Building audiences and revenue at scale

Senior digital marketing executive with 20+ years building high-performing teams and driving measurable business outcomes across organic, paid, and social channels — from startups to enterprise platforms serving millions.

20+
Years Experience
24
Team Members Led
$20M
Managed Annually
Vacheh Joakim

Building the future of search discovery

I specialize in transforming digital channels into powerful growth engines — whether that's organic search, paid acquisition, or social audiences built from scratch. From enterprise directories serving millions of users to SaaS platforms empowering small businesses, I've led strategies that consistently deliver year-over-year traffic and revenue growth.

Currently, I'm pioneering AI-driven search optimization strategies—preparing organizations for the evolution from traditional SEO to AEO/GEO as search becomes increasingly powered by large language models and AI experiences.

My approach combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership. I've built teams of up to 24, managed $20M in agency spend, and exited two ventures — bringing both operator rigor and entrepreneurial instinct to everything I do.

Core Expertise

  • Technical SEO
  • AEO/GEO Strategy
  • Team Leadership
  • Conversion Optimization
  • Content Strategy
  • Analytics & Attribution
  • Algorithm Recovery
  • Enterprise Scale

A track record of driving growth and leading teams

8 yrs
Thryv, Inc.
Sr. Product Manager

SEO & Growth for Consumer Sites & SaaS

Leading organic discovery strategy across flagship directories (YellowPages, SuperPages) and SaaS tools. Built and mentored a team of 19 specialists while spearheading the company's entry into AI-driven search optimization.

50% Time-on-Site Improvement AEO/GEO Strategy Team of 19 C-Suite Reporting
8 yrs
Evolutionary Business Arts
Founder & Principal

Digital Marketing Agency

Founded and scaled an SEO agency delivering organic growth strategies across SaaS, e-commerce, healthcare, and entertainment. Achieved 90%+ client retention through consistent results and strategic guidance through major algorithm updates.

90%+ Retention Multi-Industry Penalty Recovery Algorithm Testing
5 yrs
Submit Express
VP of Operations

Operations & SEO Leadership

Led a cross-functional team of 20 delivering SEO campaigns for 600+ clients generating $6M annual revenue. Built systems, processes, and culture that improved efficiency, retention, and client satisfaction.

$6M Revenue 600+ Clients Team of 20 Process Innovation

Audiences I've built and exited

Sarcasm Society

Built a digital media brand to 2M+ Facebook followers and 30K monthly site visitors through organic content and paid social. Successfully sold in 2016.

Acquired
sciencecast.org

Advised AI-powered research platform on growth strategy. Grew user base to 40K PhD students and researchers through SEO and publisher partnerships including arXiv.

Advisory

Technical expertise & tools

SEO & Analytics

  • SEMrush & Ahrefs
  • Google Search Console
  • Google Analytics (GA4)
  • Adobe Analytics
  • Screaming Frog
  • Core Web Vitals

Paid & Social

  • Google Ads
  • Facebook Ads Manager
  • SEM Strategy
  • Paid Social
  • Audience Development
  • Campaign Optimization

Emerging Tech

  • AEO/GEO Optimization
  • LLM Content Strategy
  • Entity-Based SEO
  • Prompt Engineering
  • AI-Driven Search
  • Schema Markup

Technical

  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • PHP & SQL
  • WordPress & Shopify
  • Agile/Scrum
  • JIRA & Confluence
  • Cross-functional Leadership