AI has added a whole new layer to marketing decisions. Website launches have always carried some SEO risk. Add in changes to search, ChatGPT, social media, and all the AI tools showing up every five minutes, and there’s a lot to figure out.
So, during Colorado Startup Week, we’re hosting two V9 sessions that tackle two pretty different marketing challenges.
On September 14, Natalie Henley will be in Denver talking about AI, SEO, GEO, and social media and how startups can make all of it work together. Then, on September 17, Natalie and Richard Lesher will host a virtual session focused specifically on protecting SEO and AI SEO visibility during a website launch or relaunch.
September 14: AI + Marketing for Smarter Growth
Are you trying to figure out what actually belongs in your organic marketing plan right now?
Maybe your competitors are showing up in ChatGPT, and you aren’t. Maybe you’re posting on social but not getting much from it. Or maybe everyone keeps telling you AI can do all of this stuff, but handing your marketing over to Claude hasn’t exactly gone according to plan.
During this interactive session, Natalie will give you an executive-level look at what organic visibility includes now and how it’s changing. We’ll talk about how to evaluate performance across channels and practical ways to use AI for content creation, competitive research, keyword analysis, and marketing efficiency without just letting AI take the wheel.
You’ll leave with a CEO-level scorecard for evaluating channel performance and a 90- to 120-day plan that connects your marketing work back to actual business growth.
The session is best for startups trying to build their own marketing or outsource it affordably. We’re aiming the content at beginner and intermediate marketing levels. Advanced marketers are absolutely welcome too, but fair warning: we’re not getting into the weeds on advanced AI automation.
A few details:
Date and time: Monday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Location: InBank RiNo, 3615 Delgany Street, 12th Floor, Denver, CO 80216
Speaker: Natalie Henley
Length: 1 hour
Parking: Carpooling or Ubering is recommended. Limited free street parking and paid garage parking are available.
This session is presented by Volume Nine and sponsored by InBank.
Register for the September 14 in-person Colorado Startup Week session.
September 17: Protecting Your SEO During a Site Launch
Launching or relaunching a website can put your SEO and AI SEO visibility at risk pretty quickly.
If you’re a startup getting ready to launch a new site, or you work for a company planning a website redo soon, Natalie Henley and Richard Lesher will spend an hour walking through what you should watch for before that new site goes live.
We’ll cover SEO and AI SEO best practices for websites in 2026, including how to prepare a website for the future of agentic search. We’ll talk about whether using AI to build websites is actually a good idea, how that works, and some of the biggest mistakes we see during website projects.
You’ll get:
A full website launch support and technical SEO checklist
The highest-priority red flags to watch for
Access to a senior-level SEO to ask your SEO questions during the session
The webinar is a fit for beginner, intermediate, and advanced audiences. Owners, developers, website agencies, marketing leaders, and SEOs are all welcome.
A few details:
Date and time: September 17 at 11:30 a.m.
Format: Virtual
Speakers: Natalie Henley and Richard Lesher
Length: 1 hour
Everyone who registers will receive the recording and slides after the session. If you attend live, you’ll also be entered into a raffle for a free Digital Marketing checkup/consultation valued at $499.
Register for the September 17 virtual webinar.
Join Us During Colorado Startup Week
Both sessions are one hour and focused on giving you practical things you can actually use in your business. After almost 20 years of helping Denver and Colorado companies with digital marketing, we’re always happy to spend time with the local business community.
Register for the September 14 in-person session, the September 17 virtual webinar, or both before Colorado Startup Week gets underway. We’d love to see you there.
