Our Team
Leadership
Josh Elkin
Founder
Josh has seven years of digital marketing and entrepreneurship experience. Prior to Linkflow, he got his MBA from Kellogg. Josh loves all the learning and camaraderie that comes with running and growing a small business. He is based in Austin, TX. His most recent obsession is pickleball, and he loves to travel and play with his pup, Ollie.
Ben Yost
Founder and COO
Ben is an owner of Linkflow as well as the COO, building and overseeing our sales and marketing teams. In his free time, he loves to spend time in nature, exploring the mountains or taking dive trips around the world in some tropical paradise. Ben also loves all things music, and going to rock and roll concerts when he can.
SEO
Michelle Fayssoux
Head of SEO
Michelle is a proud Orange County, California native with many years of experience helping clients improve their organic search performance. She has supported companies spanning a wide range of industries, including tech startups, e-commerce sites, and major SaaS brands. When she’s not writing about SEO or chatting with clients, she enjoys traveling, visiting local breweries, and staying active with her two dogs.
Jess Kim
SEO Analyst
Jess is part of the SEO team at Linkflow and has consulted & led the SEO efforts for companies ranging from local businesses to enterprises across industries like manufacturing, healthcare, consumer products, crypto and more. She was born and raised in New York City, where she currently resides. In her free time, she is busy exploring every nook and cranny of Queens and discovering all the local eateries that NYC has to offer.
Nick Dyer
SEO Analyst
Nick started his SEO journey in 2017. Currently, he resides in Austin, TX. When it comes to his SEO experience, he’s worked with million dollar brands and builds his own affiliate websites in his spare time. One of his greatest passions is travel and trying new foods. He’s been to Italy, Spain, Australia, Greece and more.
Link Operations
Gretel Bubnik
Client Success & Operations Associate
Gretel brings with her 4+ years of start-up experience to Linkflow. She has worked in operations, supply chain, brand management, customer service, product development, and marketing. Gretel resides in the great midwestern city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although she loves cheese curds and beer as much as the next Wisconsinite, Gretel is a Certified Sommelier and prefers to pair her curds with a fine wine. Gretel also enjoys upholstery, gardening, traveling, and cooking.
Betsy Taube
Operations Associate
Betsy is a born writer with a nose for typos, an eye on the big picture, and an unshakable commitment to the customer. She has decades of cross-industry agency experience in content marketing, social media, and positioning. A die-hard Nor’Easter from Long Island and Philly, she lives for dogs, rock concerts, and her teenage daughter.
Alfonso Franco
Operations Associate
Alfonso is an Economist with nine years of experience in business administration in different areas including the health sector and industrial hardware wholesale stores. As a recent addition to our operations team, he brings a variety of skills related to firm management and customer relationships. A hardcore Barcelona and Patriots supporter, this history buff spends his spare time watching sports, going to music concerts, and enjoying the latest Stand Up comedy special.
Ivy Roush
Operations Associate
Ivy was born and raised in the Bay Area and now resides in Bath, UK. Ivy comes to Linkflow with two years of start-up experience working in Operations. During her free time she loves to travel, hike, meditate, and spend time with her dog, Ruby.
Our Team
Marketing and Business Development
Carlos Fossat
Business Development Associate
Carlos, who goes by Charlie, joined Linkflow as part of the Business Development team. He is an aeronautical engineer with more than five years of experience. He has been studying programming this last year, changing his horizons to software development and data analysis. Charlie is from Argentina and loves traveling around the country to find new places to climb with Linkflow’s founder, Ben Yost. A few years ago he became a chef and also enjoys cooking in his free time.
Erika Taylor
Head of Marketing
Erika brings more than 15 years of experience in marketing and business development to Linkflow. She is responsible for building the brand, including overseeing the website, email marketing, and graphic design. A native Seattle-ite, when she isn’t working, Erika enjoys hiking with her dog (even in the rain), traveling and exploring new places, and cheering on her son’s hockey team.
Kevin Gennette
Business Development Associate
Kevin started his professional life in public service, gaining the work ethic he puts forth today. Kevin will never lose an opportunity to crack a joke. He is from, and currently resides in, New Haven County, or as locals like to call it, the Pizza Capital of America. Kevin loves his two dogs and enjoys collecting sports cards, the beach, local breweries and working out.
Our Team
Outreach
Markino Byrd
Outreach Associate
Markino built his first website in 2015 on WordPress, learned SEO and implemented what he learnt to improve his website. Now, with more than 6 years of SEO knowledge, he oversees publisher outreach to find high-quality websites to help our clients achieve the best SEO results possible. He loves playing basketball and battlefield games during his free time.