Kyle Duford

Meet Kyle

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Oh hi, I'm Kyle Duford, husband, father, runner, author, and branding expert.

I Build Brands That Don't Fucking Apologize.

They're Recognized.

I grew online revenue up to 4x for Dr. Martens, KEEN, Chrome Industries, and Speck before I ever set foot in an agency. I even helped Lovehoney enter the US market. Save your jokes. I've heard them all, and most of them were mine.

My obsession started early. I was the kid who watched Saturday morning cartoons for the commercials and read cereal boxes like scripture. That kid grew up, launched his own magazine, went brand-side, and learned something most agencies never do: what it feels like to own the number. When the strategy fails, brand-side people don't get a new pitch deck. They get a hard quarter.

So when I finally went agency-side, I brought the scar tissue with me. Now, I help brands close the gap between being known and being chosen. Awareness is table stakes. Momentum is the game.

Along the way I wrote [“The Brand Book,”](https://ultiatebrandbook.com/) a primer on what makes brands actually tick, and picked up a Silver Award from the American Advertising Federation for lifetime contribution to advertising. I also conned my way onto Johnny Cash's tour bus and ran across the Sahara Desert. Not at the same time. The endurance skills transfer, though.

Obsessed with my recent work on [brndsrch.com](https://brndsrch.com/) , [brndwire.com](https://brndwire.com/) , and [brndwchr.com](https://brndwchr.com/) , as well as my CRM, [Tanjun](https://gettanjun.com/) .

I split my time between San Francisco and Greenville, SC, with my wife Jerushah and, at any given moment, some or all of our six kids.

If your brand has plenty of awareness and not enough traction, that's exactly the problem I like. [Email me.](https://kyleduford.com/contact)