Maryam Mehrtash is an entertainment marketing executive, writer, and storyteller with nearly two decades of experience bridging the gap between global audiences and human-centered narratives. Most recently leading Global Marketing Partnerships & Promotions at Marvel Studios and 20^th Century Studios at Disney, Maryam oversees theatrical and streaming campaigns, forging partnerships with global brands to elevate storytelling across platforms.

Previously, as Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Brand Partnerships at Paramount and CBS Entertainment, she led the go-to-market advertising strategy for Paramount+, managing multi-million-dollar campaigns with Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, General Motors, IBM, and more. Her work has supported iconic franchises including Star Trek, The GRAMMYs, and Yellowstone, driving significant revenue growth and earning industry recognition. Her diverse background also includes building digital monetization for KTLA 5 News and Tribune Media, and producing unscripted television and podcasts.

Beyond her corporate leadership, Maryam’s work is deeply rooted in her personal history. As a child, her family fled the Iranian Revolution, surviving the Iran-Iraq war and time in refugee camps before immigrating to Canada. This early experience of displacement instilled in her a profound understanding of resilience, grit, and the universal desire for connection, values that define her approach to both life and leadership.

Driven by a mission to eliminate fear-based structures and foster courage, Maryam is authoring her first book and is the creator of This Is Not A Memo, a weekly Substack newsletter exploring leadership, reinvention, and self-awareness. 

A lifelong believer in the power of stories to overcome division and highlight our shared humanity, Maryam has been recognized with TV Week’s 40 Under 40 Award and the HotDocs Astral Media Emerging Filmmaker Award. She was a Business Fellow at Women In Film (WIF),  holds a First Class Honors Degree in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and a certification in TV and Film writing and development from UCLA.