Prior to working at Rio SEO, Joel notably spent 12 years at Google, where he led Consumer & Partner Operation teams for Geo products such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Local, and SketchUp, as well as integrations in Search and Knowledge Engine. He went on to serve for five years as the Director of Product of Local SEO and Practice Marketing at PatientPop, where he helped grow the company from $1MM to $77MM in annual recurring revenue (ARR). In 2020, Joel founded Leadferno, a SaaS company enabling businesses to create conversations that increase sales lead volume and close rate with omni-channel messaging.

Darren has been doing web development and SEO for 27 years (yes, before Google existed). He is the founder of Whitespark, local SEO software and services. He's also a local SEO educator with 36,000+ newsletter subscribers, 8,000+ YouTube subscribers, and 2,000+ email course sign-ups. He speaks at various local search conferences around the globe and is an active contributor to SEO publications.

David Mihm has spent his career helping location-oriented companies make the most of their digital presence. He’s a co-founder of Near Media and is an active contributor to the Near Memo podcast.

David Mihm has spent his career helping location-oriented companies make the most of their digital presence. He’s a co-founder of Near Media and is an active contributor to the Near Memo podcast.