About Michael Roane

As a Vice President and Shareholder, Michael is responsible for expanding business with existing clients, pursuing new opportunities, understanding client needs, and identifying innovative health and wellness strategies. Michael originally joined Holmes Murphy in 2015 as an Account Executive in the Des Moines office. In 2018,he took a unique opportunity to manage a 5- star safari lodge in Tanzania, Africa, before returning to Holmes Murphy’s Minnesota office in 2019.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurial Management and Marketing from Drake University. Active in the community, Michael has volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House and Wine to Water, served as a Rotary member, and sits on the advisory board of Child Loss @ Work. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, golfing and is an avid traveler, having visited 43 countries.

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Main Street Revolution presents

How Businesses Win the AI Search

with Ben Theis

AI is changing how customers search for businesses, services, products, and answers the search tools provide.

For years, businesses focused on appearing at the top of Google’s traditional search results. Today, AI Overviews, chatbots, and generative search tools are increasingly answering questions directly on the screen, often before a user ever clicks a website.

The question is no longer simply, “Does your business rank?”

The new question is, “Will AI recognize, trust, and recommend your business as the answer?”