The People Behind
Every Placement.

White Hat Works runs as two specialist teams. One builds and protects our publisher network. The other plans, delivers and reports on every client campaign.

Led by the two people
who started it.

Ivan Baldin

Co-founder

Ivan Baldin is co-founder of White Hat Works and leads the publisher side of the business. His team sources, vets and manages the editorial sites behind every placement, so each link and press release lands on a publication with real readers.

Leads: Publisher Network

Maria Saleh

Co-founder

Maria Saleh is co-founder of White Hat Works and leads client partnerships. Her team works with SEO agencies and brands on campaign planning, delivery and reporting, including fully white-labeled work for agency partners.

Leads: Client Partnerships

Two teams,
kept deliberately separate.

Publisher Network, led by Ivan Baldin

  • Sourcing: finding editorial publishers with real readers in each niche.
  • Vetting: checking traffic, indexation and link history before a site is offered.
  • Outreach: managing day to day relationships and placement requests with publishers.
  • Editorial standards: editing every piece to each publication's house style.

Client Partnerships, led by Maria Saleh

  • Scoping: understanding goals, budget and timelines before the first order.
  • Account management: one point of contact for agencies and brands, white-label where needed.
  • Campaign planning: matching links and press releases to rankings goals and announcements.
  • Reporting: tracking every placement to live status and delivering the final report.

Keeping inventory and sales separate means no publisher is ever approved because a sale depends on it.

The team that builds
our inventory.

Daniel Mercer

Publisher Partnerships Manager

Sources new editorial publishers and agrees placement terms before any site joins our network.

Sofia Marin

Outreach Specialist, iGaming and Crypto

Manages day to day relationships with gaming, betting and Web3 publishers.

Arjun Mehta

Outreach Specialist, B2B and SaaS

Manages placement requests with technology, finance and business publications.

Elena Novak

Editorial Quality Analyst

Checks traffic, indexation and link history on every site before it is offered to a client.

Hannah Clarke

Content Editor

Edits every guest post and press release to each publication's house standards before submission.

The team you work with
day to day.

Omar Haddad

Client Partnerships Manager

First point of contact for new agencies and brands, from scoping to first order.

Laura Bennett

Account Manager, Agency Partners

Runs white-label accounts end to end under NDA, with reports in the agency's branding.

Lucas Romero

Account Manager, Direct Brands

Looks after in-house SEO teams and brand clients ordering directly.

Priya Nair

Campaign Strategist

Plans link and press release campaigns around each client's rankings goals and announcements.

Mark Jansen

Delivery and Reporting Coordinator

Tracks every placement to live status and assembles the final report.

What every team member
works to.

Manual outreach only

Every placement is manually reviewed against our quality checklist: real organic traffic, genuine editorial content, no link scheme footprint, and compliance with Google link guidelines.

Full NDA protection

We sign your NDA before the first order. We never contact your clients, never reveal our involvement, and never market to your client base.

White-label reports

Every completed order includes a detailed report with the live URL, publisher domain, domain rating, organic traffic data, and your agreed anchor text. White-label reports include your agency branding throughout.

Replacement guarantee

If any delivered link goes down within 90 days of delivery we replace it at no cost.

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