Volume 1 · Issue ∞
Howdy.
I’m Dan Golden.
A man of many nouns.
Marketer. Builder. Conscious Capitalist. Dad of Four. Musician. Extraordinaire.
plus a few more nouns
TheOrangeGuy
Marketer. Builder. Conscious Capitalist. Dad of Four. Musician. Extraordinaire.
I spent fifteen years building BFO with my co-founder Steve, growing a side hustle into an award-winning agency — #1 Best Place to Work, six times on the Inc. 5000 — before we sold it in 2024. These days I build things: Pandotic, an AI software company, and a portfolio of apps, content sites and a few real businesses that solve problems I’ve bumped into as a parent, a caregiver and a homeowner. Some I founded, some I invested in, some I advise, and some are finished chapters.
At my core I’m a conscious capitalist. I think the best way to prove business can be a force for good is to build things that actually help people, then run them well.
That’s the short version. The real one — the agency years, the gap years, and why I build what I build — is on the About page.
Read the full bio →I’ve been lucky to surround myself with amazing communities of humans and entrepreneurs. Friends, advisors, co-founders — all elevating humanity through business.
Everything I’ve founded, built, backed or exited — 40 ventures in five houses. The navigator sorts them by how I’m actually involved.
Live Building Exited / acquired
40 ventures · 19 live · 16 building · 5 exited
Open the Ventures navigator →Filter by house, by how I’m involved, or by type.
Featured Clients
Big stages, small stages, classrooms, zoom rooms — I love teaching and talking. These days I mostly talk about building with AI, marketing that doesn’t suck, and running a business like a human.
Dan Golden is one of the few individuals that ticks all the boxes. He is an expert in his industry, an employee-centric leader, and, more importantly, does a phenomenal job educating others on how to combine the two.
We hosted Dan for a discussion — Search marketing trends: What's now, what's new, what's next. Feedback from our members was overwhelmingly positive; his insights resulted in actionable items.
Dan inspires his audience; he builds a foundation of knowledge then takes us into the future. I always hear great feedback after his presentations.
The presenter and his content were EXCELLENT. One of the best webinars I've attended (and I've been attending A LOT of them during the pandemic!).
The stuff I’ve written, been quoted in, or appeared on. The full vault has all of it.
Before I was a “business guy” I was a touring musician — three bands, one Chicago Music Awards nomination, and a basement I still play in.