Jason BarnardJason Barnard is the CEO of Kalicube, a software company that helps business leaders future-proof their digital search strategy. He is also an entrepreneur, author, and digital marketer who empowers business leaders to control how search engines percive and present their brand with AI-driven automation. Jason uses the pseudonym "The Brand SERP Guy" for his professional work. Author: Jason's first book, The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business, was published in January 2022. He regularly publishes articles on leading digital marketing publications such as Search Engine Journal and Search Engine Land and regularly writes for others including Wordlift, SE Ranking, SEMrush, Search Engine Watch, Searchmetrics and Trustpilot. Speaker: Major marketing conferences worldwide regularly invite Jason to speak about Brand SERP and knowledge panels, including BrightonSEO, PubCon, SMX series and YoastCon. Podcast host: Spanning 5 seasons his podcast, "Branded Search (and Beyond) with Jason Barnard" has become a weekly staple in the digital marketing community. Guests include Rand Fishkin, Cindy Krum, Andrea Volpini, Joost de Valk, Scott Duffy, Joe Pulizzi... Over 250 episodes available, and counting. The conversations are always intelligent, always interesting, and always fun! Company: He is founder and CEO at Kalicube - a groundbreaking digital marketing agency that, through the Kalicube Pro SaaS platform, helps clients optimise their Brand SERP and manage their knowledge panel. Companies founded: Jason has founded multiple companies: Kalicube in France in 2015, but also WTPL Music in France in 1991 and UpToTen in Mauritius in 2000. Backstory: Jason has over 2 decades of experience in digital marketing, starting in the year Google was incorporated with a website for kids based on the characters Boowa & Kwala that he built up to become one of the 10,000 most visited sites in the world. Before that he was a professional musician with the Punk-Folk group The Barking Dogs. And before that he studied Economics and Statistical Analysis at Liverpool John Moores University. Companies Jason has Founded: Jason Barnard has founded three companies: Kalicube in France in 2015, WTPL Music in France in 1991 and UpToTen in Mauritius in 2000. Jason was also CEO of UpToTen from 2000 to 2011, and was CEO of WTPL Music from 1991 to 1999. Education: Jason attended Prince Henry's Grammar School from 1977 to 1984, then graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 1988 with a degree in Economics and Statistical Analysis Read More Read Less