# Michael Mothner

> Michael Mothner founded Wpromote in a Dartmouth dorm room in 2001 and led its expansion from a search-engine submission service into a digital marketing agency. He moved from CEO to a board role when Andrea Bendzick became CEO in November 2024. His other ventures include ScanDigital, and he publicly introduced AVA.ai, an assistant for service businesses, in June 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and Board Member at Wpromote; Founder and CEO at AVA.ai
- **Organizations:** Wpromote, AVA.ai, ScanDigital, CouponPal
- **From:** Manhattan Beach, United States
- **Education:** Economics and Computer Science, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Built Wpromote from a dorm-room service into a digital agency over more than two decades., Recipient of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneurial Spirit Award., Recognized in Inc.’s 30 CEOs under 30 to Watch.

## Career timeline

- **Age 14** — Wrote Calendar Man software and received $15 customer checks.
- **2001** — Founded Wpromote at Dartmouth with a search-engine submission service.
- **2003** — Graduated from Dartmouth and returned to Los Angeles to grow Wpromote.
- **2004** — Michael Block, a childhood friend and Dartmouth water polo teammate, joined Wpromote.
- **2007** — Cofounded ScanDigital with Anderson Schoenrock.
- **2010-2013** — Cofounder of CouponPal, as recorded in his public professional history.
- **2017** — Wpromote’s contemporary Dartmouth profile reported 330 employees, seven offices, more than 600 clients and $50 million in annual revenue.
- **2024** — Andrea Bendzick succeeded him as Wpromote CEO in November; he continued on the board.
- **2026** — Publicly announced AVA.ai on June 2, describing a year of development.

## Achievements

- Built Wpromote from a dorm-room service into a digital agency over more than two decades.
- Recipient of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
- Recognized in Inc.’s 30 CEOs under 30 to Watch.
- Business columnist for Inc. covering search, social advertising, marketing data and related topics.
- Cofounded the analog-media digitization business ScanDigital.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — On June 2, publicly announced AVA.ai, describing a year of quiet development and a focus on service-business communication and operations.
- **2024-11** — Moved from Wpromote CEO to a board role as Andrea Bendzick became CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ava.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mothner
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mothner

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Last updated: 2026-10-23