About Kurt Schmidt
2x Inc. 5000 founder, 3x published author, and fractional CMO for B2B companies ready to build a real marketing function.
From BMX Champion to B2B Growth Strategist
Before I was helping B2B companies build commercial engines, I was a professional BMX freestyler competing at the highest level. Here's what most people don't realize: The skills that made me successful in extreme sports; reading situations split-seconds before they happen, making high-stakes decisions under pressure, and relentlessly iterating until you nail the execution, are exactly the skills growing companies need. In BMX, you study the competition, understand the terrain, and build a strategy before you ever drop in. One mistake and you're done. There's no room for guessing.
That discipline translated directly when I joined Foundry and helped scale it from 50 to 500+ employees. As President, I led the company to the Inc. 5000 list, twice. But I'd also made every expensive mistake in the book: hiring wrong, scaling too fast, building services nobody wanted, losing great talent to burnout. Each failure taught me something companies pay six figures to learn. Now through Schmidt Consulting Group, I help B2B companies and service firms compress 10 years of trial-and-error into a clear 90-day roadmap.
The Track Record
BMX Pro
Professional BMX freestyle athlete. Learned discipline and strategy.
Built Foundry
Scaled from startup to 500+ employees.
INC 5000 (2x)
Led Foundry to America's fastest-growing companies. Twice.
100+ B2B Companies
Author, podcaster, and consultant helping B2B companies build commercial engines worldwide.
Agency Unfiltered
Real conversations about building commercial systems, growing B2B companies, and the operational decisions that actually move revenue.
No BS. Just what works.
Each week, Kurt breaks down the strategies and frameworks behind predictable growth. Tactical, honest, and built for founders who want to build something that lasts.
Books
The Attraction Agency
A practical framework for agencies that want to stop chasing clients and start attracting them
The Attraction Agency shows how to build trust, authority, and consistent opportunity, without constant selling or growth hacks.
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The Little Book of Networking
Build professional relationships that lead to opportunity
You don’t need to be “good at networking” to build a great career. You need a better system, and this book gives you one
The TEN-TEN-TEN Blueprint
A practical framework for planning your life with clarity and intention
By breaking goals into 10-year, 10-month, and 10-day horizons, it helps you think long-term, act decisively, and stay aligned with what matters most.
Ready to Build a Real GTM Engine?
Fractional CMO leadership and marketing execution for B2B companies that are ready to grow on purpose.