Amanda Marks

Welcome to the Magic!

Amanda Marks is a storyteller, truth‑teller, and heart-forward creator whose work is shaped by resilience, reinvention, and an unshakeable belief in the power of voice. A self-published poet and the writer behind the fast-growing newsletter Marks of Meaning, Amanda blends lived experience with insight from a career spanning corporate HR, fundraising development, and the dynamic world of media.

Her writing carries the quiet weight of what she has lived: the loss of her only sibling to addiction, the late-term loss of a child, the generational echoes of silence, and the long, hard climb through sobriety. Five years sober, she writes from a place where pain becomes purpose and survival becomes art. Her words have been described as grounding, incisive, and deeply human—offering readers a hand to hold in the moments that often feel unspeakable.

Professionally, Amanda serves as a Global Partnerships Creator at iHeartMedia, where she brings her signature blend of intuition, empathy, and strategy to build partnerships that don’t just drive revenue they build culture. Her background in HR, manufacturing environments, and organizational leadership gives her a rare ability to understand people deeply and move them meaningfully.

As a creator, Amanda’s work is rooted in voice, identity, and the shared experience of fighting through the dark to find a reason to stay. Her writing has resonated most around themes of sobriety, motherhood, grief, identity, and the quiet power of choosing yourself, often for the very first time.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Vinnie, and their three daughters: Brianna, Sylvanna, and Mila; along with the memory of her son Kassius and late daughter Arya, who continues to shape her heart and her work. When she’s not writing, she is building cultural bridges, championing the next generation, and using media as a force for meaning.

Amanda believes in this simple truth:

Kind doesn’t mean last.

It means lasting.