CULTURETECHLENSAllen C. Shelton
PROVISIONAL evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)
Combined Graph record U-07492 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6306.
Allen C. Shelton is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Narratent Digital Marketing, a Chicago digital marketing and branding agency whose partnerships have included NBC Sports, BET Media Group and Universal Music Group; he leads the agency alongside CEO and co-founder Desmon Walker, a fellow Southern Illinois University graduate. WVON's roster credits him in the shortened form 'Founder & CCO.' He was named to WVON's 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026.
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Allen C. Shelton is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Narratent Digital Marketing, a Chicago digital marketing and branding agency whose partnerships have included NBC Sports, BET Media Group and Universal Music Group; he leads the agency alongside CEO and co-founder Desmon Walker, a fellow Southern Illinois University graduate. WVON's roster credits him in the shortened form 'Founder & CCO.' He was named to WVON's 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026.
Notes
GRADE BASIS: Provisional — the second source is a podcast episode description; no employer-published or news source was located. Organization edge: Narratent is not homed; founded/affiliated edges BLOCKED until homed. Photo HELD: Commons files under this name depict bluegrass musician James Allen Shelton — a namesake, rejected; no file of this Shelton located 2026-10-21.
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- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers — related to
Named to the WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers Class of 2026 as Founder & CCO, Narratent Digital Marketing.
Sources
- WVON 40 Under 40 Game Changers, 'The Class of 2026,' 40gamechangers.com/gamechangers (accessed 2026-10-21): lists Allen C. Shelton as Founder & CCO, Narratent Digital Marketing, among the 43 honorees named and pictured under the Class of 2026 heading. (primary source · build store)
- iHeart, 'More Than A Title' episode description, 'Building Brands with Vision: The Rise…' (accessed 2026-10-21): describes Narratent as a seven-figure creative/storytelling agency, Shelton as co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, and partnerships including NBC Sports, BET Media Group and Universal Music Group. (primary source · build store)
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