Simms Jenkins, Founder & CEO
Simms Jenkins is the Founder and CEO of BrightWave, the leading email, eCRM and cross-channel agency. The agency made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for five consecutive years and was named the top email independent agency and “the best of the best” by The Relevancy Group.
Jenkins won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association, Marketer of the Year from the American Marketing Association and the Email Marketer of the Year at the Tech Marketing Awards.
Jenkins is the founder of EiQ: The intelligent email gathering, an annual conference focused on email performance and innovation, and the author of industry defining books “The New Inbox” and “The Truth About Email Marketing.” Prior to founding BrightWave, Simms ran CRM at Cox Interactive Media.
Random Notable Simms Fact: Simms was Student Body President in 8th grade, the Vice President in college and an intern at the White House, which ended his political aspirations.