Samy Thuillier is co-founder of Shila, the generative engine optimization agency he started in 2026 with Valerian Valkin. He has more than 13 years in SEO, has led search work for companies from early-stage startups to the World Economic Forum, and built and sold Maverank, an AI SEO software company.
Thirteen Years in SEO
Shila's about page says Thuillier spent more than 13 years in search before the agency opened. His clients ranged from early-stage startups to the World Economic Forum, and he built and sold Maverank, his own AI SEO software company. The page uses his record to answer the obvious question about an agency dated 2026: "A new company. Not a new team."
Strategy and Sign-Off
At Shila he owns search and GEO strategy and personally reviews every audit and page before it ships. The agency says its AI project manager, Raya, flags every strategic call for him, and that nothing publishes without his sign-off.
A Fixed Twelve-Week Offer
The agency sells a $5,000 one-time twelve-week rebuild for B2B SaaS companies, with a cannibalization audit and a site architecture plan promised within 14 days or the fee refunded. Optional monthly plans after the cycle cost $3,000, $6,000, or $12,000.
Pretty Prompt's co-founder says on the agency's case study page that in about a month there was "incredible growth on the Google console."