About

Your story is unique. We tell it in a way that makes you stand out.

Our Approach Is Collaborative

We approach each client engagement as a partnership, building on your strengths and subject matter expertise to amplify and refine your business across the web. You’re the expert in your business; but are you expert at maximizing your web presence? That’s where we come in.

We’ve been working with businesses to improve their web presence for over a decade. Our team members are experts in helping your brand look good, and then making sure that search engines and social media sites understand the story — the who, what, when, where, why, and how — of your business.

The better the search engines understand, the more you get found.

Eric Franzon

Founder

When you work with Smart Data WEBSITES, you will be working in close partnership with Eric Franzon. With more than 20 years in web development, Eric has directed a daily online publication and a large, detailed IT industry conference focused on commercial applications of technologies. He has worked in management, marketing, operations, logistics, education, and public-speaking roles. Eric served as an Advisory Committee representative of the World Wide Web Consortium for several years. A lifelong learner and educator, Eric has taught Semantic Web concepts, improvisational comedy, blues harmonica, early-childhood education, and gender studies. Eric lives in Missoula, MT with his wife and two children, and he travels frequently. He is a graduate of the 2022 Leadership Montana flagship program.

Kathryn Grady

Vice President, Business Development

Kathryn Grady thrives on developing win-win partnerships. She is an expert SaaS account executive, having helped major school districts like Los Angeles Unified, the Hawaii Department of Education, Washington DC Public Schools, Albuquerque Public Schools, Indianapolis Public Schools, and many more adopt education technology solutions that support their goals. An experienced development officer, Kathryn also raised millions for nonprofits while at the Hispanic College Fund and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at USC. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Missoula Children’s Theatre and has served nonprofits including Grow Safe Missoula, FIRST Lego Robotics, ChickTech, Hour of Code, and Reading to Kids. She is a cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, former SAG-AFTRA member, and credentialed by Ambitious Labs as a full stack no-code mobile app developer. She is a proud mom of two incredible kids and a native of Missoula, Montana.

Whether you're starting from scratch or just need more people to find your current site, contact us today to find out what we can do to improve your online presence.