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GR0 Co-founders on Becoming Brands’ Marketing Lifeline

Episode 6 · May 28, 2025

GR0 Co-founders on Becoming Brands’ Marketing Lifeline

Jon Zacharias & Kevin Miller

President & CEO, GR0

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About this episode

The episode explores how GR0 identified a critical gap in ecommerce marketing: brands investing heavily in paid media while overlooking organic search opportunities. The founders discuss scaling to $20 million revenue in year one with 50 employees, and how iOS 14 privacy changes validated their performance-focused SEO model. Key topics include transforming SEO into measurable revenue attribution, strategic agency acquisitions during downturns, team building around “A players,” maintaining founder alignment through structured communication, AI implementation for efficiency gains, and leadership approaches for technology adoption.