Renee Girard

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Guest Speaker
@ MKE DMC
Work
Works for: 
Crate & Barrel, Crate & Kids and CB2 Brands
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Talks about:  
SEO, LLMs, Technical SEO, eCommerce
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Biography

🔎 Data-driven SEO leader with 12+ years of agency and in-house experience, specializing in eCommerce, technical SEO, and enterprise SEO operations.

🤝 Successfully transformed a large SEO team into a digital Center of Excellence, driving significant growth and operational efficiencies for Crate & Barrel Holdings, Inc. (CBH), a $3B omnichannel furniture retailer.

🤖 Proven ability to collaborate with product teams as a Product Owner, launching scalable strategies and internal tools. Advocate of product-led SEO, ethical genAI practices, and building high-performing teams.

🧀 Based out of The Good Land, Milwaukee, where the beer is cold and the cheese curds are squeaky.

Speaking Engagements:

  • OPO Podcast, eCommerce SEO (2022)
  • Brightedge, Holiday SEO (2022)
  • Botify, Enterprise SEO (2020-2021)
  • Page One Power, eCommerce SEO (2021)
  • Shine Showcase, Navigating Boys' Clubs (2021)
  • Otto Group, Enterprise SEO (2020)
  • Menomonee River Valley Marketing Circle, Intro to SEO (2019)
  • MKESearch, SEO Audits (2018)
  • Pubcon Fort Lauderdale & Austin, SEO Audits and Technical SEO (February and April 2018)
  • UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University, Mississippi State University, General Assembly Chicago, Intro to SEO (2013-2015, 2017, 2020)
  • Zeon Solutions, Content Strategy (2015)
  • WordCamp, Local SEO (2014-2015)