Jon Penland
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Chief Executive Officer
Demorest, Georgia, United States
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Chief Executive OfficerKinstaSep 2025 - Current (1 year)- Chief Operating OfficerKinstaJul 2018 - Aug 2025 (7 years 2 months)As COO I step into various areas of responsibility based on what the company needs at the time. At different times this has meant focusing on finance, recruiting key executive and leadership roles, building out our operational infrastructure (IT, HR, Legal), or aligning and developing our revenue teams (Sales, Marketing, RevOps). My role is to put the right people in the right places and empower them to drive Kinsta to greater and greater heights while making sure Kinsta retains those qualities that make it such a special company for Customers and Team Members alike.
- Head of Sales and SupportKinstaJun 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 2 months)I lead the Sales and Support teams for Kinsta, a fast-growing startup in the managed WordPress hosting space. It's my job to make sure the Sales and Support teams have the tools and support they need to do their jobs. It's also my job to make sure our existing customers get the support they need and that future customers get the information they need to make a purchasing decision. Ultimately, it's my job to ensure that Kinsta works for our customers.
- Support EngineerKinstaDec 2016 - May 2017 (6 months)As a Support Engineer, I helped Kinsta customers keep their WordPress websites up and running. In a typical day, this included adjusting NGINX configuration files, editing PHP settings, reviewing logs for PHP and server errors, monitoring website performance with a variety of tools, installing SSL certificates, and troubleshooting a wide variety of WordPress website configuration issues.
- nFreelance Writer & EditornorthGAonlineApr 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years)As a freelance editor and writer I wrote and edited content on topics including WordPress, various internet technologies, lifestyle travel, and more. Some of the places my work appears include: • WPMU DEV Blog • Kinsta Blog • WhoIsHostingThis.com • HTML.com • ToolBarn.com • IntroToPumps.com • LetsRV.com I worked as an Editor for WordCandy.co and QualityNonsense. During this time I also wrote and self-published an ebook: The Future Fulltimer's Roadmap: 10 Landmarks to Lead You to Freedom.
- Account Manager | Municipal Pump ApplicationsDXP Enterprises IncApr 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 2 months)Assist Engineering Consultants in the design of water and wastewater pumping systems by serving as the local representative for a number of first-class pump manufacturing companies.
- Regional Sales ManagerPatterson Pump CompanyApr 2008 - Apr 2014 (6 years 1 month)Inside sales & application engineering responsibilities for all water, wastewater, and industrial applications in an assigned territory. Outside sales responsibilities include representative recruitment, training, and evaluation. Travel to assigned territory to meet with manufacturer's representatives, consulting engineers, and end-users. Selected to participate in parent company's (Gorman-Rupp) weeklong leadership training seminar: Pump "U", August 2012.
Education
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- MBA, Master of Business AdministrationGeorgia Southern UniversityJan 2010 - Jan 2011 (1 year 1 month)Cohort-based teamwork-oriented program. Completed fully online. Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.
- BA, Business AdministrationUniversity of Toccoa FallsJan 2000 - Jan 2004 (4 years 1 month)I earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration from a private liberal arts college in northeast Georgia.
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- IIntro to PumpsAn introduction to centrifugal pump fundamentals designed to get new entrants to the industry up and running with a basic knowledge of pump application and theory in a short amount of time.