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Open to growth, product, digital, and AI marketing roles

I turn messy growth channels into measurable revenue.

Fortune 50-trained marketer with 16 years across paid media, product messaging, SEO/AEO, CRM, analytics, and launch execution. I have scaled a local business from $500K to $5M and built practical AI/product systems, so strategy and execution stay connected.

Enterprise rigorState Farm, regulated campaigns, 100+ agency partners
Revenue operator$500K to $5M growth with owned channel buildout
AI/product proofApps, sites, funnels, payments, and launch systems built hands-on

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Experience

Joshua Frost, growth marketing leader
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Bloomington, IL · Remote Ready
Proof across

Work That Moved the Needle

Real results from real businesses and shipped product labs. Metrics are framed as proven outcomes, live assets, or current build evidence.

Leisure Pools of Illinois
Executive Director, Marketing & Operations | 2023 - 2026
Growth

Took over a local service business with zero digital infrastructure and scaled it 10x in under 3 years through integrated digital marketing.

$500K to $5M
Revenue growth
142%
YoY lead growth
800%
Social engagement
80%
CAC reduction
  • Built complete marketing infrastructure from zero: paid media, SEO, email automation, CRM, content strategy
  • Managed all digital channels independently: Meta Ads, Google Ads, email campaigns, social content
  • Improved booking conversion 38% through funnel optimization and A/B testing
  • Achieved 800% organic social engagement growth in 90 days with content-first strategy
State Farm Insurance
Digital Marketing & Concept Analyst | 2017 - 2023
Fortune 50

Led digital marketing strategy for the nation's largest P&C insurer. Managed enterprise campaigns across 100+ agency partnerships.

40%
Performance lift in 90 days
100+
Agency partners
30%
Targeting accuracy
  • Rebuilt digital content strategy framework from scratch, driving 40% campaign performance lift in 90 days
  • Managed brand content alignment with NASCAR, NBA, NFL, PGA Tour, IMG, NCAA, MLB
  • Improved CRM segmentation and targeting accuracy 30% through audience analysis redesign
  • Built email marketing programs with workflow design, segmentation, and A/B performance testing
  • Navigated complex compliance and legal review cycles in one of the most regulated industries in the U.S.
Below Zero Media
Founder & Director of Marketing | 2026 - Present
Agency

Founded a digital marketing agency specializing in AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and SEO — helping local businesses get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, not just ranked in traditional search.

1,000+
Leads scraped
26
Cities covered
6
Active clients
AEO + SEO
Core methodology
  • AEO strategy: Optimize clients to be the recommended answer in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity through schema markup, content depth, entity building, and structured data that AI engines actually parse
  • SEO foundation: On-page SEO, local citation building, Google Business Profile management, and content marketing that ranks in traditional search while feeding AEO signals simultaneously
  • Built custom lead scraping and competitive analysis tools processing 1,000+ businesses across 26 cities; developed automated cold outreach system with personalized email campaigns
  • Built client websites (Reliable HVAC, Freeze & Fizz) and full digital presence packages with AEO-ready structure from day one
ThrottleShare
Founder & CEO | 2026 - Present | throttleshare.com ↗ · App Store ↗
Marketplace / Startup

Founded and launched a peer-to-peer rental marketplace built exclusively for powersports — motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, jet skis, pontoons, golf carts, trailers, and snowmobiles. Built the product, trust flow, mobile apps, payment rails, SEO footprint, and social distribution engine end-to-end as a solo founder.

Live
Web + iOS + Android
10 states
Expansion roadmap
120 days
Social campaign built
Stripe Live
Payments in production
  • The idea: Powersports vehicles are high-ticket, seasonal, and massively underutilized. ThrottleShare lets owners list and earn, while riders get verified local rentals without the cost of ownership — a true unlock for an industry the car-rental giants never touched.
  • The design: Clean, rider-first UX with listing flows, messaging, Stripe Connect payouts, digital waivers, pickup/return evidence, pre-trip photos, owner rules, and native mobile wrappers for iOS and Android.
  • The rollout: Deployed on Railway with production payments, iOS and Android store presence, app icon/store asset refresh, partner API pitch materials, and a phased 10-state owner-acquisition roadmap.
  • The playbook: Built a 120-day market-builder social engine around owner FOMO, renter demand, SEMA momentum, insurance-partner signal, trust mechanics, app downloads, and destination-market supply drops.
  • Built the entire product, brand, legal entity, payment infrastructure, and go-to-market plan independently — proof of full-stack founder-operator execution.
HyperPulse™
Founder / Product & GTM Builder | 2026 - Present | gethyperpulse.com ↗
Hardware + AI Workflow

Built the business, product narrative, prototype path, public site, and sport-specific GTM system for a low-profile youth-sports sensor platform designed around parent-managed athletic context and coach-useful review.

