Grant Simmons currently serves as Director, SEO and Social Product at The Search Agency, the number one independent search firm in the USA.
Grant has over 21 years of agency experience serving industry-leading organizations such as; Paramount Studios, Countrywide Wholesale Lending, M&M/Mars, Disney, Napster, Warner Bros., UPS, SunAmerica, Young Presidents' Organization, GE Plastics, Amgen and the Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Described as an online marketing strategist, motivator, entrepreneur, idea machine, experienced bridge between marketing & technology, Grant prefers; father, sailor & innovator - though not necessarily in that order when there's a fair wind.
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