The AEO voices to watch in 2026

AEO’s most influential voices every marketer should follow

The AEO voices to watch in 2026

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Every once in a while, a shift hits our industry that everyone is trying to make sense of. AEO, or Answer Engine Optimization, feels like that moment.

Similar to how search redefined how brands were found 20 years ago, answer engines are doing the same today.

Just as rarely, you find people whose perspectives genuinely help the rest of us understand what’s changing and what to do about it.

With that in mind, we’re thrilled to share Webflow’s AEO Voices to Watch in 2026.

These individuals have identified the moment, done the research, stayed on top of the details, and stepped up to share actionable insights and advice on how we can all navigate this fundamental change to how brands are discovered in the coming year.

The 2026 AEO Voices to Watch

Alex Halliday
CEO
AirOps
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Aleyda Solis
International SEO Consultant and Founder
Orainti
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Barry Schwartz
President and Owner
RustyBrick, Inc
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Chris Andrew
CEO and Cofounder
Scrunch
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Connor Gillivan
CEO and Founder
TrioSEO
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Eli Schwartz
Author
Product-led SEO
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Ethan Smith
CEO
Graphite
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Evan Bailyn
CEO
First Page Sage
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Gaetano Nino DiNardi
Growth Advisor
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Jason Barnard
CEO and Founder
Kalicube
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Kevin Indig
Growth Advisor
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Lily Ray
VP SEO Strategy & Research
Amsive
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Marcel Santilli
CEO and Founder
GrowthX
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Michael King
CEO and Founder
iPullRank
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Rand Fishkin
CEO and Cofounder
SparkToro, Alertmouse, & Snackbar Studio
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Stefan Katanic
CEO
Veza Digital
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Steve Toth
CEO
Notebook Agency
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Sydney Sloan
CMO
G2
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Last Updated
December 17, 2025
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