.

Founder at The Julien Marion Group (2023-03 – Present)

• Coach entrepreneurs and executives on leadership, business growth, and decision-making.
• Host the Inspiring Possibilities podcast (10+ years), interviewing entrepreneurs, executives, and athletes.

Assistant Director of Admissions & Adjunct Professor at Belhaven University (2011-04 – 2015-11)

• Increased enrollment 100%, the largest start in the school's history, through outreach, market analysis, and direct relationship building.
• Won executive buy-in to launch a student referral program that lifted referrals 80%.
• Contributed to 286% campus growth from 2011 onward by rebuilding admissions systems, public relations, and community trust.
• Taught business and communication coursework to adult and undergraduate students.

Bilingual Marketing Specialist at American Medical ID (2010-04 – 2011-04)

• Built Canadian market content and collateral and stood up customer service operations for the Canadian launch.
• Added upsell and cross-sell techniques that grew order size and customer lifetime value, beating Canada and U.S. sales goals by 10%.

MBA – Belhaven University

Graduate Certificate in Communication – Belhaven University

BS in International Studies – Belhaven University