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Mike Blumenthal

GatherUp, Chief Review Officer

Widely cited as the foremost Local Search expert in North America and affectionately known among his colleagues as ‘Professor Maps’, Mike Blumenthal is the author of the industry’s most respected blog: Understanding Google Maps & Local Search. Marketers, local business owners, and companies in local search know that a visit to Blumenthal’s blog promises rich and unique insights into Local SEO news, marketing tactics, and troubleshooting.

In an effort to meet the growing need for business owner education, Blumenthal co-founded LocalU.org – a website and conference series that brings industry experts to U.S. cities for instructive, rewarding local search marketing seminars.

James Moore

Chief Revenue Officer, Simpli.fi

James Moore is Chief Revenue Officer for Simpli.fi, a programmatic advertising platform built for the scale of localization and personalization. In his role, he is responsible for driving growth of the company by leading a sales organization that works closely with the largest buyers of localized advertising, including brands, agencies and local media groups. He joins Simpli.fi with more than 20 years of sales leadership experience at some of America’s most successful sales organizations, including Airborne Express, ADP, and Careerbuilder.com.

A high energy and focused individual, Moore lives a passion driven life, and can often be found participating in sports and exercise. He is also a talented drummer and is active in the Phoenix music community. Moore holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication from Southwest Texas State University.

Lance Trueb

Social Marketing Manager, Microsoft Stores

Lance Trueb is the Social Marketing Manager for Microsoft Stores, the group at Microsoft responsible for marketing all physical and digital storefronts. The goal of his social team is to deliver engaging content, surface the voice of Microsoft customers, and to drive revenue. Previously to Microsoft, Lance was the Sr. Social Media Program Manager at REI, the nation’s largest consumer co-op. There he was the social strategist for #OptOutside, a movement awarding REI nine Lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Lance holds a BA in Communication from Vanguard University of Southern California and MA in Communication Leadership from the University of Washington. When he’s not tweeting photos of his toddler, Lance can be found cycling, running and hiking the Pacific Northwest.

Meghan Casey

Owner, Do Better Content Consulting

Meghan Casey owns Do Better Content Consulting, a content strategy consultancy that helps organizations do good with better content. She has more than 20 years experience in communications, marketing, content strategy, and stakeholder whispering. Eight of those years were at Brain Traffic, the consultancy that put content strategy on the map.

Meghan has worked with clients in most every niche and industry—startups, nonprofits, colleges and universities, government agencies, health care organizations, associations, Fortune 50 companies, you name it—to solve messy content problems and pave a path for content success.

Her book The Content Strategy Toolkit: Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right has become a go-to guide for new and seasoned content professionals alike.

Kate Kotzea

Director of Marketing Technology, Click Rain

Kate Kotzea doesn't accept the status quo, and she doesn't want her clients to either. As the Director of Marketing Technology, Kate leads the Click Rain MarTech team to develop comprehensive digital strategies for our clients. She also brings new initiatives, strategies, and procedures to our internal team.

David Whitesock

Chief Innovation Officer, Face It TOGETHER

David Whitesock is a relentless challenger of the status quo. He believes all individuals, organizations, and systems have the ability to change and pull the future to the present.

David is Face It TOGETHER’s Chief Innovation Officer. He leads the design and development of digital, data, and experience strategies behind transformational peer addiction management coaching.

David’s previous work includes radio broadcasting and journalism. He launched a web development and podcasting company in 2005. David holds master's and law degrees from the University of South Dakota and is a licensed attorney in South Dakota.

Chris Prendergast

Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, Click Rain

Chris is a Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at Click Rain. He works with Click Rain team members and clients to help find the right MarTech strategies to meet their business goals. As a respected speaker and consultant, Chris enjoys educating groups across the midwest about analytics, SEO, and marketing intelligence

Keith Bundy

Accessibility Community Consultant, SiteImprove

Keith Bundy was born totally blind. He received primarily a mainstream education and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, philosophy and religion, and a master’s degree in college student personnel work. He has worked for over 35 years in a variety of professional positions and is currently a digital accessibility consultant and trainer with Siteimprove, Inc. He enjoys public speaking, serving as a public address announcer for sports events in his community, and spending time with his wife, Peggy, and their four grown sons (and two grandchildren).

Ally Pelletier

Data Scientist, Star Tribune

Ally Pelletier joined the Star Tribune digital team as a data scientist in 2017. Her current projects include subscriber retention and acquisition, recommender systems, forecasting, and customer segmentation. Before her role at the Star Tribune, Ally worked as a senior data scientist for RProfet Consulting, working primarily in financial analytics. While attaining a master’s degree in statistics from South Dakota State University, she gained internship experience as an institutional research assistant at SDSU and as a digital analyst with Click Rain.

Sarah Bieber

Web Designer, Click Rain

Since she could hold a crayon, Sarah has been interested in art, an interest she continues to sustain at Click Rain. As a web designer, she uses her talents to create satisfying digital environments and attractive marketing materials. She also brings experience in typography, front-end development, and digital animation.