2
Prototype generations
3+
Sport workflows mapped
120 days
Public content arc planned
USPTO
Trademark filed
  • The product: Low-profile BLE athletic sensor concept for youth sports, positioned away from medical claims and toward context sharing, session review, and sport-specific development workflows.
  • The build: Feather nRF52840 Sense proof lane, Pro/Gen 2 enclosure direction, parent/coach app planning, public legal/state pages, and hardware notes kept visible as execution evidence.
  • The GTM system: Built gethyperpulse.com, youth-sports SEO/AEO framing, compliant social themes, and a 120-day public education arc around trust, privacy, metrics literacy, and sport workflows.
  • The proof boundary: Presented as in-development hardware/product work, not traction. No shipped units, paid pilots, or performance claims are implied.
Freeze & Fizz
Client Case Study | BZM Agency | 2026 · freezeandfizz.com ↗
Local Launch

Helped Freeze & Fizz roll up to events in Central IL from concept to launch: brand identity, full 16-foot trailer wrap, and digital footprint built before the first event opened its window.

0 → Live
Brand built from scratch
16 ft
Trailer wrap designed
Central IL
Event-ready positioning
3
Digital channels wired
  • Designed full brand identity from zero: logo, color system (turquoise #1FCFC4, coral #FF6F91, navy #0B2B3D), and typography for a mobile dirty soda, lemonade, and shaved ice trailer rolling up to events across Central IL
  • Spec'd and delivered a complete 16-foot trailer wrap (two 192" side panels + rear door) production-ready for vinyl printer: hero logo zones, product list panels, QR codes, and full-width branding stripe
  • Launched freezeandfizz.com with QR-to-site integration, enabling "scan to order / book us" flow directly from the trailer decal
  • Built Facebook presence and local SEO footprint to own the McLean County dirty soda / shaved ice search position pre-launch
Reliable Heating & Cooling
Client Case Study | BZM Agency | 2026
Reputation Rebuild

Complete digital rebuild for a veteran-owned HVAC company with a 3.3-star Google rating, F BBB rating, and no website. Currently in progress.

3.3 → 4.0+
Google rating goal
F → B+
BBB rating goal
0 → Live
Website built
  • Built and deployed professional website at reliablehvacnow.com from scratch in one day
  • Drafted responses to every negative review across Google, Yelp, Yahoo, and BBB
  • Created 28-day social media content calendar with 5 Instagram Reel scripts
  • Built automated GBP bot for daily review monitoring and weekly Google Posts
  • Designed review generation campaign to drive 20+ new 5-star reviews in 60 days

What the Work Shows

Built the full marketing engine behind the $500K to $5M Leisure Pools of Illinois growth story: paid media, SEO, email, social content, CRM, booking conversion, and local demand capture.

LP
Leisure Pools of Illinois
Local service growth proof

Managed enterprise digital content and campaign workflows across major sports partnerships, regulated review cycles, CRM segmentation, and 100+ agency-partner coordination.

SF
State Farm
Enterprise marketing experience

Product Builds as Marketing Proof

Flagship builds first, then the wider product bench. This is proof of execution range: market research, positioning, UX, auth, payments, analytics, compliance copy, and go-to-market shipped without hiding behind a handoff.

Flagship products are grouped first. Parked marketplaces sit at the end and are labeled honestly so the portfolio reads as operator proof, not as a claim that every experiment is the main business today.

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ThrottleShare
Peer-to-peer powersports rental marketplace
Store Live

Peer-to-peer powersports rental marketplace with web, iOS, Android, Stripe Connect payouts, messaging, waivers, pickup/return evidence, owner rules, partner materials, and a 120-day market-builder social engine.

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Bay2Course
Golf simulator-to-course data passport
iOS Live

Golf simulator-to-course data passport with screenshot import, stat review, Bag DNA, equipment locker, player-owned data export, course-prep context, and iOS App Store presence. Android/Play status stays out of the claim until a live Play listing is added.

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HyperPulse™
Pre-launch BLE athletic sensor platform for parent-managed youth sports
In Build

Pre-launch BLE athletic sensor build for youth sports: no watch, no vest, no chest strap. Current work spans Feather prototypes, Pro/Gen 2 enclosure direction, parent/coach app planning, sport workflow research, public SEO/AEO pages, compliant social themes, and trademark filing. No shipped units, paid pilots, or performance claims are implied.

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RuckMode
RidgeRoad Apple Watch Ultra field command
iOS Live

RidgeRoad flagship for loaded rucking, trail readiness, Murph prep, and Garmin-switcher workflows. Ridgerun remains the current public App Store listing while RuckMode-branded listing work continues; the separate legacy RuckMode lane has been merged into one clean field-command story.

GovernScan
AI governance scanner and evidence product
Public Site

Outside-in AI governance scanner built by Josh Frost / Below Zero Media. GovernScan checks public AI claims, shadow AI risk, vendor evidence gaps, NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act readiness framing, and customer AI questionnaire pressure. Portfolio proof: public scanner, sample reports, SEO/AEO cluster, schema, sitemap, llms context, lead capture, and Command Center tracking are live.

