Authors and contributors

Who puts their name on the numbers.

Every Answers page and Research report on this site carries a byline. These are the people and the team behind them.

Scanley Research Team
Category scans and metro benchmarks

The Scanley Research Team runs the measurement behind every published report: the same question sets, engines, and repeated runs used in client scans, applied to whole categories and metros. Every number it publishes states the engine, the date, the run count, and the method.

Avi Mash
Avi Mash
Co-founder, 21Rates and Scanley

Avi Mash is a co-founder of 21Rates, the company behind Scanley, and leads growth and partnerships. He co-founded Block Fuel, a digital asset consulting and media firm, and previously worked at Prime Trust.

Jody Flournoy
Jody Flournoy
Co-founder, 21Rates; builds Scanley

Jody Flournoy is a co-founder of 21Rates and the builder of Scanley: the scan instruments, the measurement method, and the agent that drafts and verifies fixes. He co-founded Block Fuel and hosts its podcast on blockchain and fintech leaders.

Anthony Machi
AEO audit and consulting lead

Anthony Machi leads the audit methodology and consulting engagements at Scanley: the paid AI Visibility Audit, the prioritized initiative lists, and the consulting pilots that follow. His work is what turns a measurement into a fix list a credit union can act on.