An INC 5000 for seven consecutive years and a Fast 55 company , iNET Interactive, achieved 10x growth ending in a successful exit through a strategic acquisition by Penton Media. During the course of these seven years, Mr. Gold was responsible for $6.5 million in marketing-generated revenue and developed marketing systems, processes, structures and a high performance team across marketing, product, editorial and online communities that helped achieve this rapid growth. After the acquisition, Mr. Gold remained at Penton as VP of Product Marketing and business leader of an industry brand. He left Penton to form Next Leap Strategy with the purpose of helping companies, as he did with iNET Interactive, build marketing systems and teams to achieve growth.

Prior to Penton and iNET Interactive, Kevin operated a digital marketing consultancy from 2003 to 2008 focused on pay-per-click marketing, website conversion optimization, landing page development and email marketing. An author of many thought leader articles and referenced within many business publications, Kevin also served in marketing strategy, product marketing, business development, customer success and product management roles. He has an MBA from Xavier University and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Honors Scholar from Thomas More College.