Meet the Management Team
Dan Olson Chief Executive Officer
Dan Olson leads the strategic direction and manages all day-to-day activities at DIYSEO. As a former Vice President at Performics, the largest search engine marketing company in the United States, Dan helped create the agency’s paid search business, beginning in 2003, by overseeing client services and day-to-day operations. In that role, Dan helped grow Performics’ paid search revenue 10x while scaling up operations of the function to support its rapid growth. Dan earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
Julie Zare Director of Client Services
Julie Zare manages DIYSEO’s client engagement solutions, developing structures to build client relationships and ensure satisfaction, and she also helps oversee the company’s marketing and social media strategies. Julie previously worked in media planning and account management at Razorfish, a leading digital marketing agency, and executed cross-channel advertising campaigns that included mobile marketing, social media and video. Working closely with clients on a day-to-day basis, she focused on a range of goals from building strong brand engagement to driving off and online sales growth. Julie earned bachelor’s degrees in English and journalism from the University of Iowa.
Patrick Gavin Co-founder
Patrick Gavin serves as one of the company’s resident SEO experts and functions as an advisor for DIYSEO’s business development and marketing roadmap. Patrick has been involved in SEO since 2000. He previously co-founded Text Link Ads, which was acquired by MediaWhiz in 2006. He is involved in several online businesses, working to ensure those Web sites rank in some of the most competitive verticals on the Internet. Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Xavier University.
Andy Hagans Co-founder
Andy Hagans serves as one of the company’s resident SEO experts and functions as an advisor for the direction and usability operations of the company's 'do it yourself' SEO software product. Andy has worked in the SEO industry for more than seven years. He began his own consultancy, specializing in link building, before working with Patrick Gavin at Text Link Ads. Andy has since built and launched hundreds of sites in competitive affiliate niches and worked to help these sites secure desirable positions on the results pages of top search engines. Andy earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
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