Ben Theis

Ben has always had a passion for supporting local businesses, and Skol Marketing was started as his way of helping these hard-working independent companies. While traveling the nation as a Local Partnership Manager at Google, Ben saw firsthand just how many small businesses and nonprofits were being underserved by the digital marketing industry, with very few options catering to their needs. He came to understand that by explaining the “how” and the “why” of digital marketing, he could demystify what was otherwise an intimidating and enigmatic process for many entrepreneurs and help them grow their businesses.

In 2012, Ben left the corporate world to start Skol Marketing. With the digital marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) skills he built at Google and eventually along with a talented team of other former Google employees, Ben founded Skol Marketing with one purpose: to help the small businesses he loved grow by educating, informing, and assisting them with the daunting-but-necessary work of getting their names out online.

Now, with Skol Marketing and the support of his knowledgeable and professional team, Ben can give back to the local community by improving the web presence of small businesses so they can get the attention they need to grow and succeed. Whether he’s building websites, strategizing and implementing digital marketing campaigns through SEO, SEM, and social media, or hosting workshops to educate small business owners on all the above, Ben has turned his passion for supporting local businesses into a thriving full-time career.