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ML303: Sheila Kloefkorn (President of KEO Marketing)

Sheila Kloefkorn is the Founder and President of KEO Marketing, a top B2B marketing agency that helps Fortune 1000 companies and mid-market businesses in 100+ countries scale faster by executing well-rounded, goal-oriented marketing plans.


Their team of experienced specialists includes email marketers, digital advertisers, social media managers, and copywriters, and they've won multiple accolades, including several Stevie American Business Awards for Marketing Campaign of the Year, for their outstanding work.


For 25+ years, Sheila has helped companies in many industries prosper through her work in marketing.

She began her career in the 1990s at a small marketing firm in New York City, where she assisted in its expansion into the biggest youth marketing firm globally. She takes pride in having been among the first online advertisers and witnessing the expansion of the digital marketing and advertising sector as a whole.


Sheila has also received countless honors, most recently being recognized as one of In Business Magazine Phoenix's 2022 Women of Achievement and the Phoenix Business Journal's Top 10 Business Leaders of the Year and Top 25 Dynamic Women in Business.

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