Surefire Local leadership

Chris Marentis

Founder & CEO

Chris is a technology entrepreneur and business leader on a mission to help small businesses leverage the power of digital transformation. As the founder and CEO of Surefire Local, he has focused the company’s efforts to build powerful marketing solutions that give small businesses cost-effective, easy-to-use tools only available to the big guys. The motivation for Surefire Local was born out of Chris’s background in a multigenerational small business home. Prior to founding Surefire Local, Chris was the CEO of Add This and held leadership positions at AOL.

Mike Pierce

Chief Revenue Officer

Mike is the ultimate motivator, having led sales organizations on every scale, from small teams to hundreds of professionals over 10+ years. As CRO at Surefire Local, Mike’s influence on the industry has been profound, helping to revolutionize the way businesses think about software and its role in their growth. Prior to joining Surefire Local, Mike was the CRO of Digital Pharmacist (acquired by K1 Investment Management) and held senior leadership positions at Main Street Hub (acquired by GoDaddy), and Austin’s original SaaS start-up ProfitFuel (acquired by Yodle).

Maureen Moran

Chief Technology Officer

Maureen is the mastermind behind the scenes who makes the impossible possible. As CTO at Surefire Local, she has been instrumental in overseeing the product development of the industry’s most powerful marketing software and spearheads the company’s innovation initiatives. Prior to joining Surefire Local, Maureen held a leadership position at CNS Partners.

Johan Gedde

Executive Vice President of Customer Success

Johan is widely considered as the people’s champion and has a passion for helping others that is unheralded. As EVP of Customer Success at Surefire Local, he has led and implemented initiatives that have resulted in world-class customer experiences for small businesses that put their faith in Surefire Local and its software. Johan is a globally experienced business leader with a track record in leading multicultural Professional Services, Customer Success, and Customer Support teams. Prior to joining Surefire Local, Johan held a leadership position at Vocus.