About Us

BAK First is a full-service direct response advertising agency. We’re based in Austin, TX.

We specialize in creating advertising that sells. In the past five years, we’ve been the “secret weapon” for some of the fastest growing companies in America.

And guess what? We’ve recently hired more amazing talent, so now we can offer guaranteed results to even more businesses.

Brandon Kinney

Founder: Brandon is best known as someone who never stops learning. Every marketing problem is an opportunity to challenge known assumptions. He’s smarter than he looks!

Brandon has a decade of experience in paid media, which includes an impressive portfolio of B2B Lead Generation results.

Brandon’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/austinkinney

Eli Beggs

Senior Marketing Strategist: Eli strives to deliver good work every time. He’s been in digital marketing since 2015, and has done a bit of everything along the way. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the BAK First team.

He loves travelling, eating good food, playing golf, watching NFL, and great TV (Severance, Better Call Saul, and so on)

Eli’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/elibeggs

Kyle Bergthold

Full Stack Marketer: Hi, I’m Kyle B. – A full stack marketer, copywriter, creative designer and Facebook Ads Expert.
I’m known for helping Owner.com grow from $300,000 in ARR to $5 million in ARR and a whopping $150,000,000 valuation in a year and a half as a one man marketing team primarily using Facebook Ads.

If you need more leads, demos, list subs or have something to sell online, I can help you with creatives that grab attention, copywriting that sells, funnels that convert, and Facebook Ads that get a high return.

Kyle’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kyle-bergthold

Jacob McMillen

Marketing & Sales: I held the #1 search result for “copywriter” for 3 years and have gotten clients #1 organic rankings for hyper-competitive terms like “consulting”, “ppc agency”, “A/B testing” and more.

I’ve driven 4x ROI from SEO within year #1 on a new domain and had at least seven different blog posts individually drive over $100k worth of revenue within 12 months (some for clients and some for my own brands).

I write copy, launch & grow online businesses, and help entrepreneurial writers grow and evolve their careers.

Jacob’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jacobmcmillen