Kent Lewis

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Executive Director @ NextNW
Portland, OR, US
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Portland, Oregon, United States, United States
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About Kent Lewis

I’m a digital pioneer and entrepreneur who regularly speaks, is frequently quoted by industry media and writes for publications including Portland Business Journal Leadership Trust, Inc and SmartBrief. I’m Founder of pdxMindShare, Portland's premier professional networking group and online career community. Previously Chief Marketing Officer at Deksia, I was responsible for the overall strategic direction of marketing and lead generation. As President of Anvil Media, Inc., I was responsible for managing operations, marketing and sales. Under my leadership, Anvil received the following honors: Inc. 5000: Fastest growing private companies, Oregon Business Magazine 100 Best Places to Work and Portland Business Journal’s Corporate Philanthropy Award and Oregon’s Most Admired Companies.I left a Portland-area public relations agency in 1996 to start my digital marketing career. In 1997, I built and managed my first search engine marketing (SEM) team at a full-service marketing agency. I departed in 1999 to co-found the first of two agencies, Wave Rock, and emailROI in 2002. In 2006, I co-founded SEMpdx, a trade organization for SEM professionals. In 2008. I created Formic Media, an SMB-focused agency which later merged with Anvil. Although I’ve worked at 10 agencies, I did take on roles as Director of Marketing at goodguys.com, and CMO for ToneCommand. Since 2000, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Portland State University and a volunteer for SMART Reading. In 2007, I joined Entrepreneurs’ Organization. I regularly advise startups and sit on advisory boards for companies like Maury’s Hive Tea, CareSpace.AI and PacificWRO.