RateProof
Freight invoice audit & recovery product
Public Site

Freight invoice audit and recovery product built by Josh Frost / Below Zero Media. RateProof gives shippers a live intake flow for invoices and rate confirmations, turns freight overbilling into a clear recovery workflow, and connects the offer to Stripe checkout while keeping outreach and compliance governance documented. Portfolio proof: public site, intake path, checkout path, and operator-ready governance are live; analytics and credential evidence are pending verification.

Lumenly
AI photo enhancer for listings and hosts
iOS + Web

AI photo enhancer for Airbnb/VRBO hosts, marketplace sellers, and powersports listings. Web and native iOS are live; the product uses a Flask/Railway backend with Replicate and a free-to-paid usage model.

DoseGlass
Private vial math and injection record utility
Play Review

Health-adjacent utility with strict compliance boundaries: user-entered medication records, vial math, legal pages, promise-risk cleanup, supporter terms, Android wrapper, Google Play review packet, and Mac-side iOS/watchOS handoff prepared.

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SplashLens
Pool-service field workflow and technician proof
In Development

Public SplashLens brand for pool-service workflow: scan, route-ready training, parts/help context, and technician proof.

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DriftPatrol
AI regulatory & contract change monitor for legal teams
Public Site

AI-powered regulatory and contract change monitoring for law firms and compliance teams. Watches 25–100 URLs, diffs daily, delivers a Monday brief in plain English so legal teams stop reading 40-page documents to find the two paragraphs that changed. Built on Cloudflare Workers + D1, Anthropic Claude for change summarization, and SendGrid for digest delivery. Target buyers: Clio, Fastcase, Thomson Reuters, Harvey.

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GrainBrief
Ag input price intelligence for co-op purchasing managers
Public Site

Premium B2B SaaS for ag input price intelligence. Watches fertilizer, chemical, fuel, and seed signals, packages LOCK / HOLD / NEGOTIATE / INSUFFICIENT_DATA guidance, and supports a free-scorecard wedge into paid co-op accounts.

AnswerMap
LLM answer-engine visibility product
Demo Live

BZM-adjacent answer-engine product that turns AI-search visibility into a concrete reportable surface. It supports the local visibility leak repair offer while staying useful as a standalone proof asset.

RE Deal Analyzer
Real estate deal analysis SaaS
Public Site

Standalone real estate analysis product for realtors and investors, kept live as a productized proof point and potential BZM distribution wrapper alongside AnswerMap.

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AcreShare
P2P farmland rental marketplace
Parked

Farmland rental marketplace proof lane with landowner/farmer profiles, flexible lease framing, messaging, and marketplace architecture. Parked now, preserved as rural-marketplace execution evidence.

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PlowShare
P2P farm equipment rental marketplace
Parked

Farm equipment rental marketplace that cleared App Store Review on May 18, 2026. Kept as proof of store approval, trust-flow thinking, and marketplace build depth, but intentionally parked until the rural marketplace strategy reopens.

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HerdShare
P2P livestock equipment rental marketplace
Parked

Livestock and ranch equipment rental concept for squeeze chutes, portable corrals, loading chutes, scales, and trailers. Parked with the Share Suite while preserving launch, waitlist, and trust-system history.

What I Bring

Hands-on execution across every major marketing channel and platform.

Paid Media (Meta, Google, TikTok) Performance Marketing Content Strategy AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) SEO / SEM / GEO Email Marketing & Automation Social Media Management Marketing Analytics A/B Testing & CRO CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce) Brand Management Campaign Management Cross-Functional Leadership AI Tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) Shopify / WordPress Google Analytics Asana / Project Management Video & Creative Direction Copywriting P&C Insurance (48-state licensed) Python / Automation

The Short Version

I spent 13 years at State Farm learning how enterprise marketing works from the inside -- managing campaigns for a Fortune 50 brand with 100+ agency partners across every major sports league.

Then I left and built a business from $500K to $5M doing it all myself -- paid media, SEO, email, social, content, CRM. No team. No agency. Just execution.

Now I use Below Zero Media as a proof-led marketing lab focused on AI-search visibility, SEO, reputation, websites, and local lead systems. It keeps me close to the work: finding visibility leaks, proving the gap, and building the repair.

I have also built 17 product lanes across marketplaces, B2B SaaS, consumer apps, Apple Watch utilities, health-adjacent tools, and AI-search products. The point is not that every product is the main business; it is that I can move from research to positioning to UX to payments to launch without waiting on a committee.

My priority is a full-time marketing role where I can bring that builder's urgency into growth, digital, product marketing, demand generation, or AI-enabled marketing operations.

BS Marketing, University of Phoenix (4.3 GPA, completed in 11 months). P&C licensed across 48 states. Based in Bloomington, IL. Open to remote.

16+

Years in marketing

17

Product lanes built

$5M

Revenue built

48

States licensed

What I'm Looking For

Growth Marketing Manager Product Marketing Manager Digital Marketing Manager AI Marketing / Adoption Demand Generation Lead Marketing Director
Remote or Hybrid
Full-time preferred
Available immediately
Open to relocation
B2B or B2C
Startup to Enterprise

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