Kent Lewis
As Executive Director of NextNW, Lewis oversees a non-profit trade organization evangelizing the creative work and marketing professionals across the Great Northwest. In his spare time, he advises business owners on digital marketing strategies and tactics as a fractional CMO. Lewis speaks internationally, writes for industry publications like SmartBrief and Portland Business Journal and was […]
Eve Chen
Eve Chen is a growth architect, strategist, and the driving force behind some of the fastest-scaling tech companies. With nearly three decades of experience, she has led global teams, coached hundreds of founders and executives, and developed proprietary frameworks like GrowthEngine-as-a-Service, Revenue Generation Value Chain (RVC), Growth Experience (GX), and Ascending Transformation Method (ATM). Her track […]
Sean Hakes
Sean Hakes is a seasoned entrepreneur and veteran in the digital marketing and SEO industry, boasting over two decades of experience building, scaling, and successfully exiting multiple award-winning SEO agencies across the Denver area. His entrepreneurial journey includes founding and leading prominent agencies such as Jemsu (Denver SEO, Inc.), Altitude SEO, and Nuclear Networking, each […]
Steve Riegel
Steve Riegel is a Vice President, Growth Architect at Merkle, a dentsu company, where he founded and leads a team dedicated to developing growth strategies driven by data, design, and customer experience insights. Since 2022, he has delivered substantial business impact, fueling $100M+ in in-year revenue and $125M in pipeline for Merkle’s Top 25 client […]
Karl Sakas
Karl Sakas helps independent agency owners Work Less and Earn More, while rewarding their best team members. Drawing on his background in agency operations, Karl has personally advised hundreds of agencies on every inhabited continent. He is the author of four books—including Work Less, Earn More and Calm the Chaos—and hundreds of articles on agency management. When he’s not […]