About
Jenna Ahern is the Founder and CEO of Guardian Owl Digital and its AI-powered division, GO AI. She partners with leadership teams navigating scale, complexity, and transformation using disciplined digital strategy, analytics, and applied AI. A 2025 Business First Most Admired CEO honoree, Jenna has advised and supported organizations ranging from founder-led startups to nationally recognized brands including Angel’s Envy, GE, LiveAg, and the Kentucky Derby Museum. Her work has been featured by Forbes, Business Insider, and Fast Company, and recognized with a Best Data-Driven Campaign honor at the Netty Awards. Known for translating complexity into clarity, Jenna is a frequent speaker at national conferences and universities, including ESPNW, Women in Digital, Women in Tech, and the University of Louisville, where she serves as a part-time AI lecturer in the College of Business. She also hosts The GO AI Podcast, exploring how organizations responsibly integrate AI into real operating environments. Guardian Owl Digital delivers end-to-end growth architecture spanning web platforms, SEO, paid media, creative production, analytics governance, and AI-enabled marketing agents. The firm is often engaged when the stakes are high, data must be trusted, and leadership teams need a clear line of sight from strategy to execution. Before founding Guardian Owl, Jenna built her foundation inside three Google Premier Partner agencies and two of the world’s largest automotive search engines, Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book. A former Vice Captain of the Nationally ranked University of Louisville Division I field hockey team, she brings a steady, team-first leadership style shaped by competition, accountability, and long-term thinking.