I'm Mahmood Khan, founder of MK2 Media LLC. After 24+ years managing paid media, analytics, and reporting across global brands and fast-growing companies, I launched MK2 Media to help brands and agencies run smarter, more efficient campaigns — across Google Ads, Meta Ads, Amazon Ads, TikTok Ads, Reddit Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Programmatic and SEO.
The name MK2 is personal. K2 — the world's second-highest mountain — is in Pakistan, where I grew up. It's long been on my bucket list to hike it one day. To me, K2 represents the kind of challenge I thrive on: steep, complex, and demanding clarity, preparation, and endurance. Performance marketing today often feels like that mountain — hard to scale, full of blind spots, and always shifting. But with the right plan, and the right person running the campaigns, you can climb it.
My approach is hands-on. I build, run, and optimize campaigns directly — from account structure and bid strategy to creative testing and reporting automation. I believe great performance marketing comes from tight feedback loops, clean data, and campaigns managed with real attention, not left on autopilot.
Outside of work, I live for an active, healthy lifestyle. I love to downhill ski, cross-country ski, bike, and mountain bike — and I'm always up for a good trail. I'm also a proud dad of two incredible adult kids: my son completed his master's in computer science and engineering, and my daughter graduated with a bachelor's in biomedical engineering.
Public Sector & Diversity Certifications
MK2 Media is a CERT Certified MBE, SBE, and ESBE serving the Twin Cities. We operate under NAICS 541810 (Advertising Agencies), NAICS 541613 (Marketing Consulting), and NAICS 541830 (Media Buying).