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I help people build a dope life they never thought possible

I'm Ken. These days that means sitting next to CEOs and their teams until they're known for what they think and using AI for real. Done with you, the whole way.

3 exitsFormer agency CGOPortland, Oregon
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What I do with everyone I work with

My logo is a cairn, a stack of stones hikers leave to mark the trail for whoever comes next. It's the job.

Find

I find what you've already got

The stories, the expertise, the people on your team. It's usually more than you think (it always is).

Stack

We stack it in an order that holds

Your voice written down, your team's system built in Claude, a plan you'd actually follow.

Mark

I leave a clear marker for your next step

Then I check that you took it. Kindly. Mostly.

Three ways to work with me

Not sure which one fits? That's what the call is for.

AI search and content intensive

30 days with your team, from $9,420

Your team builds a content engine in Claude that AI search cites and that builds pipeline. I'm in the trenches with you the whole time, then your team owns it.

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The Known CEO

Four one-on-one sessions, or with your leadership team

I interview you until the ideas you share in rooms of four people are published under your name (and sound like you, not a press release).

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Speaking

Keynotes, breakouts and hands-on workshops

Talks on AI search, content and the human voice AI can't fake. Your audience leaves with something they use on Monday.

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Also: founder accountability coaching and creator partnerships.

What people say after working with me

“This was incredible. Probably one of the most valuable conversations I've ever had in my business life.”Phil Symchych, CEO, The Grumpy CFO

“Ken understood my business better than I understood my business. He is a real master of his craft.”

Rob Galanakis, Cofounder, WebhookDB

“This was an illuminating experience. I walked away feeling more connected to myself and my business and excited about posting on LinkedIn, something I could never have said before working with Ken.”

Ali Dunn, Enneagram and Leadership Coach

“The way that you have approached each of the calls that we've had, it's like we've known each other for a long time... I feel like I can talk to you like I'm talking to a friend.”

Matt Sprang, Business and Executive Coach

“Besides being ridiculously talented and unbelievably capable, Ken Marshall is just a good guy. He's a true mensch.”

Cindy March, COO, ROQ.US
115%

more new organic visitors year over year for CloudTask, in four months.Search done properly compounds. AI search rewards the same work.

10+

qualified leads a week for Pritchard Industries, starting from zero.Four closed deals paid for the program several times over.

90

minutes for Matt Sprang to edit and schedule his first four posts after his workshop.The hard part was done in the room. That's what done with you means.

Sources: Wesley Burger, CloudTask, Clutch review, December 2020; Daniel Hiza, Pritchard Industries, Clutch review, October 2021, both on agency engagements I led; Matt Sprang, email to me, October 28 2026. These are those clients' results. Yours depend on your business and how much of the work your team does, and I'll tell you on our call what's realistic for you.

Talks I give

brightonSEO San DiegoINBOUND 2021GEO ConferenceDuct Tape Marketing

A bit more about me

I sold my agency, Doorbell Digital Marketing, to RevenueZen and stayed on as Chief Growth Officer. RevenueZen later sold to Onfolio. I'm building Meet Sona now.

I'm also a husband, mini Australian shepherd dad, former bjj bro and coffee junkie (3 exits, way more failures).

Some people call me Magma. Ask me why on the call.

More about me or what I'm doing now

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Things I've built

Let's talk about what's next for you

No pitch. If it's not right for you, I'll say so.

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