Kurt is an accomplished leader and hiring executive with over 35 years of experience. Filling over 400 executive-level positions, Kurt has demonstrated the ability to not only identify and attract extraordinary talent quickly but match exceptional people to great teams – ensuring a win-win relationship for both the client and the individual. Kurt brings significance to the conversation, as demonstrated by Linked Executive Search’s recognition in Forbes as the #1 Executive Search Firm HQ in Texas from 2019-2020 and 9th overall in the US.
Kurt speaks frequently to Executives about Succession Planning for the Executive Suite, Re-Inventing Yourself and Coaching teams through difficult personnel transitions.
Additionally, he brings proven expertise from Fortune 500 and start-up companies in the software, cable, wireless, and beverage industries. Kurt has also been an executive leader with extensive sales, marketing, operations, management, and product development experience gained from Pepsi-Co, Dr. Pepper/7UP, AT&T Wireless, Jobster, and Intervoice. Committed to building highly effective teams, Kurt delivers energy, focus, and extraordinary networking to enhance your organization’s human capital needs.
Kurt is a graduate of Central Michigan University, where he was president of the American Society of Personal Administrators. Today, Kurt stays actively involved in the professional community and continues to make significant contributions to numerous boards and other special interest groups in the Dallas area.