Joe Olsen

Joe Olsen is a renowned entrepreneur, marketer, and advertising professional, recognized for his strategic, innovative, and impactful business and marketing leadership. Olsen is the current Chief Growth Officer at MediaMonks, a global digital creative, and marketing services firm. He oversees growth strategy, process, and execution across sales, marketing, and strategic partnerships, driving the company's expansion and redefining the industry. Olsen previously served as the Principal at Olsen Capital, CEO of Birdsnest, Founder of Drop Kick Ventures, wundur, Phenomblue, and Heartland Developers Network. Besides, he was a Software Engineer at Microsoft and serves on the board of directors at the Society of Digital Agencies. Olsen studied E-business, Computer Programming, and Web Technologies at Bellevue University and Metropolitan Community College and obtained a Pre-Architecture/Computer Science degree from Iowa State University. He is interested in starting and cultivating zero-to-one businesses at the intersection of technology and pop-culture. Olsen has been featured in Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, Ad Age, and Wired Magazine, among others, for his excellence and contributions to the digital marketing and advertising industry.