Brandon Leibowitz is the founder of SEO Optimizers and a best-selling author specializing in SEO, digital marketing, and authority building. He has been helping small and medium-sized businesses increase traffic, leads, and sales since 2007 using practical, results-driven online marketing strategies.

A graduate of California State University, Long Beach with a degree in Business Marketing, Brandon built his expertise through hands-on experience, testing, and real-world application. He is also known for his work in guest podcasting, having appeared on 300+ shows and teaching businesses how to turn podcast interviews into sustainable growth opportunities

Ilana brings a rare blend of technical depth and strategic thinking to the world of search. With experience spanning SEO, software engineering, and technical leadership, she approaches search not just as a marketing channel, but as a complex system where technology, data, and user experience intersect.

The ability to think both like a marketer and like an engineer is becoming a major advantage. Understanding how platforms interpret signals, structure information, and deliver experiences will be key to building strategies that actually perform.

Ilana has built a reputation for tackling complex challenges with both big-picture vision and deep technical attention to detail, and we’re looking forward to hearing her perspective on how technical thinking, engineering principles, and SEO strategy can come together to drive smarter growth in an AI-influenced search ecosystem.

Itamar Blauer is the Head of Marketing and Growth for the US and UK at WhitePress. SEO trainer, speaker, author, and host of the "SEO Unplugged" podcast, sharing tips and case studies across various SEO topics. Catering to both SMEs and large enterprises within diverse B2B and B2C sectors, Itamar has a proven track record of increasing rankings with SEO that is UX-focused, data-backed, and creative.