keynote.speaker.active
Speaking to 2,000+ students
ROSS PALMER
Digital Marketing Expert & Fractional CMO
expertise
Seasoned marketer, entrepreneur, and public speaker with 20+ years' experience building brands and growing revenue for start-ups, scale-ups, and mission-driven organizations. Bootstrapped a remote‑first digital agency from zero to ~$900K ARR while leading global teams, performing Fractional CMO duties, and hosting the Future Optimist podcast.
core.skills
work.history
Full‑service digital marketing, branding, web, and content studio delivering branding, UX/UI, 3D design, social media, SEO, paid & organic inbound campaigns.
agency.growth
- >Bootstrapped and scaled Aloa from a solo consultancy to a multidisciplinary remote team of 12.
- >Grew revenue to ~$900K in FY 2024.
- >Clients include: Dyania Health, Hempitecture, FlyExclusive, Volato, Neurable, GLID, Robin the Robot, Agrify, and more.
client.impact
- >Fractional CMO & agency for Dyania Health → helped raise $10M Series A.
- >Helped Hempitecture raise ~$9 million after rebrand.
- >Took Lab Society from $2M → $25M annual revenue → successful acquisition.
- >Built brands & funnels that supported two IPOs (Volato & Agrify).
- >Launched comprehensive e-learning platform for BUILD (national non-profit).
leadership.skills
- >Developed culture of continuous learning & radical candor with a global remote team.
- >Delivered keynote to 2,000 students (June 2025) on "How to Live a Good Story".
Future Optimist Podcast
Creator & Host
- >Weekly show exploring tech, sustainability & human potential.
- >Produced & hosted 230+ episodes.
- >Interviewed leading CEOs, scientists, VCs; crafted short, viral clips.
Armada Music
Content Manager & Copywriter
Amsterdam, NL
- >Sole writer for armadamusic.com, astateoftrance.com & arminvanbuuren.com.
- >Produced radio edits & CD compilations for EDM legends.
EDM.com
Founding Network Admin & Sr. A&R
Remote
- >Grew SoundCloud channels from 3K → 1M+ followers; helped launch world's largest global dance blog network.
Ross Palmer English Language Services
Founder & English Trainer
Eindhoven, NL
- >Founded independent English language training and translation consultancy serving corporate clients.
- >Trained an entire department at one of the Netherlands' largest logistics companies, Syncreon.
- >Clients included: ING, ABN Amro, Heineken, and Philips.
Regina Coeli Language Institute
English Trainer
Vught, NL
- >Youngest instructor ever; coached European executives & celebrities in business English, presentations & public speaking.
education.log
Colorado College '08
Dual B.A. English Literature & Film Studies, Cum Laude
Overland High School '04
Class valedictorian, 4.0 GPA
awards.list
Udemy Instructor
30K+ enrollments across several courses
Boettcher Scholar
2004
fun.facts
>DJ & audio engineer
>Improv performer
>Averaged <20s solving Rubik's cubes, pre‑YouTube
>Can unicycle down mountains