Kyle Naughtrip

About Kyle Naughtrip

I build marketing systems that scale—not campaigns that require constant attention.My work sits at the intersection of growth, operations, and technology. I step into underperforming or messy environments and design systems that make marketing measurable, repeatable, and easier to run. Increasingly, that means using AI and automation to multiply output without multiplying headcount.Over the past 15+ years, I\'ve done this inside hyper-growth companies (Uber, early team), rebuilt marketing functions at $100M+ professional services firms, and operated as a founder and COO in startup and regulated environments. The common thread has always been systems: clear ownership, clean workflows, and feedback loops that tie effort to revenue.I\'m less interested in tools for their own sake and more interested in leverage — how demand generation, sales enablement, referrals, content, and reporting actually work together day to day. When those systems are well-designed, growth becomes predictable rather than reactive.Today, I work with leadership teams who want marketing to function like an operating system — not a black box — and who see AI and automation as practical ways to increase efficiency, speed, and visibility across the business.If you\'re trying to turn marketing into a system that scales — or just need a cleaner way to make growth work — that\'s where I come in.

Experience

1. Co-founder & Head of Business Development Nikki Martinkovic Design Studio

   Nikki Martinkovic Design Studio

   May 2015 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I co-founded and helped scale a design studio serving retail and enterprise brands globally.I built and led a distributed team, owned sales and client delivery, and implemented the company’s first CRM and retention systems to support predictability and repeat growth.This role sharpened my operator instincts — balancing creative output with operational discipline, margin control, and long-term client relationships.

Education

• Miami University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Marketing

  2005 — 2008

• Elmhurst University

  Business

  2004 — 2005

Skills

• Relationship Marketing
• Guerrilla Marketing
• Brand Awareness
• Mobile Marketing
• Sponsorship
• Integrated Marketing
• Event Management
• Marketing
• Advertising
• Marketing Communications
• Event Planning
• Account Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Sports Marketing
• Retail
• Sales
• Crm
• Social Media Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)