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Nicolas Straut

Content and growth marketing leader. Ten years growing B2B fintech software companies through content: editorial, SEO, AEO, social and customer storytelling. I also build the AI systems that let small teams produce it at scale, because the constraint on content has never been ideas, it is production capacity.

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The short version

100K+
Monthly organic sessions at Airwallex, up from 11K
2nd
Category share of voice, up from 19th
397%
Organic traffic growth at North One, zero to 100+ signups a month

Experience

Airwallex

Oct '25 to now

Manager, Growth Content Marketing

Own content, SEO and AEO for the US and Canada.

  • Grew organic sessions from 11,000 to over 100,000 a month, and lifted content-driven signups from 500 to 750+.
  • Raised AI search visibility from 18.5% to 31.2% (Profound), moving from 4th to 2nd in the category.
  • Grew category share of voice from 3.2% to 4.9%, moving from 19th to 2nd.
  • Built marketing agents and editorial workflows on Claude, Gemini and Glean, now used by teams across the company.

North One

Feb '21 to Oct '25

Manager, SEO & Content Marketing

Digital banking for small business.

  • Scaled organic from zero to 100+ signups a month on 397% traffic growth, 12,000 to 65,000 sessions. It became the cheapest channel the company had.
  • Managed a team of writers, editors and designers publishing 20 pieces a week, owned social strategy, and produced the This Week in Small Business podcast.
  • Built the customer story library: case studies and written interviews with small business owners and creators, used by marketing and sales.
  • Developed North One's AEO strategy, earning 1,200 AI Overview citations plus 300 in ChatGPT and 184 in Gemini (Ahrefs).
  • Led digital PR, data reports and link magnets earning links from sites up to 90+ DA/DR.
  • Shipped free calculators and generators with AI and engineering, worth 5,000+ sessions a month, and co-led a rebrand that lifted homepage conversion.

Fundera

Mar '18 to Feb '21

Lead, Content Distribution

Small business lending marketplace, acquired by NerdWallet.

  • Promoted twice in two years: SEO Associate, then Senior Associate, then Team Lead.
  • Oversaw link magnet assets earning 150+ linking root domains a month, and campaigns delivering 25.
  • Trained and managed four junior SEO associates plus outside agencies and freelancers.

Side work and projects

FounderSolvent and Tweed, two content and tool properties built with AI: freelance tax at usesolvent.com, retirement planning at usetweed.com.2026 to now
FreelanceForbes, personal finance coverage for Forbes Investor Hub.Feb '24 to Oct '25
ConsultingOrchard, Cache Financial, Voiceform, Splice: SEO strategy, content planning and link building.2021 to 2025

Tools and education

Tools I use daily

ClaudeGeminiGleanProfoundAhrefsSemrushScreaming FrogGoogle Search ConsoleGA4Replit

Education

The King's CollegeB.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and EconomicsAug '14 to Dec '17

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