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Founder and Principal

Mark Bealin is the Founder and Principal at SearchLab, which was founded in March 2017. Under his leadership, Clutch and Manifest both named SearchLab one of the top agencies in Chicago in 2018 and 2019.
Mark has been helping small and medium-sized businesses with SEO and PPC since 2007. He is an in-demand speaker and contributor at events throughout the country, sought out for his expertise in SEO, Paid Search and Analytics.
He is a board member of EO Chicago and a guest lecturer at DePaul University. Mark lives in Chicago with his wife and three children. He's a former varsity high school football coach and remains active at St. Ignatius College Prep.
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Suds & Search 131 | Jon Morris, CEO of Ramsay Innovations

September 22, 2022 Mark Bealin Best Practices, Suds and Search

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Our guest on this week’s episode of Suds & Search is Jon Morris, CEO of Ramsay Innovations.

Jon was the founder of Rise Interactive and served as the company’s CEO from 2004-2020. Jon did it all Rise. He started the company after winning $10,000 from a business school competition, scaled the business to over 250 employees, and successfully exited.

Now Jon is onto his next venture, Ramsay Innovations. He is using what he learned from his time at Rise Interactive to help other upstart agencies solve a fundamental problem, their finances.

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Suds & Search 130 | Mark Bealin, Founder and Principal of SearchLab Digital

September 15, 2022 Mark Bealin Careers, Digital Marketing, Suds and Search

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On this week’s episode of Suds & Search, the tables have turned. Greg Gifford rejoins the broadcast but not as a guest.

On this episode, Greg is going to ask the questions and Mark is going to answer them.

We’ll dive into how SearchLab got started, he’ll tell some stories about how we assembled a killer leadership team, and you’ll learn a little bit about what he does when he’s not hosting a podcast.

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Dane Saville Joins SearchLab as Director of SEO

September 14, 2022 Mark Bealin Careers

Dane Saville Joins SearchLab as Director of SEO

SearchLab has completed an extensive search for our new Director of SEO, and we are excited to announce that Dane Saville has joined our team as SearchLab’s new Director of SEO!

Dane has over a decade of digital marketing experience, holding several leadership positions before joining SearchLab. As Director of SEO, Dane will set the strategic vision for our SEO department and help shepherd the department through a period of rapid growth.

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Suds & Search 129 | Ash Nallawalla, Enterprise Senior SEO Specialist

September 8, 2022 Mark Bealin Careers, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Suds and Search

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Our guest on this week’s episode of Suds & Search is Ash Nallawalla, Enterprise Senior SEO Specialist and author of the new book Accidental SEO Manager.

Ash is a 20-year digital marketing veteran, an in-demand conference presenter, author, and blogger. Ash is a moderator at the Webmaster World forum and an active personality on social media.

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Suds & Search 126 | Paul Shapiro, Head of Technical SEO, Growth Marketing Lead at Shopify

August 18, 2022 Mark Bealin Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Suds and Search

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Our guest on this week’s episode of Suds & Search is Paul Shapiro, Head of Technical SEO, Growth Marketing Lead at Shopify.

Paul is one of the most respected SEOs in the industry. He is a “technical marketer,” an author, and a popular conference speaker. He has held senior SEO positions at numerous fortune 500 companies working to solve some of the most complex SEO issues imaginable.

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Suds & Search 124 | Amanda Jordan, Director of Digital Strategy at Rickety Roo

August 4, 2022 Mark Bealin Best Practices, Local SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Suds and Search, Uncategorized

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Our guest on this week’s episode of Suds & Search is Amanda Jordan, Director of Digital Strategy at Rickety Roo.

Amanda is one of the most popular and sought-after personalities in Local SEO. She is an in-demand conference presenter who you might’ve heard speak at Mozcon, LocalU, Whitespark Local Search Summit, The Women in Tech SEO Festival, and many other places.

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