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Kent Lewis Work Experience Details
  • Nextnw
    Executive Director
    Nextnw
    Portland, Or, Us
  • Sempdx
    President
    Sempdx Jul 2024 - Present
    After taking a 16-year hiatus from the board, I’ve returned as President for SEMpdx. My role is to guide overall strategic direction, facilitate strategic partnerships and support the board.
  • Sempdx
    Co-Founder, Past President, Strategic Partnerships And Advisory Board Member
    Sempdx Sep 2006 - Jun 2024
    As President and co-founder of SEMpdx, I was responsible for helping create the organization's mission and vision, recruit board members and strategic partners, sponsors and support overall marketing strategies. I was also the co-creator of SearchFest in 2005, SEMpdx's annual search engine marketing conference, now known as Engage. I'm currently on the Advisory Board, helping to continue growth of membership, partnerships and sponsorships.
  • Anvil Unlimited
    Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (Cmo)
    Anvil Unlimited Jun 2023 - Present
    I provide fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) consulting services to select clients. Services include strategic marketing consulting, integrated and digital marketing strategy, competitive benchmarking and business intelligence. I also assist clients with vendor selection and management, employee development and engagement. I advise clients on thought leadership and online reputation management programs.
  • Pdxmindshare
    Founder
    Pdxmindshare Dec 2000 - Present
    Portland, Or, Us
    pdxMindShare is an online career community focused on Portland, Oregon professionals. The organization has evolved from monthly networking events to online educational webinars, podcasts and a monthly newsletter featuring area jobs and events. MindShare is best known for managing the largest LinkedIn Group in Oregon for networking and career development.
  • Business Journals Leadership Trust
    Marketing & Advertising Member Leader
    Business Journals Leadership Trust May 2020 - Present
    United States, Us
    As a Marketing & Advertising Member Leader for Business Journals Leadership Trust, I'm responsible to be a liaison between the Trust and its marketing-focused members. I organize and host monthly webinars, contribute articles and expert opinions to be featured on the website.
  • Score Mentors
    Volunteer Instructor
    Score Mentors Dec 2014 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Since 2014, I've taught an Advanced Social Media Marketing workshop quarterly for SCORE. It moved from a 3-hour in-person seminar to 2-hour virtual workshop during COVID.
  • Portland Advertising Federation
    Roundtable Member
    Portland Advertising Federation Jan 2007 - Present
    Collaborate with executives and owners of Portland-area creative agencies to help each other improve our business and put Portland on the map as a creative hub.
  • Entrepreneurial Organization (Eo)
    Eo Ignitor Advisor, Membership Committee; Former Membership & Board Member
    Entrepreneurial Organization (Eo) Jun 2007 - Present
    As a Membership Committee member, I helped identify and recruit new members to EO. I've been on the board as Membership Chair in the past and returned support the team due to my love for entrepreneurship and EO. Over the past few years, I've been responsible for recruiting nearly half of the current members.
  • Deksia
    Chief Marketing Officer (Cmo)
    Deksia Mar 2022 - May 2023
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us
    At Deksia, my primary role was to oversee marketing for both the Deksia and Anvil brands. That included integrating with sales and account services and covers both traditional (advertising, PR & events) and digital (search engine & social media) channels. My goal was to disrupt agency marketing and rethink how we connect and engage with prospective clients. To stay engaged and in touch with the digital marketing community as well as local businesses, I speak at industry events like Digital Summit, teach quarterly workshops for SCORE and am a contributing writer for SmartBrief, Business Journals, ThinkNW and SEMpdx.
  • Daily Ad Brief
    Tv Host - More 2 Know
    Daily Ad Brief May 2022 - Jan 2023
    Jacksonville, Fl, Us
    I'm hosting a new show for DailyAdBrief. “More 2 Know” examines the best practices, practical solutions to tough client problems, savvy shortcuts, and much more. Each episode features quick tips that you can apply immediately, interviews with industry leaders, and forecasts on trending topics of the day.
  • Podcast For Closers
    Co Host
    Podcast For Closers Sep 2019 - May 2022
    After five years co-hosting DadsUnplugged, I decided it was time to get back into the podcasting game. I partnered with long-time friend and professional broadcaster, Mike Chase to create Podcast for Closers. Our focus is understanding how human behavior is influenced by sales, marketing, politics and society in general.
  • Anvil Media, Inc.
    President & Founder
    Anvil Media, Inc. Oct 2000 - Mar 2022
    Portland, Or, Us
    As Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Anvil and Deksia, I'm responsible for ensuring the two agency brands are relevant, consistent and integrated via a host of traditional and digital channels. My goal is to change the way agencies market to prospective clients and generally disrupt the industry. I was formerly President and Founder of Anvil Media, Inc., (until 3.1.22) where I was responsible for ensuring the company is living its mission and vision by managing overall corporate strategy, including operations, business development, sales and marketing. Specializing in analytics, search engine and social media marketing services, Anvil is a digital agency (now part of the Deksia family) which provides measurable marketing that moves clients’ businesses forward. Under my leadership since 2000, Anvil has accumulated the following awards and recognition:• Inc. 5000: Fastest growing private companies in America• Oregon Business Magazine: 100 Best Places to Work• Portland Business Journal: Oregon’s Most Admired Companies• Portland Business Journal: Fastest Growing Private 100 Companies • Portland Business Journal: Corporate Philanthropy Awards winner • Clutch: Top Pay-per-Click and SEO Agency in America
  • Portland State University
    Adjunct Professor
    Portland State University 2000 - Feb 2022
    Portland, Or, Us
