Justin Kurt

Justin Kurt has a diverse and extensive work experience in marketing, digital marketing, and project management. Justin currently serves as the VP of Growth Marketing at Shop Your Way (SYW) since 2022. Prior to this, they held various roles at Guaranteed Rate, including SVP Marketing - Consumer Direct and VP Marketing Direct to Consumer from 2020 to 2022.

Before their time at Guaranteed Rate, Justin worked at Transformco as the DVP of Digital Marketing from 2019 to 2020. Justin also held several positions at Sears Holdings Corporation, including DVP of Digital Marketing and Personalization, Senior Director of GM - Mobile Marketing, Senior Director of Targeted Interactions Innovation, Director of Food and Drug Multi-Channel, and Manager of Business Processes, Systems, and Analytics, from 2006 to 2019.

Justin'searlier career includes roles as a Project Manager at Philips from 2000 to 2006, Senior Systems Analyst at Household from 1998 to 2000, and Systems Analyst at Gallagher Basset from 1997 to 1999. Throughout their career, Justin has demonstrated expertise in driving growth and implementing digital marketing strategies.

Justin Kurt completed their education in a chronological order. From 1993 to 1997, they attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Economics. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science in Information Systems degree with a focus on eCommerce from DePaul University between 1998 and 2000.

In addition to their formal education, Justin Kurt obtained a certification as a Scrum Product Owner from the Scrum Alliance in January 2017.