Kurt Kendall Email & Phone Number

Greenwich, Ct, Us

We founded Kairos with the mission to empower businesses to realize the potential of AI and digital technologies to drive growth, improve operational efficiencies, or create a sustainable competitive advantage. From developing AI-powered marketing to data-driven decision making, we turn complexity into realized business opportunities.We work side-by-side with our clients through every step of their AI journey – from strategy to implementation. Beginning with crafting actionable strategies, we design, build, and deliver the capabilities necessary to thrive in the age of AI.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Provide industry perspectives and thought leadership regarding the business application of advanced analytics methodologies including machine learning and artificial intelligence to inform the academic curriculum of the Masters of Science in Business Analytics program at Emory University Goizueta Business School.

Jericho, Ny, Us

Recruited by the CEO to help catalyze the digital transformation of PCH with specific responsibilities for analytics, data science, consumer insights, and data strategy.• Initiated and led the comprehensive enterprise rebuild of existing data science algorithms leveraging a new cloud-based data science environment and open-source machine learning and AI solutions.•Developed a new 1st party data strategy for PCH media business as platform for the digital growth transformation agenda.•Oversaw a comprehensive rebuild of the analytics talent model inclusive of new operating model, external analytics partners, and agile talent sourcing.•Led development of new marketing analytic solutions to improve ROI including media spend optimization, brand tracking, and performance marketing optimization.

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Global leader across Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa for data science & analytics, data strategy, and consumer research, across all brand categories with additional responsibilities as a leader of their digital, data, and analytics transformation. Oversaw a team of 120+ individuals at both global and regional level with over a $100M+ budget supporting brand media, performance marketing, product innovation, pricing, digital analytics, machine learning, forecasting, and business intelligence.• Delivered $200M+ in incremental profits over 18 months through marketing spend optimization and pricing.• Co-led the global deployment of Azure data platform to 2,000 people across 40 countries.• Championed the global implementation of innovative AI driven brand measurement platform using search and social data to understand brand health and marketing performance for 200+ brand/market combinations.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Senior Executive overseeing multiple global functions including Analytics, Data Science, Email & Loyalty Marketing, Consumer Research, Business Intelligence, and Marketing Technology across both the Apparel and Connected Fitness (MapMyFitness, MyFitnessPal) Businesses•Led the building of UA's Single View of the Consumer (SVOC) global platform leveraging AWS and SAP HANA to generate insights from 100+TB of digital, social, and IoT data.• Co-led global SAP ERP implementation with specific oversight for business intelligence, master data, and data science. Regularly presented to CEO and Board of Directors on the initiative and the results of work and business impact regularly shared during earnings calls.•Championed the global implementation of Salesforce Marketing Cloud while generating $5M in savings. Delivered real-time personalization globally for 50B digital interactions across all touchpoints.• Developed and sponsored the first party data monetization strategy for Connected Fitness which resulted in a new mobile app product and off platform first party data advertising joint venture..• Oversaw all aspects of email marketing for North America ecommerce and retail stores ($1B business), delivering transparency and improving business profitability.

New York, Ny, Us

Managing Partner of Analytics Practice; Merchandising & Planning Practice; New York Office• For retail and global apparel brand clients, I led transformational business strategy and operational improvement projects focused in such areas as omnichannel, globalization, and big data. In addition, my areas of responsibility included Kurt Salmon's service offerings in analytics, pricing, merchandising, and customer experience.• Exceeded annual sales targets delivering $15+M in sales to some of the companies most important existing clients and won business with marquee new clients.

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Responsible for building and leading McKinsey's advanced analytics and big data capabilities in consumer industries (e.g., retail, financial services)

Chicago, Il, Us

Areas of responsibility include Customer Strategy, Pricing, Customer & Marketing Analytics, Merchant Operations, Consumer Research, Business Intelligence, Project Management Office, and MyGofer concept store

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

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Ph.D., Chemistry

Bs, Chemistry