Our Team

Michael Mothner is the founder and CEO of Wpromote, one of the world's leading search engine marketing firms. Wpromote was honored in both 2007 and 2008 as an Inc 500 company, with over 2,700% growth from 2003 to 2007, as well as was one of the 2008 LA Business Journal 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

An Economics and Computer Science major at Dartmouth College, Michael is a respected member of the online marketing community. He is one of four annual invitees to the Google Client Forum, is a Yahoo Ambassador, a member of ThinkLA, a regular speaker at industry events and a regularly quoted source in the search engine marketing industry. Michael was featured as "30 CEO's under 30 To Watch" in 2007 by Inc. magazine, and in 2008 Michael was the recipient of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Entretech Award for Entrepreneurial Spirit.

One of the original members of the Wpromote Team, Michael is responsible for the management of Wpromote's paid search clients. In addition to his supervisory role, Michael directly manages a select portfolio of client accounts.

Michael is known around the office for his jingoistic attitude, his artful pontification, and his downright pretentious word selection. Prior to his time at Wpromote, Michael's chief accomplishment was his fifth grade victory in a Marc Summers-hosted game show. Michael graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Government and Spanish.

Michael heads up the sales team at Wpromote and manages the company's strategic partnerships. His vast experience in search engine marketing is eclipsed only by his gift of the gab. His workplace antics are infamous around the office, but the processes that have been developed and implemented by Michael have been invaluable to the company's growth and success.

With a BA in Communication from the University of Colorado, Michael is also a board member of ThinkLA's AdZoo, an organization of young advertising industry executives. As a member of Wpromote's local basketball team, Michael was nicknamed the "Comeback Kid" by opponents, due to his never say die attitude.

As Wpromote's Senior Software Architect, Kevin is responsible for the company's suite of proprietary software tools. These programs include innovative keyword and campaign generation packages, advanced bid management software, and cutting edge web analytics and reporting modules. As elder statesman in the software engineering department, Kevin oversees the design and maintenance of database and software systems while remaining active in everyday development. Kevin is proficient in many web technologies, specializing in the open source web platform consisting of Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.

In addition to these responsibilities, Kevin was the starting point guard for Wpromote's entry in the local basketball league and has established himself as one of the premier office mini-ping-pong and foosball players. Kevin was a software engineer at Raytheon prior to joining the team at Wpromote and holds a BS in computer science from Stanford University.

After receiving a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Alison began working for Wpromote in its infant stages. As Director of the QuickList program, Alison and her crack team of "QuickListers" manage the every need of nearly 2,000 clients. In addition to running the daily operations, Alison helps shape the strategic direction of QuickList as it continues to be one of the most innovative, effective and affordable website promotion services online.

Out of all Alison's contributions, one of the most significant was the introduction of mini-ping-pong to Wpromote, given as a gift at last year's Annual Non-Denominational-Winter-Themed Gift-Swapping-Occurrence.

"Internet" -- one of Josh's nicknames around the office -- perfectly describes Josh's all-knowing, problem-solving, "Answer Guy" role at Wpromote. Drawn instantly to the challenges of keyword research as well as the precise craft of ad writing, Josh headed up the Campaign Development team as it developed into a well-oiled machine. Josh recently transitioned into a position as director of one of the newest departments at Wpromote, Viral Marketing. Josh is putting his love of social media networks and entertaining online videos to good use as he develops cutting-edge campaigns for clients looking for a new marketing tactic.

Prior to joining Wpromote, Scott was a self-taught, self-employed Internet marketer who recognized the immense potential in search engine marketing. He heads Wpromote's new Performance Marketing division. With his hand-picked team at his side, Scott and the Performance Team have grown the division into a global super affiliate, working with some of the world's most respected and successful companies and generating many millions of dollars in sales every month.

Scott's first week at Wpromote, however, is nearly infamous. In a spontaneous game of office soccer, a rogue kick sent Scott's shoe vaulting across the office and into the CEO's dog. Mere days later, many say "a message was sent" when a rogue nerf ball knocked a full bottle of water onto Scott's computer. Needless to say, today Scott keeps his laces and lids tight.

The director of Wpromote’s newest division, Aaron Kronis, hails all the way from the small town of Penetanguishene, just north of Toronto, Canada.

With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Western Ontario, and several years of work experience in the emerging field of web technology, Aaron brings a background in programming, a longtime passion for SEO, and an aggressive approach to all his endeavors. Never one to take “no” for an answer, Aaron stops nothing short of black-hat techniques to improve organic rankings for Wpromote’s SEO clients.

In addition to acting as the point person for Wpromote’s SEO clients, Aaron interfaces with the Wpromote PPC team to make sure efforts for our clients are coordinated, manages the infrastructure of Wpromote’s blog, and travels to respected industry conferences to learn more about the latest SEO techniques.

Now approaching his second year with Wpromote, Aaron looks forward to leading the SEO division into unchartered territory, as its client roster and list of achievements continues to grow exponentially.