Rand Fishkin is cofounder and CEO of SparkToro, makers of fine audience research software, pun-filled Google Alerts alternative Alertmouse, and indie game developer Snackbar Studio. He’s dedicated his professional life to helping people do better marketing through his writing, videos, speaking, and his book, Lost and Founder. When Rand’s not working, he’s usually traveling with or cooking a fancy meal for the love of his life, bestselling author Geraldine DeRuiter.

Rand was previously the cofounder of Moz, and Inbound.org, and a co-author on The Art of SEO. He’s keynoted 200+ events around the world on marketing, technology, and startup topics. You can find him online (from most to least used): Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram, Mastodon, Twitter, Facebook, Slideshare, Quora, and Pinterest.