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1st Position Ranking Leadership Team
1st Position Ranking is led by operators, strategists, marketers, and builders focused on one thing: helping businesses dominate online through elite SEO, digital marketing, web development, conversion strategy, and scalable growth systems.
This is a performance-driven leadership team built to help serious businesses grow revenue, strengthen authority, and win attention in search engines, maps, social platforms, and AI-driven discovery.
James R. Ward
President & CEO
James R. Ward leads 1st Position Ranking with a focus on authority, growth, positioning, and measurable performance. His vision is to build one of the most respected digital marketing companies in the world.
Nickolas Szmania
Chief Technology Officer
Nickolas leads the technical vision behind 1st Position Ranking, ensuring the company’s digital infrastructure, website systems, and development execution are built for performance, scalability, and reliability.
Giordano Siton
Global Director of Sales
Giordano drives revenue strategy, sales leadership, and growth execution. He helps align services with business outcomes so clients get more than marketing activity. They get movement.
Adil Khan
Business Development Director
Adil drives strategic business development, market expansion, and high-value growth opportunities across the organization, helping strengthen the commercial engine behind the brand.
Sundas Naz
Business Development Manager
Sundas plays a key role in coordination, client development, follow-through, and execution support. She helps ensure strategy turns into movement and movement turns into results.
Adrienne Shippert
Sales Manager
Adrienne supports sales process management, client communication, and front-line opportunity flow, helping create a stronger and more responsive buyer experience.
Doc Farris
Chief Spiritual Officer
Doc Farris provides leadership support centered on integrity, culture, clarity, and values-based alignment, reinforcing the internal character behind sustainable growth.
Why Leadership Matters in Digital Marketing
Most agencies sell disconnected tactics. Very few lead outcomes. That difference shows up in weak strategy, fragmented execution, poor communication, and campaigns that never compound into real authority.
1st Position Ranking is led by a team that understands branding, infrastructure, business growth, conversion strategy, technical performance, and digital positioning. That leadership shapes how the company builds websites, executes SEO, develops content, manages campaigns, and supports long-term client growth.
Leadership Team FAQ
Who leads 1st Position Ranking?
1st Position Ranking is led by James R. Ward, President and CEO, supported by an executive team spanning technology, sales, business development, and leadership culture.
What does the leadership team do?
The leadership team guides strategy, execution, growth, technical delivery, client development, and operational direction across the company.
Why is a leadership page important?
A strong leadership page builds trust, supports entity recognition, improves SEO, and shows prospects that the company is led by real professionals rather than anonymous freelancers.
Work With a Team Built to Win
If your business is ready for stronger rankings, better positioning, and smarter growth strategy, connect with 1st Position Ranking.