SEO Spring Training Speakers and Presenters

Dan Kurtz has been a marketing mercenary for hire since 2006. He is the grower of businesses, the optimizer of processes and the slayer of bad digital marketing. His 15 year career in digital marketing includes consulting work with companies like Bing and Nielsen to grow their business through process and workflow optimization and automation.

Andrew Sterling Ainsley is a seasoned marketing strategist and product leader, specializing in AI-driven growth and digital innovation. As Fractional CMO at PropBox and Freelance Marketing Strategist, he helps businesses scale through data-driven strategies. He is also the Co-Founder of FUTR and Head of Product at ContentSprout AI, where he develops cutting-edge solutions that transform content marketing. Andrew’s expertise lies at the intersection of technology, strategy, and innovation, driving impactful results in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

With a background in software engineering, Simon is a seasoned SEO strategist and innovator, best known for his ability to demystify and leverage the complexities of SEO. As a guiding force in numerous SEO circles, he coaches in online forums and champions a hands-on, efficient approach that maximizes results with minimal fuss. With a healthy skepticism of unfounded SEO claims, Simon advocates for a learn-by-doing philosophy, encouraging experimentation and learning from mistakes in the ever-evolving search landscape.

As the CEO and Founder of Bloom, he has built a company from zero to millions in revenue, earning national recognition, including a Stevie Award in 2021 for Minority-Owned Business of the Year and a Silver Medal for Most Innovative Company Under 100 Employees. With over a decade of experience helping marketing agencies scale profitably, Chris has become a trusted advisor to agency owners looking to eliminate chaos, boost profits, and build businesses they can confidently sell. Chris is the author of four books and hosts the popular podcast Operation Agency Freedom, where he shares real-world insights and stories to inspire entrepreneurs.

With more than 20 years of experience in the digital marketing world, Jacob Kettner is thrilled to be bringing his signature dynamic flair to SEO Spring Training 2025. Jacob is the founder, owner, and CEO of First Rank, an industry-leading SEO agency located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In addition to captaining this 7-figure business, he also owns an SEO-related SaaS company and is regularly invited to speak locally, nationally, and internationally. His areas of expertise include Client SEO and Agency Scaling. Jacob is deeply committed to building up and supporting the SEO community at large. Education and mentorship are key aspects of his professional philosophy, and he looks forward to exchanging industry knowledge with you in Chandler Arizona!

I’ve been in the SEO industry since 2009, full-time since 2015, and an IT double-certified professional since 1989. Our agency has helped hundreds of clients over the last 16 years and continues to do so today. I live on the West Coast of British Columbia, in Canada. I, with Jimmy Kelley, introduced entity-based concepts focusing on advanced schema implementations to win in local and national SEO. I’m also the pioneer of concepts such as “Entity Sculpting, Fracturing, and Clustering, Schema Mirroring, Schema Cascade,” which are specific to those applications, to name a few highlights.

Lookout SEO world! After an SEO career spanning back to 2007, Charles Taylor is unleashed and on his own! Over the past decade, he has dedicated his expertise to in-house Enterprise SEO for employers such as Lexis-Nexis, Verizon, and, most recently, Fox Corporation. Charles’s consistent ability to scale effective strategies and leverage cutting-edge SEO techniques has made him many friends and a few adversaries within the halls of corporate America.

Rabih Rizk is an AI-powered entrepreneur and founder of BlogStorm.ai, MapPackSEO ToolBox, and Chicago-based RIZK AD agency. Specializing in local SEO and AI content solutions, he’s passionate about making enterprise-level digital marketing strategies accessible to businesses of all sizes. His tools and frameworks have helped companies achieve up to 425% growth in traffic through simplified, systematic SEO approaches.

Elias Livadaras is a Co-Owner and Founder at Stealth Code LTD, a pioneering software development company known for its contributions to the digital marketing and software development landscape. With over 15 years of experience in the SEO industry, Elias has dedicated his life to learning and mastering search engine optimization. He is the mastermind behind key SEO tools developed by Stealth Code, including SEO Neo, SEO Autopilot, Omega Indexer, Alpha Index Checker, and Colinkri. He is the Author of the book “The CEO You’re Becoming”.

