Andy Crestodina

Andy Crestodina is a co-founder and the Strategic Director of Orbit Media, an award-winning 45-person digital agency in Chicago.

Over the past 20+ years, Andy has provided digital strategy to more than a thousand businesses. He is a top-rated speaker at national conferences, a writer for the biggest blogs and the host of a tiny podcast.

Andy has written hundreds of articles on content strategy, search engine optimization, social media and Analytics.

Top 10 Online Marketing Experts, Forbes • Top 50 Marketing Influencer, Entrepreneur • Top 10 Social Media Influencers, Social Media Explorer • Top 50 Content Marketers, Outbrain • Top 100 Digital Marketers, Brand24 • Top 25 B2B Influencers, IZEA • Top 10 Online Marketers, FOX • Top 25 Marketing Influencers, LiveAgent

• Mentor at 1871, the #1 incubator in the US
• Guest Lecturer, Northwestern University, Loyola University and others
• Digital Marketing Instructor, Harbour.Space University

He is also the author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.

Member of the Economic Club of Chicago (ECC) and the Illinois Technology Association (ITA). Together with the team at Orbit, Andy organizes Content Jam, Chicago's largest content marketing conference.

He's also a member of the local B Corp community. Part of that commitment to the local community can be found in Chicago Cause, the non-profit donation program than Andy help create. Currently in its seventh year, total donations of digital marketing services exceed $600,000.