Alex Melen is an award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and early digital pioneer. He is the co-founder of SmartSites, a digital marketing agency that has grown from a handful of digital visionaries to a team of over four hundred full-time employees, spanning six offices worldwide.

SmartSites has been featured in AdWeek and the Inc. 5000 for numerous consecutive years as one of the fastest-growing digital agencies. SmartSites continues to be America’s top-rated digital marketing agency with a data-driven and customer-centric approach applicable to every industry.

Alex is a sought-after thought leader in the digital space, keynoting almost one-hundred conferences in the span of the last three-decades. He has also been featured in dozens of publications including Business Week’s Top 25 Entrepreneurs, Forbes, Bloomberg, NPR, and more.