    Currently, I teach an annual Search Engine Marketing Workshop for the CEPE program as part of a digital certificate program. Since 2000, I've taught a host of courses at PSU, including eMarketing, Online Market Research and Business-to-Business Marketing courses.
  • Tonecommand
    Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (Cmo)
    Tonecommand Feb 2017 - Sep 2019
    As contract Chief Marketing Officer for ToneCommand, my role was primarily focused on advising the company on overall business strategy, product roadmap, marketing and business development. I helped develop and define a go-to-market strategy for the early-stage marketing technology platform, ToneTip, identify strategic partners and facilitate introductions to prospective clients in the Pacific Northwest region. The ToneTip technology platform is currently in beta stage and the parent company, ToneCommand, is building a team and finalizing funding.
  • Smart (Start Making A Reader Today)
    Executive Committee, Board Member And Marketing Chair
    Smart (Start Making A Reader Today) Jan 2008 - Sep 2017
    Portland, Or, Us
    As a former board member on the the Executive Committee, I was responsible for oversight of the Executive Director, overall strategic guidance and ensuring the organization is accountable for delivering to its mission. As Marketing Chair, responsibilities included providing strategic guidance to SMART's internal marketing team, hosting regular meetings and providing marketing progress reports to the Board. I'm still an active volunteer reader for the organization.
  • Dad'S Unplugged Radio
    Co-Host
    Dad'S Unplugged Radio Oct 2009 - Oct 2014
    Dads Unplugged took a “different” look at the “other side” of parenting. By dads & for dads, we weren't afraid to speak our minds, at least until we got home. Unfortunately, all five years of our weekly podcast were accidentally removed from the internet by the hosting company.
  • Formic Media, Inc.
    President And Founder
    Formic Media, Inc. Sep 2008 - Dec 2013
    Portland, Or, Us
    As President and co-founder of Formic Media, Lewis was responsible for taking the idea of an affordable search engine marketing agency servicing small & local business, from concept to reality, in less than six weeks. During its 5 year lifespan, he ensured Formic's overall mission and vision was implemented by the talented team. Lewis also supported strategic partnerships, business development and marketing for Formic. The agency grew to $1M before being merged with Anvil Media in 2014 for strategic reasons.
  • Anvil Ezine
    Editor-In-Chief
    Anvil Ezine Oct 1996 - Dec 2006
    Originally an industry trade publication for Interactive industry professionals, Anvil evolved into a lifestyle ezine dedicated to informing and entertaining readers through a variety of topical articles and related Internet media content. It is currently on suspension, but will likely reinvent itself in the future as it has in the past.
  • Eroi
    President And Co-Founder
    Eroi Nov 2002 - Dec 2003
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    Co-founder and President of email and emarketing agency based in Portland, Oregon. Originally named emailROI, it was rebranded in 2002 as eROI, as I transitioned out of the company to focus on Anvil. Responsibilities included marketing, new business, strategic partnerships, providing email and emarketing strategy to clients and account team management.
  • Yrg (Young & Roehr Group)
    Director, Internet Strategies
    Yrg (Young & Roehr Group) Sep 2001 - Apr 2002
    Responsibilities included management of Internet Strategies team, which provided search engine marketing (SEM) services. Direct responsibilities business development, sales and marketing for team as well as integration and overall operational responsibilities for full-service marketing agency.
  • Goodguys.Com
    Director Of Marketing And Business Development
    Goodguys.Com Feb 2001 - May 2001
    Responsible for developing and implementing all marketing activities, including advertising, public relations and emarketing. Also identified potential partners, structured partnerships and measured performance.
  • Wave Rock Communications
    Vice President And Co-Founder
    Wave Rock Communications Jan 1999 - Sep 2000
    Co-founded public relations and internet marketing agency. Managed Internet Strategies group, including business development, sales, marketing and operations. As member of executive team, helped grow company from 6 to 34 employees and $3.5M in revenue.
  • Kvo Advertising
    Director, Intercom Group
    Kvo Advertising Jun 1997 - Jan 1999
    Created and managed specialized group within full-service agency of online marketers specializing in SEO PR . Grew revenue from 0 to $500,000 in less than a year.
  • Vivo Media/Verse Ddg
    Marketing Manager
    Vivo Media/Verse Ddg Jun 1996 - Jun 1997
    Planned and executed all marketing activities including market research, collateral development, online promotion, advertising and media relations for Vivo Media and its Web development clients. Client's included US Bank, Tektronix, Intel and Healthsouth.
  • Insync Public Relations
    Account Executive
    Insync Public Relations Mar 1995 - Jun 1996
    Managed and supported public relations activities for high tech clients, including Traveling Software, Intel (DMTF and PCWG) and Tektronix. Took on pro bono PR for Vivo Media before transitioning to sister company as Marketing Manager.

Kent Lewis Skills

Online Marketing Sem Digital Marketing Social Media Marketing Seo Social Media Digital Strategy Integrated Marketing Web Analytics Online Advertising Ppc Email Marketing Mobile Marketing Google Adwords Content Strategy Website Development Google Analytics Facebook Conversion Optimization Seo Copywriting Online Reputation Management Search Advertising Affiliate Marketing Blog Marketing Landing Page Optimization Smo Keyword Research Website Monetization Viral Marketing Social Media Outreach Search Engine Positioning Campaign Optimization Mobile Advertising Mobile Strategy Search Engine Submission A/b Testing Msn Adcenter Affiliate Networks Website Conversion Social Media Monitoring Keyword Analysis Yahoo Search Marketing Keyword Advertising Sponsored Search Search Analytics Off Page Optimization Article Marketing Earned Media Remarketing Interactive Strategy

Kent Lewis Education Details

  • Garfield High School
    Garfield High School
  • Western Washington University
    Western Washington University
    Business: Marketing Concentration

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