Mike Demopoulos

Hudson, Wisconsin, United States0

I help digital agencies make hosting and partnership decisions that still hold up three years later. That means the unglamorous parts — hosting stacks, support costs, margin, and which integrations are worth building versus which ones just look good in a press release. A decade inside hosting and five years agency-side means I've sat on both ends of the same conversation, which is where most of my useful opinions come from. Today I lead partnerships for North America at hosting.com, managing 500+ VIP and enterprise accounts and holding roughly 90% success on quoted renewal, upgrade, and expansion opportunities within six months. At Codeable I identified web hosting as a strategic market beyond our WordPress base, shipped native WP Toolkit integrations into cPanel and Plesk, and cut applicant-to-approval time from about ten months to three weeks across 1,000–2,000 applications a month. At InMotion Hosting I sourced roughly 80% of the qualified M&A opportunities that ultimately closed, including six- and seven-figure deals. Before all that I spent six years on the board of Open Source Matters, the non-profit behind Joomla, leading fundraising that raised more than $1M. Holding the checkbook for an open source project changes how you think about trust, contribution, and what it actually costs to keep an ecosystem alive. I write about that alongside agency infrastructure for the Forbes Agency Council, where I lead the Web Hosting & Infrastructure Group. If you're an agency owner weighing a hosting change, a partner program, or an exit, I'm glad to talk it through — including the parts where the answer is that you shouldn't do it.

AI Fluency

Microsoft Copilot

Experience

Member & Group Leader

Forbes Agency Council

Jan 2026 — Present

• Lead the Web Hosting & Infrastructure Group within the invite-only Forbes Agency Council, convening executive discussion on hosting, infrastructure, and agency strategy. • Published 2 bylined Forbes.com articles and contributed to 18 additional Forbes Agency Council pieces on hosting, infrastructure, and agency market trends. • Selected for group leadership within the Council's invitation-only membership. • Build relationships with agency and infrastructure executives to expand industry perspective and company visibility.

Partnerships Lead, North America

hosting.com

Apr 2025 — Sep 2026 · United States

• Lead North American partnerships for hosting.com, working with digital agencies on web hosting solutions aligned to client growth needs. • Manage strategic agency relationships across the US market, connecting technical hosting requirements to commercial outcomes. • Develop partner account plans that address agency challenges, expansion opportunities, and long-term relationship health. • Add the number of agency partners managed, partner-sourced pipeline or revenue, retention results, and major partner initiatives.

Head of Partnerships

Codeable

Jun 2021 — Dec 2024

• Doubled traffic growth by launching new partners and expanding into new business sectors. • Built a partner engagement cadence through a newsletter and twice-yearly business reviews to align priorities and strengthen collaboration. • Led development and launch of native WP Toolkit integrations with Plesk and cPanel, extending reach across hosting ecosystems serving millions of WordPress sites. • Managed an affiliate program of 1,000+ partners and led its transition to the TUNE affiliate network. • Add partner-sourced revenue, traffic baseline, conversion impact, and integration adoption metrics where available.

Business Development Specialist – Product Evangelist

InMotion Hosting

Oct 2016 — Jun 2021

• Sourced roughly 80% of qualified M&A opportunities that ultimately closed, including six- and seven-figure deals. • Supported business development initiatives and M&A opportunity identification within the hosting sector. • Led BoldGrid's growth from an emerging product brand to a recognized presence in the WordPress community. • Built visibility through field marketing, speaking engagements, and partnerships with hosting companies. • Add the number of closed opportunities, total deal value where shareable, and measurable BoldGrid growth indicators.