Kurt Uhlir

Kurt Uhlir

Chief Marketing Officer and Leadership Keynote Speaker - Uhlir Ventures
Kurt Uhlir is an internationally sought-after Chief Marketing Officer for B2B and technology companies, known globally as “The King of Scaling Companies.” He is brought into venture-backed, private equity-backed, family office-backed, and mid-market companies when they need to cut wasted effort, build a stronger growth engine, and turn scattered activity into measurable revenue momentum. Kurt is known for designing and leading integrated growth systems that connect demand generation, organic acquisition, product marketing, revenue operations, brand, and team execution into one accountable engine. His leadership approach comes from more than two decades of operating experience across companies that needed to grow faster, operate smarter, and build systems that could scale beyond the effort of one person or one department. Over his career, Kurt has been part of more than 60 funding rounds and exits, an IPO, and multiple companies that scaled through major acquisitions. He has held C-level and senior leadership roles across B2B SaaS, real estate technology, martech, location-based services, advertising, logistics, and consumer platforms, including work connected to companies such as eXp Realty, Showcase IDX, Sideqik, Vitrue, HERE/Navteq, Oracle, Meta, Apple, Garmin, Microsoft, BMW, UPS, and others. Kurt is also a nationally recognized speaker on servant leadership, high-performing teams, and modern marketing. His message challenges leaders to move beyond outdated growth playbooks and build teams that create trust, accountability, speed, and better decisions. He brings a rare combination of strategic clarity, operator discipline, and people-first leadership. His work helps CEOs, owners, investors, and executive teams reduce waste, strengthen execution, and create momentum that compounds.

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How Leaders Cut Waste and Build Revenue in the AI Era with Kurt Uhlir | Epi.50

Host Dr. Nazif sits down with Kurt Uhlir — CMO of EZ Home Search and a leader known as "the king of scaling companies." Across 11 industries and 60+ funding rounds and exits (including an $880M IPO and an $8.1B exit), Kurt has built a reputation as the person VCs call when revenue stalls or spending...

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