As co-founder of GENUINE Hospitality, Kurt’s expertise lies in revenue generation, revenue management and e-commerce. Kurt has served EVP & Partner – Sales & Marketing for Midas Hospitality and Vice President of Revenue for Lodgian, Inc., where he was responsible for revenue generation and revenue strategy for 43 hotels of varying brands, a $280 million portfolio. Prior to that, Kurt served Lodgian as Vice President of Revenue Management where he was instrumental in implementing an industry leading revenue management system.

Beginning his career with Winegardner & Hammons, Kurt went on to serve as General Manager at many Winegardner & Hammons hotels. A hospitality professional with over 30 years of experience, Kurt has worked in all phases of hotel and restaurant operations. Kurt sits on the IHG Owners Board of Directors, Chaired the IHG Owners Distribution Committee, Hampton by Hilton Advisory Council, The Ohio State University Hospitality Advisory Board of Directors and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from The Ohio State University