Our Team
Amad Ebrahimi
Founder/CEO
Amad is the Founder and CEO at Merchant Maverick. He began his career in 2002 as an eBay Power Seller before moving on to several roles as an Internet Marketing Manager and SEO. Throughout his career, he has acquired many skills, including SEO/SEM, analytics, HTML/CSS, conversion rate optimization, and writing, which he has applied to founding and growing Merchant Maverick.
Alina Gunn
Digital Marketing Director
Alina joined Merchant Maverick as an SEO Manager in 2023. An Oregon State University graduate with experience in both agency and industry environments, Alina has spent the last eight years honing her digital marketing skills by helping large brands build strong organic presence and optimize user experience.
Erica Seppala
Editor & Senior Staff Writer
Erica has been writing about small business finance and technology since 2008. She joined Merchant Maverick in 2018 and specializes in researching and reviewing business software, financial products, and other topics to help small businesses manage and grow their operations. Her expertise has been cited in MSN, Reader's Digest, Vox, U.S. News & World Report, and Real Simple. She is a Certified ProAdvisor for QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Payroll, a graduate of Limestone University, and currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina.
Kendall Liner
Digital Content Producer
Kendall is Merchant Maverick’s Social Media Strategist. She has been with the company since 2019. Her expertise in video marketing has accumulated almost half a million views on YouTube and her engaging content has been featured on YouTube’s official blog. She graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Communications and currently lives in Albany, Oregon.
