Kurt Apen

Kurt Apen is a marketing leader known for successfully launching and growing community-driven brands through innovative growth strategies and effective team leadership.

His proven track record includes delivering P&L targets, increasing key customer metrics like awareness and retention, thereby growing LTV and ROI.

With experience in high-growth start-ups and Fortune 100 tech companies, Kurt excels in product, growth, and brand marketing across the full marketing lifecycle.

His skills span growth, brand strategy, customer segmentation, quantitative analysis, customer acquisition in mobile and social platforms, content marketing, customer retention, and public relations.

Kurt has expertise in marketing technology, agency selection/management, and building high-performing marketing and PR teams.

He has business model experience in large-scale direct-to-consumer, e-commerce, marketplaces, freemium, and subscription pricing, with knowledge of end-user, SMB, mid-market, and enterprise go-to-market strategies.

Kurt holds an MBA in Marketing from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in Economics and Marketing from The Wharton School.

His professional journey includes roles such as Chief Marketing Officer at Otter.Ai, Advisor at Korbit Ai, Owner, and Advisor at Kla Advisors Llc, and Consumer Product Marketing Director at Meta.

He has also served as Chief Marketing Officer at Coursera, Vice President Marketing (Disney Interactive) at The Walt Disney Company, and held various marketing leadership positions at eBay, Saab Automobile AB, Accenture, and Greenlight.

Kurt Apen's diverse industry experience, combined with his educational background and proven marketing skills, make him a valuable asset in the marketing and branding landscape.