# Joe Griffin

> Joe Griffin is an entrepreneur and digital marketing executive, currently CEO of Dean Garland. He co-founded ClearVoice with Jay Swansson, built it out of their agency iAcquire and led it as co-CEO through its 2019 acquisition by Fiverr. His earlier career includes Submitawebsite, iCrossing and Web.com; he left ClearVoice’s full-time leadership in October 2022.

- **Role:** CEO at Dean Garland
- **Organizations:** Dean Garland, ClearVoice, iAcquire, Submitawebsite, iCrossing, Web.com
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClearVoice and led it through its 2019 acquisition by Fiverr., Co-built Submitawebsite, acquired by Website Pros in 2007., Co-founded the bootstrapped agency iAcquire in 2009.

## Career timeline

- **1997-1998** — Co-founded Submitawebsite with his father, Joe Griffin Sr.; public accounts differ on whether the start was in 1997 or 1998.
- **2001** — Joined iCrossing; held strategy and media leadership roles.
- **2003-2004** — Returned to Submitawebsite; public accounts differ on the exact return year.
- **2007** — Website Pros acquired Submitawebsite; the announcement described 18 employees and 500 clients.
- **2009** — Co-founded iAcquire with Jay Swansson.
- **2013-2014** — ClearVoice was developed in beta before its 2014 launch.
- **2016** — ClearVoice announced a $1.1 million funding round.
- **2019** — Fiverr acquired ClearVoice; Griffin and Swansson were co-CEOs.
- **2019** — Published 99 Lessons Learned As an Internet Entrepreneur on October 2.
- **2022** — Left full-time leadership of ClearVoice in October and announced a part-time advisory role.
- **2026** — Dean Garland’s current company website identifies Griffin as CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClearVoice and led it through its 2019 acquisition by Fiverr.
- Co-built Submitawebsite, acquired by Website Pros in 2007.
- Co-founded the bootstrapped agency iAcquire in 2009.
- Published business and content marketing writing in Entrepreneur and MarketingProfs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At the research date, Dean Garland’s official website lists Griffin as CEO and presents Pulse and Casa as its in-house platforms.
- **2022-11** — Appeared on Practical Founders to discuss ClearVoice’s agency origins, financing, co-CEO arrangement and acquisition.
- **2022-10** — Announced his departure from ClearVoice’s full-time CEO role and a transition to part-time advisory board membership.

## Links

- Website: https://www.deangarland.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joegriffinjr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/joegriffin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joegriffinjr

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Last updated: 2026-10-24