Agencies are facing the biggest shift in a generation. What clients want is changing, what works is changing, and the agencies that survive and thrive are the ones figuring out how to deliver. Grow Your Agency is a change survival kit: a community of 1,400+ agency owners, freelancers, marketers, and leaders trading tactics and war stories on what’s actually working right now. Each week, our Community Counselors curate the discussion topics that matter most. These are the people leading the conversation.
Chris Bolton
Founder, Grow Your Agency, Diviner, and Diviner One
Chris is the founder of Diviner Agency, a Portland-based marketing consultancy specializing in SEO, generative engine optimization, and fractional CMO services. He brings 20+ years of digital marketing experience, having previously co-founded Murmur Creative and grown it to 26 people and $3.5M in revenue. When not working he hangs out with his 12-year-old son and plays music in a band called Crater City.
Sheldon Poon
CEO & Co-founder, Drive Marketing
Sheldon is the CEO and co-founder of Drive Marketing, a Montreal-based digital marketing agency he started in 2013 with partner Vincent David. With a programming background, he and his team bridge the gap between marketing and tech — supporting marketing teams with analytics, tracking, website work, ad performance, and marketing automation.
Website · LinkedIn · View Drive Marketing on Great Work Guild
Alissa Menke
Chief Digital Strategist & Founder, Cohort Digital
Alissa is the founder and chief digital strategist of Cohort Digital, a Kansas City-area agency she launched during the pandemic with a focus on building an agile, experienced team. With over 15 years in digital marketing and advertising, she previously founded the digital marketing department at a traditional agency and earned the Topeka Ad Fed Silver Medal Award.
Website · LinkedIn · View Cohort Digital on Great Work Guild
Ross Johnson
Founder & Creative Strategist, Three Seven (formerly 3.7 Designs)
Ross is the founder of Three Seven, a B2B technology marketing agency he started in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2005. With a background in technology, psychology, and fine art, he brings nearly two decades of experience helping B2B SaaS, manufacturing, and life sciences companies generate demand and qualified leads through psychology-driven design and strategy.
Shaun Davidson
VP at Sembit · Co-founder, Zero Channel
Shaun is Vice President at Sembit, a Portland-area software development agency building iOS and Android apps, web apps, and cloud backends for clients like Microsoft, Toyota, and Providence. A full-time developer and engineering manager since 1998, he is also co-founder of Zero Channel, a platform that helps businesses optimize their visibility in AI and LLM-generated recommendations.
Veronica St. Cyr
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Stirling Brandworks
Veronica is Director of Strategic Partnerships at Stirling Brandworks, a Winchester, MA branding and digital marketing agency, where she has progressed through Senior Account Manager and Account Supervisor roles. She brings deep expertise in project operations, client relations, and brand strategy, supporting large-scale B2B website projects and campaign production with a specialization in tech.
Website · LinkedIn · View Stirling Brandworks on Great Work Guild
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