Houston, Texas

I build tools that help
businesses get found.

Digital entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Braudway Group. I created Citation Vault to solve local SEO at scale, and Absolutely Elite to build websites that actually generate leads. Based in Houston, serving businesses worldwide.

10,000+
Businesses Served
9
Countries
2016
Founded

Background

Your professional headshot

images/andy-braudway.jpg

I spent the better part of two decades in the building materials industry. I learned how local businesses actually work — not from a marketing textbook, but from being inside them. That experience stuck with me when I made the jump into digital marketing, because I understood something most marketers don't: what a business owner's day actually looks like, and what they need to hear when the phone isn't ringing.

In 2016, I launched Absolutely Elite, a digital agency built to help service-based businesses get found online and turn that visibility into real leads. Custom website design, WordPress development, and local SEO — no templates, no gimmicks.

Running the agency, I kept hitting the same wall every local marketer knows: building citations was a nightmare. Nobody had a good solution, so I built one. That became Citation Vault — now serving more than 10,000 businesses in nine countries. We're evolving it into Citation Vault 2.0, shifting from volume to precision with entity-rich, locally relevant content that builds a business's identity in the eyes of search engines and AI.

Location
Houston, Texas
Education
University of Houston
Focus
Local SEO & Entity Building
Companies
Braudway Group

What I've built.

Each company started from solving a real problem that existing tools weren't fixing.

Founder & CEO

Citation Vault

Local citation platform serving 10,000+ businesses

The leading local citation platform, now evolving into Citation Vault 2.0 — shifting from 300 directories to 100 precision-targeted sites with entity-rich, unique, locally relevant content. Serving 10,000+ businesses across nine countries.

Local SEO SaaS Entity Building Citations
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Founder & CEO

Absolutely Elite

Boutique digital agency for service-based businesses

A boutique digital agency specializing in custom website design, WordPress development with Bricks Builder, and local SEO strategies that generate measurable leads for service-based businesses.

Web Design WordPress SEO Lead Gen
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Expertise

What I know best.

01

Local SEO

Search ranking factors, citation building, Google Business Profile optimization, and NAP consistency.

02

Entity Building

Entity-rich, locally relevant content that helps search engines and AI understand who a business is.

03

Web Development

WordPress with Bricks Builder, performance-first builds that convert visitors into leads.

04

Lead Generation

Systems for driving calls, form submissions, and new customers through organic search.

05

Digital Strategy

Brand positioning, website UX, search visibility, and conversion optimization for service businesses.

06

SaaS & Product

Built Citation Vault from scratch to 10,000+ users. Now productizing the entity-building methodology.

In the news.

Let's connect.

I'm available for partnerships, podcast appearances, speaking engagements, and consulting. If you want to talk about how Citation Vault or Absolutely Elite can help your business, I'd like to hear from you.

Speaking & Podcasts

Available for podcasts, panels, keynotes, and workshops.

  • The State of Local SEO in 2026
  • Building a SaaS from Agency Frustration
  • Entity Building: The Future of Local Search
  • Custom Web Design as a Competitive Advantage
  • Scaling a Family-Run Digital Business