Experience
Kurt joined RBC Wealth Management in 2012 after seventeen years in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry working in Marketing Research and Strategic Planning with top companies such as AC Nielsen, The Minute Maid Company, Coca-Cola and most recently, Ventura Foods, LLC. He has passed the Series 7 and 66 securities exams and holds his applicable state insurance licenses.
Kurt grew up in St. Paul, MN with his parents running an Italian restaurant and helping raise baby wild animals such as Lion and Tiger cubs from the Como Zoo at their home in Highland Park. He graduated from The University of St. Thomas in addition to completing a semester abroad program in London, England. After relocating to Newport Beach, CA in 1992, Kurt went on to receive his MBA at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. His emphasis was in Marketing.
Kurt has developed key skills and insights from the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry that carry over to Wealth Management such as Strategic Business Planning and Category Management. These insights will help in viewing the big picture of your long-term planning for you and you family and providing you with the best possible wealth management experience.
Personal
In his spare time, Kurt can be found reading, traveling and golfing and enjoys running with their Mini-Australian Shepard Wolfie.