Brandon Hurter

About Brandon Hurter

I’m a growth-focused marketing leader and founder who loves helping organizations turn strategy into momentum.My career spans global scale and high-growth SaaS, from launching products at IBM to driving 80% YoY revenue growth and a 12× exit as CMO at Element451. My foundation is in product marketing, with deep experience across the full marketing mix, including product, demand gen, brand, digital, communications, and operations, always aligning Product, Sales, and Marketing around shared outcomes.Today, I’m the founder of Pivot180, an AI adoption consultancy helping small and mid-sized organizations cut through the noise and apply AI in practical, customer-facing ways. The focus is always on improving customer engagement, freeing teams from busywork, and delivering measurable ROI without adding headcount.I’m an early, hands-on adopter of AI tools and workflows, using them to help teams work smarter, move faster, and stay focused on what actually drives growth.Outside of work, I stay grounded through athletics and time with my family, both of which shape how I lead with clarity, empathy, and a bias toward action.Leadership style:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f6mUqS7fuSNl0eTHdfq9VDrlAEU-wr3k/viewKey leadership traits• Small business Founder, CEO• Growth-stage startup CMO with strong GTM execution• Practical AI adoption across marketing, sales, and customer engagement• Full-funnel leadership: Product, Demand Gen, Brand, and Ops

Experience

1. Founder, CEO

   Pivot180

   Jan 2026 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Founder of Pivot180 AI. We help small and mid-sized organizations move from AI curiosity to real results—by designing simple, practical AI workflows that improve customer engagement and free teams from busywork.

Education

• University of Cincinnati

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

• Loyola University Chicago

  MBA, E-Commerce, Marketing

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Mobile Devices
• Marketing Communications
• Software Development
• Branding Initiatives
• Demand Generation
• Private Cloud
• Hybrid Cloud
• Digital Marketing
• Crm
• Program Management
• Social Media
• Solution Architecture
• Management
• New Market Growth
• Enterprise Software
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Strategy
• Messaging
• Project Management
• Corporate Citizenship
• Collaborative Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Cloud Marketing
• Sales Enablement
• Cloud Computing