A Marketing Advisory for Brands,
Ready to Grow.

Senior marketing strategy, growth marketing, and go-to-market execution without the cost of a full-time hire. Built for founders who are serious about scale.

Growth Strategies thatMove the Needle.

Whether you need an embedded marketing leader, a sharper growth strategy, or a plan to finally crack your paid channels, this is where we start.

Built on reps,
not theory.

15+
Years in
Performance Marketing
$50M+
Media
Managed
40+
Brands
Grown

I'm Kurt Kaufer, a marketing executive, former agency co-founder, and the person founders call when they're ready to get serious about growth. I spent years as Partner & CMO at Ad Results Media, one of the country's leading audio, podcast and performance marketing advertising agencies, helping Fortune 500 brands and high-growth startups build performance marketing programs that actually move the needle.

Now based in Charleston, SC, I work directly with a small number of early-stage as a fractional marketing leader and advisor bringing C-suite strategy and hands-on execution to companies that are ready to scale but not ready (or willing) to pay for a full-time executive.

Kurt Kaufer - Founder South Swell Strategies

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The name isn't accidental. A south swell travels further than any other, building size and energy with every mile it covers. That's the kind of momentum I help early-stage companies build.