With an unmatched entrepreneurial spirit, Jonathan Stidd has spent the past decade helping founders live their dreams. Beginning his career in management consulting, Jon soon found his passions took him down the path of entrepreneurship to launch his own connected device company and mentor other founders through programs like General Assembly. Throughout his journey, Jon was drawn to digital marketing as it was the nexus of his interests across growth strategy, startups, and innovation. In 2017, he co-founded Ridge Growth Agency, which quickly became the leading digital marketing agency for equity crowdfunding - helping their clients raise a collective $500M+ - which was acquired by DealMaker in 2022. As CMO of DealMaker, Jon is leading with the same passion he had in building Ridge Growth, positioning the company as the capital-raising brand of the future.