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Mike Villar
Mike Villar
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Villar is a data-driven digital marketing and business intelligence executive with over a decade of experience scaling ecommerce brands and digital marketplaces. Guided by Lean principles, he has led teams in both startup environments and large-scale organizations, including a successful eight-year run as Senior Marketing Director at CarParts.com. As the co-founder and CEO of Growth Rocket, Mike brings a scientific, experiment-based approach to marketing, rooted in analytics, performance, and real-world results.
Since 2015, he has helped build Growth Rocket into a trusted digital agency, known for its strategic, test-and-learn mindset. In 2019, Mike was named a Growth Mentor at 500 Startups, a global leader in venture funding and acceleration, further validating his authority in the digital marketing space.
Mike’s expertise spans ecommerce, growth strategy, and team leadership. Outside of the data and dashboards, he’s a fan of graphic novels and comic books, finding creativity and inspiration in visual storytelling.
Today he leads Growth Rocket’s work in SEO, GEO (generative engine optimization) and AI (artificial intelligence) development, drawing on a background in product management.
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