Founder & CEO, SEO Inc.

Garry Grant

Garry Grant founded SEO Inc. in 1997 and has worked online since 1993. He brings that experience to the questions businesses face now: where to invest, how to adapt to AI search and what meaningful growth should look like.

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1993Online career begins, building web and e-business solutions.
1997Founds SEO Inc.
2010Creates the first college-accredited SEO & SEM course in the nation for UC San Diego.
CertifiedPersonally holds Google’s Google Ads AI-Powered Performance and Google Analytics certifications.
01 / Meet Garry

Search experience. Executive perspective.

Garry’s career spans SEO, paid search and proprietary technology, with a continuing focus on how search supports business goals.

Garry Grant, Founder & CEO, SEO Inc.
Garry GrantFounder & CEO, SEO Inc.
1993: the web, from its early years

Garry began building web and e-business solutions as companies were finding their place online, for clients including Homepage.com, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Premiere Radio Networks, Clear Channel Communications, EarthLink and Artisan Motion Pictures.

1997: SEO Inc. is founded

He founded SEO Inc. to help businesses get found online, at a time when search was still new to most companies.

Late 1990s: paid search from the start

An early adopter of pay-per-click advertising in the GoTo.com and Overture era, Garry built proprietary bid automation software to manage campaigns at scale, years before automated bidding was standard.

National recognition

Entrepreneur magazine named SEO Inc. to its Hot List in 2005, and SEO Inc. received Inc. 500 honorary recognition. Garry has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED and on MSNBC.

Travel and hospitality, hands-on

Garry worked directly with Apple Leisure Group, now part of Hyatt, setting search strategy and building custom programming with its in-house team and three outside technology vendors, across Southwest Vacations, United Vacations and Delta Vacations.

2010: search in the classroom

UC San Diego invited Garry to create SEO & SEM: The Fast Track to Search Engine Optimization and Marketing for its business program.

Web accessibility advocate

Garry has been a member of W3C groups in Accessibility, Advertising and Security for more than 15 years and is proficient with the JAWS, NVDA, Google TalkBack and Microsoft Narrator screen readers. His daughter is blind, so accessibility is personal for him. He was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the landmark Target website accessibility lawsuit, was featured on two San Diego TV news stations discussing web accessibility and served as an expert witness for Bigelow Tea on WCAG compliance. See SEO Inc.’s web accessibility services.

AI search, GEO and AI agents

Garry leads SEO Inc.’s AI search, GEO and AI agent development work for growing companies, franchise networks and ecommerce brands.

02 / Areas of focus

The decisions behind digital growth

Connect the technology to the business. Make the priorities clear. Keep the work accountable.

Executive search strategy

Setting the direction for a search program around a company’s market, business goals and competing priorities.

Complex websites

Bringing technical, content and organizational thinking together for complex websites and large search programs.

AI visibility and GEO

Evaluating how changing search experiences affect discovery and brand understanding, and how businesses should measure progress.

Multi-location SEO

Search programs for franchise networks and multi-location brands, where every location and the national brand need to rank.

Teams and technology

Connecting specialist knowledge, proprietary tools and leadership decisions to support coordinated delivery.

Questions about Garry

Get to know Garry Grant

Short answers to what clients and partners ask most.

Today

What does Garry work on now?

AI search, GEO and AI agent development at SEO Inc., plus executive search strategy for client programs.

Paid search

Why does his early PPC work matter?

He managed pay-per-click from the GoTo.com and Overture era with his own bid automation software, so he has seen every stage of automated bidding.

Education

What did he build for UC San Diego?

A college-accredited SEO and SEM course, created in 2010, the first of its kind in the nation.

Certification

Which Google certifications does he hold?

Google Ads AI-Powered Performance and Google Analytics Certification (2026). View the credential details above.

Listen

Where can I hear him talk about search?

In his published interview on The Thrivetime Show, linked below.

Beyond search

What does he do outside SEO Inc.?

A former professional touring musician, Garry builds tools for musicians through BlackRabbit Labs, including the Black Rabbit Metronome and Riff Shed.

03 / Work + perspective

An approach you can look into

Garry’s writing, interviews and the client work he leads.

AI search

AI SEO Services

Garry is the named author of SEO Inc.’s AI SEO Services page, explaining the approach to AI visibility and measurement.

Case study by Garry

Google penalty lifted

Written by Garry: SEO Inc. contacted the webmasters of all 30,000 sites linking to a national franchise and the brand was reinstated.

2x+ trafficIn 12 monthsRead the case study →
Interview

The Thrivetime Show

Hear Garry discuss search and business visibility in his published interview.

More of the work: selected case studies. Music projects: BlackRabbit Labs. Connect on LinkedIn.

Garry Grant FAQ

Facts about Garry Grant’s career and work.

Who is Garry Grant?

Garry Grant is the Founder and CEO of SEO Inc., the search marketing agency he founded in 1997. His online career began in 1993, building web and e-business solutions.

When did Garry Grant start working online?

In 1993. He built web and e-business solutions for clients including Homepage.com, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Premiere Radio Networks, Clear Channel Communications, EarthLink and Artisan Motion Pictures before founding SEO Inc. in 1997.

What certifications does SEO Inc. hold?

SEO Inc. is Google Ads AI-Powered Performance certified, and every account is managed by a certified team. SEO Inc. is also a Google Partner.

Did Garry Grant teach SEO?

Yes. In 2010 UC San Diego invited him to create SEO & SEM: The Fast Track to Search Engine Optimization and Marketing, a college-accredited course and the first of its kind in the nation.

What was Garry Grant’s role in early paid search?

He was an early adopter of pay-per-click advertising in the GoTo.com and Overture era and built proprietary bid automation software to manage campaigns at scale.

Which brands has Garry Grant worked with?

He has consulted for Amazon, Target and Walmart, and SEO Inc. has run search programs for brands including Sony, McAfee, SC Johnson, LPL Financial, IGN and Entrepreneur.com.

What does Garry Grant focus on today?

AI search, GEO and AI agent development. He is the named author of SEO Inc.’s AI SEO Services page and guides its AI SEO and content strategy.

What is Garry Grant’s background in web accessibility?

He has been a member of W3C groups in Accessibility, Advertising and Security for more than 15 years and is proficient with the JAWS, NVDA, Google TalkBack and Microsoft Narrator screen readers. He was quoted in The Wall Street Journal about the landmark Target website accessibility lawsuit and served as an expert witness for Bigelow Tea, helping mitigate its exposure on WCAG compliance.

Where has Garry Grant been featured?

In The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED and on MSNBC, on two San Diego TV news stations discussing web accessibility, and in a published interview on The Thrivetime Show.

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Bring the business challenge behind your search program and where a clearer direction could help. Prefer to talk? Call 877.736.0006.