Kevin Ryan founded the strategic consulting firm Motivity Marketing in April 2007. Ryan is known throughout the world as an interactive marketing thought leader, particularly in the search marketing arena. Today's Motivity is a group of professionals focused on thought leadership, innovation, and exacting tactical execution in a modern digital advertising agency environment.
 
Over decades in the business, Ryan formerly served as global content director for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies; VP, interactive media for the Interpublic Group agency Wahlstrom Interactive; and CEO of Kinetic Results, an Advertising Age Top 20 search-engine marketing firm. Directly feeding our marketplace intelligence, Ryan has published hundreds of articles on search and interactive marketing in industry publications such as Advertising Age, iMedia, MediaPost, ClickZ, and Search Engine Watch. Marketers everywhere universally acknowledge his insights as best in class.

His former client roster and personal case history include market-leading brands Rolex Watch USA, State Farm Insurance, Farmers Insurance, Minolta Corporation, Samsung Electronics America, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Panasonic Services, and the Hilton Hotels brands. Widely quoted and recognized as an industry expert, Ryan has appeared often in America's most trusted news outlets: ABC, CNN, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, and numerous others.

Additionally, Ryan has volunteered his time for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Microsoft Search Advisory Council, Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), and regional organizations such as The 212 Interactive Club and regional Direct Marketers Association (DMA).