# Owen Frivold

> Owen Frivold is the CEO of Cleartelligence, a modern data and AI consulting firm headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. A Stanford-educated co-founder of Hero Digital, Frivold brings 14+ years of experience shaping customer experience and digital transformation for brands like Apple, Sephora, Airbnb, and Lucid Motors. After founding Winter Sun LLC as a boutique strategy advisory, he joined Cleartelligence as President in April 2024 - when the company acquired Winter Sun - and was elevated to CEO in April 2025. He is known for turning complex data problems into actionable intelligence and driving enterprise AI readiness across financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Cleartelligence
- **Organizations:** Cleartelligence, Hero Digital, Winter Sun LLC, Icreon (Board Member), Fast Company Executive Board
- **From:** Redwood City, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American, French
- **Education:** BA in Communication and Italian, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hero Digital, growing it into a leading independent customer experience agency, Led CX strategy engagements for Apple, Sephora, Airbnb, and Lucid Motors, Founded Winter Sun LLC, which was acquired by Cleartelligence in April 2024

## Career timeline

- **2004-2008** — Studied Communication and Italian at Stanford University
- **2011** — Joined SolutionSet as Consultant/Senior Project Manager (later acquired by Epsilon)
- **2013** — Moved to Epsilon as Director (March 2013 - February 2014)
- **2014** — Co-founded Hero Digital, serving as Executive Vice President of Strategy
- **2022** — Founded Winter Sun LLC, a boutique advisory firm for business strategy and digital transformation
- **2024-04** — Joined Cleartelligence as President; Cleartelligence acquired Winter Sun
- **2024-07** — Cleartelligence (under his leadership) acquired Bardess Group, expanding solution offerings
- **2025-04** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cleartelligence

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hero Digital, growing it into a leading independent customer experience agency
- Led CX strategy engagements for Apple, Sephora, Airbnb, and Lucid Motors
- Founded Winter Sun LLC, which was acquired by Cleartelligence in April 2024
- Appointed CEO of Cleartelligence in April 2025, overseeing ~110 employees and $21M annual revenue
- Member of the Fast Company Executive Board
- Board member at Icreon, a digital engineering and product firm
- Contributed thought leadership to The Enterprisers Project and Total Retail
- Oversaw Cleartelligence's acquisition of Bardess Group in July 2024

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cleartelligence, succeeding in the top role after a year as President
- **2024-07** — Led Cleartelligence's acquisition of Bardess Group, expanding its analytics capabilities and industry expertise
- **2024-04** — Joined Cleartelligence as President; Cleartelligence acquired his firm Winter Sun LLC
- **2022-01** — Founded Winter Sun LLC, a boutique advisory firm focused on business strategy and digital transformation

## Links

- Website: https://cleartelligence.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/owenfrivold
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/of8
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cleartelligence

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Last updated: 2026-05-15