Rooted in Results. Grown Along the Grand.
Grand River SEO was built on a simple idea: businesses in this region deserve the same caliber of search strategy that enterprise brands take for granted. We're a locally grounded SEO agency based in the Grand River corridor, working with clients across industries who want to grow their organic presence without the smoke and mirrors. Our partnerships are built on transparency, long-term thinking, and a genuine investment in each client's success.
Our founding mission was to make serious SEO accessible to small and mid-sized businesses. That means honest reporting with no inflated vanity metrics, no black-hat shortcuts that put your site at risk, and a commitment to treating every client's website with the same care we'd give our own. We believe that great SEO is built slowly and deliberately, like something that grows. We're here for the long haul, and we expect you will be too.
Meet the Team
We're a small, experienced, and hands-on team. Every client works directly with the people doing the work, not a layer of account managers.
Sarah Lemke
Founder & SEO Strategist
Sarah brings over a decade of experience in technical SEO and content strategy for small and mid-sized businesses. She leads every client engagement from discovery through ongoing optimization, ensuring strategy stays grounded in data and real business goals.
Marcus Thiessen
Technical SEO Lead
Marcus specializes in site architecture, Core Web Vitals, and crawlability audits. His background in web development means he can spot technical issues that most SEO generalists miss, and work alongside dev teams to get fixes shipped fast.
Priya Nair
Content & Link Strategy
Priya leads content planning and digital PR, helping clients earn authoritative backlinks and build topical depth in their niche. She approaches every content brief with both the search engine and the human reader in mind.
Owen Bauer
Local SEO & Analytics
Owen focuses on local search visibility and reporting infrastructure. He builds the dashboards and tracking systems that give clients a clear, honest picture of how their SEO investment is performing month over month.
Let's Build Something That Lasts.
If our approach to SEO resonates with you, we'd love to start a conversation. Reach out and tell us about your business and where you want to grow. There's no pitch, no pressure, and no obligation.