GR0 CEO Kevin Miller named CEO of the Year for performance Marketing & AI Search Integration by C-Suite Insider. Oct 19, 2026, 08:00 ET Los Angeles-Based Honor Recognizes Miller's Leadership in Building GR0 Into an Award-Winning Agency at the Forefront of AI Search LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - GR0 announced that its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Miller, has been named CEO of the Year (Performance Marketing & AI Search Integration) - Los Angeles, 2026 by C-Suite Insider, a global platform recognizing excellence in executive leadership. Before founding GR0, Miller held marketing roles at Google and Open Listings and advised early-stage startups on growth strategy. He stepped away from a role at Opendoor in 2020 to launch GR0 with longtime friend and fellow co-founder Jonathan Zacharias. In the years since, Miller has scaled the agency into a full-service marketing partner spanning GEO, SEO, paid search, email and SMS, paid social, and content, with a client roster that includes Theragun, Ritual, Pressed Juicery, Hydrow, Venus Et Fleur, and Universal Music Group. The award recognizes Miller's role in positioning GR0 at the forefront of AI search, as brands increasingly compete for visibility inside AI-generated answers rather than traditional search rankings. Under his leadership, GR0 was among the first agencies to launch a dedicated GEO practice and was recently named a Certified Agency Partner in Profound's AI visibility network. C-Suite Insider's awards program celebrates leaders driving transformative impact across industries and geographies, spotlighting executives shaping the future of their fields. About GR0: GR0 is a full-service digital marketing agency giving brands an unfair advantage through creative-driven performance marketing. Co-founded by Kevin Miller and Jon Zacharias, GR0 was one of the first agencies to launch Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and is recognized by VentureBeat as one of America's premier GEO agencies. GR0's work spans SEO, GEO, paid media, email, SMS and Creative, and content, built on a foundation of earned authority, data-driven strategy, and a relentless focus on outcomes. Learn more at GR0.com. Media Contact GR0 Agency

GR0, a Los Angeles-based digital marketing agency, is acquiring Ultimate Deployment's division to launch GR0 AI, which builds AI revenue systems for direct-to-consumer and ecommerce brands. The new company combines GR0's performance marketing expertise with Ultimate Deployment's AI agent technology to convert existing customer data into sales. In one early deployment, AI-led customer conversations were associated with over $350,000 in sales during a period when the brand generated approximately $1 million in total revenue. The system works within brands' existing infrastructure, identifying high-intent customers, personalising outreach, conducting two-way conversations across messaging channels, and measuring revenue from AI-driven interactions. GR0 AI deploys following an intensive discovery process that maps company systems and builds a centralised intelligence layer. The acquisition is expected to close this quarter, though financial terms were not disclosed.