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Jason Patel
CEO & Co-founder
Jason is an exited founder and SEO expert who specializes in generating quality traffic and leads for businesses across all industries. He led growth at his first business, which achieved industry-leading SEO performance before acquisition in 2023.
Today, Jason advises companies ranging from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500 organizations on SEO strategy, content optimization, and sustainable revenue growth.
Jason is an outdoorsman, history dork, and Brazilian jujitsu purple belt. He's also a dog dad to a loyal and loving rat terrier named Hollie Patel. Jason strongly believes he's funnier than his wife, a belief all of his friends and family disagee with.
Lucas Jones
CTO & Co-founder
Lucas is a software engineer and technical SEO strategist who specializes in scalable digital optimization for businesses of all sizes. He led the engineering efforts at his previous company and has deep expertise in both technical implementation and strategic planning.
With a background in machine learning and data science, he is able to architect modern solutions for digital growth. AI is constantly evolving and Lucas incorporates the latest advancements into his work to ensure state of the art results.
In his free time, Lucas is an avid musician, often practicing piano, composing, or mumbling little songs to himself. He's not that great at rowing but does it a lot anyway, and is a sci-fi enthusiast.
Architect, Technophyte, Craftsman