Erik Carlson

Erik Carlson has a wealth of experience in the sales industry, with a focus on digital media and advertising. Erik is currently serving as the VP Platform Sales at GroundTruth, a leading location platform that uses data and insights to drive business performance. Prior to their current role, Erik was the Platform Sales Director at GroundTruth from 2018 to 2020. Before joining GroundTruth, they worked as the National Advertising Director at YouVisit, where they created interactive, augmented, and virtual reality experiences. Erik also held the position of VP East Coast Sales at Digilant, where they pioneered programmatic technology to go beyond automated media buying. Erik has also worked as a Sales Director at RadiumOne, Sales Executive at SAY Media, Account Director at Arstechnica.com, and Account Director at SELF MAGAZINE and Travel + Leisure. Erik started their career as an Account Manager at The Atlantic.

Erik Carlson holds a BA degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.