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Temecula Valley Valet
Co-founded by Kirk Van Sickle. Grown to 40 employees. Sold.
Kirk Van Sickle
Connected TV advertising executive in Oceanside, California.
Kirk Van Sickle is Director of Automotive Partnerships at Premion, TEGNA's connected TV advertising platform. He has worked in digital advertising since 2002 and has founded two companies along the way.
In brief
Kirk Van Sickle is a connected TV advertising executive based in Oceanside, California, specializing in automotive. He is Director of Automotive Partnerships at Premion, TEGNA's connected TV advertising platform, and has worked in digital advertising since 2002, with earlier sales leadership roles at Search Optics, Thryv and AT&T.
He is also an entrepreneur. He co-founded Temecula Valley Valet, a valet parking company in Temecula, California, grew it to 40 employees, and sold it. He founded SMB Tactics, a digital marketing agency for small and midsize businesses. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Wayne State University.
Career
See full experience- Premion Director of Automotive Partnerships 2026 to present. TEGNA's connected TV advertising platform.
- Search Optics Vice President, Automotive Media and Performance Marketing 2019 to 2025. Digital marketing built for the automotive industry.
- Thryv Director of Sales and Account Strategy 2016 to 2019. CRM software designed for small businesses.
- AT&T General Manager, Print and Digital Advertising Started in 2002 at SmartPages.com, which became YP.com. It was among the early sites for finding a business by category and location, a model Yelp and others later followed.
Companies he built
Temecula Valley Valet
A valet parking company in Temecula, California. Kirk Van Sickle co-founded it, grew it to 40 employees, and sold it.
SMB Tactics
A digital marketing agency for small and midsize businesses, founded by Kirk Van Sickle.