Our mission
LSEO’s mission is to help businesses grow and prosper in an ever-changing digital landscape. Since its inception in 2014, that is what LSEO has been doing. It’s pretty simple, results, nothing else matters. LSEO is comprised of expert digital marketers with over 20 years of experience across a variety of channels including SEO, PPC, and Web Design & Development. We trust in our team to deliver exceptional digital campaigns that produce.
LSEO was founded by internet marketing veteran Kris Jones who is now at the helm as CEO. Kris wrote the best-selling book on SEO, “The SEO Visual Blueprint.” He’s built and scaled many businesses one of which was Pepperjam, a digital marketing company which he sold to eBay back in 2009.
LSEO works with a variety of enterprise brands across all channels of digital marketing. LSEO has won and is annually named a finalist for many US Search Awards and Search Engine Land Awards. The work that LSEO produces is second to none, but our swiss army knife is the relationships we build with our clients.
Awards & Accolades
Meet the team
Kristopher Jones
Founder
Kristopher Jones
Founder
Kris is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, best-selling author, accomplished public speaker and dedicated philanthropist. In 1999, Kris founded Pepperjam, a full-service internet marketing agency and affiliate network which was recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America three times before being sold to eBay Enterprise in 2009.
After the sale of Pepperjam, Kris founded KBJ Capital, an early stage technology angel investment fund which has raised over $35 million of funding and has a robust portfolio of 15 companies including French Girls App, LSEO.com, Yumm.com, LavCup, APPEK Mobile Apps, VigLink, Pathmapp, Highlighter.com, ReferLocal.com and more. Author of the best-selling book “Search-Engine Optimization: Your Visual Blueprint to Effective Internet Marketing”, Kris’ articles regularly appear in premium publications like Forbes, Inc. and Fast Company.
He is also a frequent keynote speaker at prestigious conferences and universities worldwide in addition to sitting on the boards of several non-profit and educational organizations. Learn more about Kris at www.krisjones.com
Steve Blackburn
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Blackburn
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Blackburn is the Chief Operating Officer at LSEO, bringing with him years of digital marketing and client services experience developed across various sectors. Steve heads our daily operations. He believes that each team member has a direct responsibility to our customers to deliver the highest quality and provide the best service possible.
Incorporating continuous improvement initiatives, Steve strives to ensure LSEO’s growth in a competitive marketplace. He makes sure our highly skilled and experienced team gets state-of-the-art tools and training. This commitment to personal and professional development enables us to work on our customers’ most challenging items.
Steve joined LSEO in 2019, bringing with him many years of digital marketing and technical expertise developed across a variety of sectors. The attention to detail, excellent rapport-building skills, and the accountability he brings to each engagement is contagious.
Outside of work, you can often find him watching or attending his favorite sporting events, traveling the country to see his favorite band, or collecting beer from around the world.
Kyle Kozie
Vice President of Search
Kyle Kozie
Vice President of Search
Kyle has obtained a Business degree with a focus in Marketing and Management from Penn State University. While interning during his time at Penn State, Kyle gained a passion for SEO and Digital Marketing and has been in the industry ever since. His primary focus has been on managing both large and small clients in the e-commerce space, which has given him the knowledge and experience to become an organic search expert. Kyle has a drive to develop strong client relationships and deliver top notch results. He does this by staying on top of industry trends and holding many digital marketing certifications. Kyle also comes with a strong technical SEO background that he can help clients deploy.
In his free time, Kyle enjoys working out with a focus on Powerlifting and Crossfit, where he competes locally and at the regional level. When he is not doing SEO or in the gym, he is doing his favorite thing in the world, playing with his Australian Shepherd, Blake.
Adam Bravyak
Corporate Financial Controller
Adam Bravyak
Corporate Financial Controller
Adam Bravyak is the Corporate Financial Controller of LSEO. He provides support to all the Executive Management through his leadership in handling all fiscal aspects of LSEO. The functional areas under his responsibility include accounting operations, treasury, and annual budget & business plan. Adam also serves as the Corporate Financial Controller to several other entities which are owned/controlled by our founder, Kris Jones.
Adam has several years of accounting and finance experience and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Temple University. Previously, Adam served as controller of Best Value Direct Services Inc., where he handled all financial operations, including accounting, budgeting, and payroll duties. Prior to that, he worked in both internal and payroll auditing for Berkshire Hathaway Guard Insurance.
In his free time, he can be found traveling the world, playing golf, hanging with his Bernese Mountain Dog/ Corgi, watching sports (Go Cowboys!), cooking, mixing/pouring drinks, or going to concerts.
Noah Mirro
SEO Manager
Noah Mirro
SEO Manager
Noah Mirro is the SEO Manager at LSEO.
Noah graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing and Management. During his time at Penn State, Noah joined the LSEO team as an intern for the Spring 2021 semester. After that semester, he came back to work with us over the summer part-time. Upon graduation that Fall, Noah joined the team permanently in January 2022 as an SEO Associate and was promoted to SEO Manager in 2024.
Noah is a huge fan of sports, with his favorite teams being the Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Penguins. When not watching sports or being with friends and family, he enjoys listening to music, playing video games or watching a movie.