BATON ROUGE, LA, July 30, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jude Marino Jr. has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Marino has distinguished himself as a leader in healthcare entrepreneurship, drawing on an extensive background in executive management and operations. As the owner, founder and managing partner of Louisiana Medical Group since 2023, he has overseen the expansion of a platform that delivers healthcare services to patients across all 50 states. The group specializes in medically supervised weight-loss programs, offering personalized solutions that integrate compounded GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide with nutrition counseling, customized meal planning and personal training. The clinical framework also incorporates peptide therapies focused on healing, longevity and wellness.

In his daily responsibilities, Mr. Marino manages medication ordering with meticulous attention to accuracy, leads morning team huddles to review agendas and patient schedules, consults with patients under the supervision of a collaborating doctor using detailed questionnaires and ensures operational excellence by running reports, analyzing profitability and maintaining clinic standards. Managing multiple locations, he utilizes video conferencing and standardized checklists to verify that all procedures are completed and each site is properly maintained.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Marino founded The Marino Group and Marino Business Consulting in 2021, where he launched clinics for clients and provided specialized consulting in marketing, finance and leadership. His leadership expertise has been instrumental in guiding new ventures and supporting other entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector.

From 2020 to 2024, Mr. Marino served as an outside sales director for Cox Business in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In this executive capacity, he led sales teams to achieve significant growth targets while fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.

Between 2016 and 2020, Mr. Marino held the position of regional director of inside sales for the East Coast at Cox Business. He directed multi-state teams, implemented strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth and developed talent within the organization. Previously, from 2012 to 2016, he was the director of sales operations at Cox Business, where he optimized processes to enhance efficiency across sales channels.

Mr. Marino's earlier roles include director of customer operations at Cox Communications from 2007 to 2012 and interim vice president of customer operations from 2008 to 2009. In these positions, he managed large-scale service delivery teams and oversaw customer experience initiatives that elevated organizational standards.

As operations and technical support manager at Cox Communications from 2006 to 2007, Mr. Marino coordinated technical teams responsible for service reliability and customer satisfaction. From 2003 to 2006, he served as senior financial analyst at Cox Enterprises. His career began as strategic accounts manager at Cingular Wireless, now AT&T, from 1997 to 2003, where he managed key client relationships and contributed to business growth during a period of rapid industry change.

In addition to his primary professional roles, Mr. Marino has served for more than eighteen months as an advisory board member for PharmaLabs LLC in St. Petersburg, Florida. In this capacity, he provides strategic guidance on pharmacy operations that support his clinics' medication needs.

Among Mr. Marino's proudest achievements is his transition from corporate America into healthcare entrepreneurship at age 49. After three decades in telecommunications, culminating in executive leadership, he leveraged his skills in finance, operations and sales to establish Louisiana Medical Group and subsequent clinics. This pivotal career shift is chronicled in the documentary "Legacy Makers," produced for Inside Success TV LLC, which highlights his journey from growing up in New Orleans through navigating corporate America to building successful ventures rooted in leadership expertise.

Mr. Marino's academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge earned in 1997. He also completed additional coursework totaling 150 credit hours toward certification as a certified public accountant but chose not to pursue the examination, preferring instead a path centered on leadership rather than desk-based accounting work.

Reflecting on his career, Mr. Marino credits his work ethic to the example set by his father and embraces an entrepreneurial philosophy captured by the tagline "Always bet on yourself" from his documentary — emphasizing self-reliance, discipline and accountability. He believes that regardless of industry, age or circumstance, anyone has the power to become a business owner and effect meaningful change, and he advocates entering a field where helping people is as rewarding as the financial returns. For Mr. Marino, the true fulfillment of healthcare entrepreneurship lies not in monetary success, but in knowing he has directly transformed lives and helped extend longevity.

Civic engagement is integral to Mr. Marino's professional identity. He volunteers through clinic days focused on nutrition and weight-loss counseling for first responders beginning with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Department. Through Louisiana Medical Group, he extends discounted monthly medications to police officers, healthcare workers, firefighters and state employees, a program expanded after changes to state insurance coverage eliminated weight loss benefits for public workers.

Mr. Marino's achievements have garnered national recognition including being named one of MSN.com's Top 10 Entrepreneurs To Watch in 2026 and inclusion among The Official Top 100 Magazine's Top 100 Health & Wellness Professionals in 2025 by Redwood Media Group Inc. During his corporate tenure at Cox Communications Inc., he was honored three times as Leader of the Year alongside his two-time induction into the Winner's Circle for outstanding sales leadership.

Born in New Orleans, Mr. Marino balances his professional commitments with family life as a dedicated father who travels extensively across the United States and internationally to support his daughter's competitive dance career. He also enjoys visiting his son in college at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS and catching a football game or two each season. Looking ahead, he aims to establish a physical clinic presence in all 50 states, either through direct ownership or by launching clinics for clients through his consulting firm, continuing his commitment to expanding access to innovative healthcare solutions nationwide.

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