Mike Demopoulos

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.