Matt Kamp // Influence & Co.

Influence & Co. can help your company:

Build trust with its audience through authentic content.

Educate and engage potential customers.

Become a thought leader within its industry.

Leverage Influence & Co.’s relationships of more than 1,000 online publications.

Develop and implement a proven content strategy.

Fuel its inbound marketing efforts and generate educated leads.

We help B2B and B2C companies position key individuals within their organizations as experts and industry influencers. We focus on creating engaging content, coming from our clients, that reaches their target audiences online.

Our clients come from a variety of industries, ranging from technology to healthcare to marketing and nearly every industry in between. We work with venture-backed startups and Inc. 500 and 5000 companies, as well as enterprise brands.

Influence & Co. has been named to Forbes’ “Most Promising Companies in America” list and chosen as a Content Marketing Agency of the Year finalist by the Content Marketing Institute. We’ve expanded our offices from Columbia, Mo., to St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo., while constantly innovating our services to create the most value possible for our clients through the creation and distribution of content.

Why Influence & Co. Is Different:

We create internal influencers for your brand. We position experts and executives within your company as industry thought leaders to build influence and engage your audience.

We have more than 1,000 publication relationships, ranging from mainstream sites like Fast Company and Forbes to niche publications reaching your exact target customer.

We help you communicate with your audience on a human level to cut through the clutter and establish an authentic connection.

Do you want to work with Influence & Co. to turn your expertise into influence? We’d love to talk with you. The best way to reach out to us is by filling out a contact form at www.influenceandco.com/contact.

Chris LeBeau // Eagle Bank and Trust

Chris works for Eagle Bank and Trust of Missouri. He serves as the VP of Entrepreneur Services, a new role that has been chartered to answer, “how can a bank better serve entrepreneurs?” Every day presents an adventure and the opportunity to help build a better St. Louis.

Preceding this, Chris served as the Director of Operations for Gateway Venture Mentoring Service, connecting early-stage entrepreneurs with mentoring and startup resources to accelerate the growth of their venture. Prior to that, he served as a strategic planning consultant for health care organizations in the St. Louis and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In his free time, Chris listens to public radio, practices yoga, tutors math and scours the city for interesting places.

Susan Gerard / Gerard Marketing Group    

Susan Gerard built out Gerard Marketing Group fully in 2013 after 20 years of experience working at big-name advertising agencies and on the client side managing marketing for small businesses and start-ups. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in Graphic Arts from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She resides in St. Louis, MO with her husband and three kids. She runs her company from her home office and purposefully has built a 100% virtual team who all also do the same.