Brett Farmiloe

About Brett Farmiloe

Brett Farmiloe is the Founder & CEO of Featured. Featured connects subject-matter experts with top publishers and frontier AI labs. More than experts answer questions on Featured to get their insights published in articles on Fast Company, Entrepreneur.com, and 2,500+ more publishers. With 2M+ answers received, Featured is unlocking the full potential of human knowledge, one answer at a time.In 2025, Featured acquired HARO (Help a Reporter Out) to revive and evolve one of the most iconic brands in media sourcing. As a division of Featured, HARO continues its mission of connecting journalists and experts — now with modern tools, enhanced quality, and greater reach.Previously, Brett founded and ran Markitors, a digital agency for small businesses, for 10 years before a successful acquisition in 2021. More stuff.Brett\'s first company, Pursue the Passion, was a career education startup that took Brett and three friends on two cross country roadtrips to interview people about how they found passion in work. One of the biggest takeaways? That people don\'t have a meaningful outlet to share the expertise they\'ve accumulated in their lifetime.Other career highlights- Helped the actor Hugh Jackman launch a charitable coffee company (acquired by Keurig)- Published Author (sold copies.lots of them to people in Duluth, MN)- Keynote Speaker (100+ speeches from Alaska to Miami, including a TEDx)- First Mailchimp Expert west of the Mississippi - Founder of Digital Marketing company that is one of the best places to work in Arizona (Best Companies 100, Phoenix Business Journal)- Contributor to Forbes, SHRM, Thunderbird, Huffington Post, Mashable, TIME, NextWeb, Etc- Once was sponsored by a food company with unlimited supply of Hot Pockets. Proceeded to eat Hot Pockets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 30 days to bootstrap a startup. Never has ate a Hot Pocket again.Projects In Development.// Revival of the World Pillow Fight Championships

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Featured

   Jan 2022 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   Featured connects subject-matter experts with top publishers to increase their exposure and create quality, ready-to-publish Q&A content.More than experts answer questions on Featured to get their insights published in articles on Fast Company, Entrepreneur.com, and sites. With more than 1M answers received, Featured is unlocking the full potential of human knowledge, one answer at a time.In 2025, Featured acquired HARO (Help a Reporter Out), one of the most recognized brands in media sourcing. As a division of Featured, HARO is being reimagined to better serve journalists and experts through streamlined tools, modern workflows, and the same mission of connecting credible sources with the media.

Education

• University of Arizona, Eller College of Management

  BS, Accounting

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Technical Recruiting
• Wordpress
• Public Relations
• Product Marketing
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Community Building
• Product Strategy
• Market Analysis
• Twitter
• Small Business
• HR Consulting
• Product Management
• Motivational Speaking
• College Recruiting
• Public Speaking
• Internet Recruiting
• Sem
• Digital Marketing
• Marketing Automation
• Product Development
• Product Launch
• Google Adwords
• Facebook Api
• Engagement
• Book Design
• SEO
• Digital Media
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Conferences
• Social Media
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Direct Sales
• Youtube
• Management
• Mobile Devices
• Interviews
• Entrepreneurship