Pete Kleinjan is the founder of Tiger29, a digital marketing agency based in Sioux Falls, SD. With a calm, plainspoken style, Pete specializes in helping small service-based businesses improve their visibility on Google Search, Google Maps, and AI platforms like ChatGPT. His approach centers on practical strategies that drive measurable results—what he calls “Real SEO. Real Results.” Drawing on his childhood on a farm, a BA in education, and years of hands-on experience, Pete is known for breaking down complex SEO concepts into clear, actionable steps for business owners. He regularly speaks and writes about how consistent optimization can lead to high-value actions, stronger customer trust, and long-term growth. When he’s not guiding clients or speaking, Pete shares insights through his SEO Power Hour, a session designed to give small business owners clarity and direction without the fluff.

Joy is the owner of the Local Search Forum, LocalU, and Sterling Sky, a Local SEO agency in Canada & the USA. She has been working in the industry since 2006, writes for publications such as Search Engine Land, and enjoys speaking regularly at marketing conferences such as MozCon, LocalU, Pubcon, SearchLove, and State of Search. You can find her on Twitter or volunteering as a Product Expert on the Google Business Profile Forum.

Bill Hartzer is a digital marketing consultant and domain name expert with over two decades of experience in SEO, domain strategy, and online brand protection. He has served as an expert witness in domain name, search marketing, and internet-related disputes, providing authoritative analysis and testimony. Bill is also a trusted advisor to businesses on digital strategy and domain security, and he regularly writes and speaks on the intersection of search, domains, and online brand protection.

Lisa has almost 3 decades of experience in SEO, Web Dev and Business. She took her “side gig” from pocket money to 7-figures in less than 5 years. Lisa has worked with clients large and small, including the NFL, Nascar, and Hertz. She founded Agency Fast Track in 2020, building programs that focus not just on skills, but also in creating profit centers with SEO, Web Design and Digital Marketing. Lisa is also known as the “sales and process guru” to the SEO community, and has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, Authority Magazine and Medium. She is a speaker, coach, author, mentor, podcaster and loves dogs, traveling, the ocean and Disney World.

Adam McChesney is a serial entrepreneur based in St. Louis, MO. Originally a medical device sales rep, he transitioned into entrepreneurship full-time in the midst of the pandemic in July 2020. Since going out on his own, Adam has leveraged his skillset of personal branding & digital marketing to grow multiple companies at this point. He is the Founder of Builders of Authority, and Co-Owner at Auto Glass Repair of STL. Formerly, Adam was the VP of Growth and Partner at Hite Digital, a digital marketing agency that Adam helped grow to a 2x INC 5000 award winner. Adam was named Hite Digital Franchise of the Year in both 2021 & 2022. After building a multiple 7-figure agency with personal branding, Adam decided to launch Builders of Authority, which offers group coaching & 1-1 consulting for entrepreneurs and businesses looking to take their personal branding to the next level. After his exit from Hite Digital, Adam restarted a highly specialized digital marketing agency, helping contractors and home service companies with website design, SEO, Google PPC, and Facebook Ads. Builders of Authority LIVE are Adam’s in person events where he brings in world-class speakers to teach and educate attendees on how to become THE authority in their industries. He is the host of the Builders of Authority Podcast, and has been a guest on over 200 podcasts himself. Adam is married to his wife Delaney, and they have 1 child, a boy named Murphy along with a dog, Georgie.

Arielle Cohen is a multi 7 figure marketing agency owner with 10+ years in marketing and business development. Arielle has helped thousands of businesses grow through effective marketing strategies and is passionate about helping others create their dream company.

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Entity Clouds Founder
Analyst at Purge Marketing
Officer of Building A Better Internet
Ontology Seo

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Aaron Gruenke is a highly successful entrepreneur who has developed his skills in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) [4] and internet marketing through success and failure over the past 15 years, becoming a leader in the Internet world with several successful e-commerce stores and other niche websites that dominate the market. He is the founder of Wildfire Marketing. Born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada where he grew up and lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1994 to 2010 before returning to Kelowna, British Columbia. in 2010.

I run an SEO/Google Ads agency, and i have sold an SEO course in the past called rank and rent for babies, and my current course for sale is google ads for babies.

I teach advanced Google Ads tactics in a way a 5-year-old could understand and implement.

Goal is more leads, at a sustainable rate, meaning without the cost per lead being out of range for the client.

Target demographic. Local home service businesses.

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