We met on our first day out of school, back in 2005, at a company called Yellowbook. Two new hires handed the same job: help local businesses get found. Back then, "getting found" still meant a listing in the phone book — but the ground was already shifting. Google had just opened the door to a brand-new way for customers to discover the businesses near them, and the two of us couldn't stay away from it. We took on the earliest version of pay-per-click advertising on Google, and before long we were leading every digital initiative the office had.
That was the spark. Twenty-plus years later, it still hasn't gone out.
Across our entire careers, we've never worked anywhere but this corner of the world — the place where a local business and its next customer find each other. We've watched it evolve through every chapter: print to search, search to social, and now to streaming TV and creator-driven video. Every time the technology changed, we changed with it. The tools kept moving; our obsession with how local businesses get noticed never did.
Somewhere along the way, two coworkers became something closer to family. Kris stood as Mike's best man. Mike is godfather to Kris's kids. We've celebrated the milestones, weathered the hard seasons, and built businesses side by side — because at heart we're both entrepreneurs who can't help but build.
That's also why we do this. We believe local businesses are the backbone of a community. They're the ones who sponsor the little league team, hire the neighbor's kid for their first job, and show up when it matters. When a local business thrives, the whole community feels it. Helping those owners get found, get chosen, and grow isn't just our profession — it's the thing we've cared about since day one.
Intown Ads is the agency we always wished existed: built in Atlanta, for the businesses that make Atlanta what it is, by two people who've spent their whole lives learning exactly how to get them seen.
