Josh Irons is an accomplished marketing executive and mentor with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations strengthen their marketing strategies and achieve measurable growth.

A recipient of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Josh has worked both agency and client-side, managing high-performing teams and building scalable marketing operations. Before founding River Avenue Digital, he served as Chief Operating Officer of a marketing agency that twice made the Inc. 5000 list. His earlier roles include leadership positions at Leadnomics and EducationDynamics, where he developed enrollment marketing strategies for top universities across the U.S. and internationally.

Josh began his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, managing public relations and overseeing the Bank’s public-facing websites.

He earned his MBA in Marketing from Villanova University, a BA in Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising from Temple University, and an International Business Certificate from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He is also Google Analytics and AdWords Certified and holds Inbound Marketing and Sales Certificates from HubSpot.

A strong advocate for community service, Josh volunteers his time to organizations such as Toys for Tots and the Movember Foundation.