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About Anne
“The Mother of Startups”
Anne Ahola Ward was dubbed “The Mother of Startups” by CNN, she is an Entrepreneur, Futurist, and published O’Reilly author. Ward is a Silicon Valley tech industry leader who frequently speaks on the topics of privacy, technology trends and social media at conferences and on television.
She is best known for her strategic growth science capabilities as an SEO for numerous successful startups over the past decade. Ward was an early entrant into the field of search engine optimization and in 2009 co-founded leading digital marketing agency, CircleClick. Ward has worked to devise social media strategies for world-renowned enterprises as well as startups (at nearly every stage of growth). Ward was named one of Entrepreneur’s “27 Top Masters of Marketing that everyone can learn from” in 2014, and “Top 50 Inspirational Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017.” As a web developer she helped build Apple’s Distinguished Educator community, which was one of the first true influencer programs to exist. She’s also been invited to join social media influencer programs for Comedy Central, Funny or Die and the elite IBM Futurist Program. Most recently, she made computing industry history as the first woman to complete an STO under the ERC 884 standard.
Anne's Specialties
Anne has thrived in numerous areas of technology, having mastered almost every role in web development including DBA, webmaster, developer, graphic designer, and video editor. She was an early influencer in the field of search engine optimization, and currently specializes in analytics and social media.
Growth Science
SEO
Scaling Startups
Data & Analytics Management
Traffic Generation
Social Media
Podcast Appearances
- GRTiQ Podcast: 190 Anne Ahola Ward
- What’s Next for Web3?
- How Web3 is Revolutionizing AI, ChatGPT, and Social Media with Anne Ahola-Ward
- What did CES 2023 tell us? We asked Futurist Anne Ahola Ward
- Boosting Startup Growth with the Mother of Startups
- StoryShout: Destigmatizing Failure Anne Sucks at Hiding Her Thoughts
- The Index: Future Trends for Web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse
- Priv8: Episode 26 Anne Ahola Ward
- Like a BOSS: Anne Ahola Ward
- The Reset: The Sheriff of Blockchain