SK

Sarah Kurtenbach

Founder of moveHER Money

Greater Sioux Falls Area

Overview

Work Experience

  • Founder

    2023 - Current

    moveHER Money is online courses and curriculum created to teach Gen Z girls about finances, including saving, investing, budgeting, and handling credit so the next generation has the tools to be financially literate and ready to confidently reach financial independence. Topics covered in the courses and mini-courses include: -How to set a budget -How and why to avoid debt -Taxes -The most harmful money habit…comparing -And much more! moveHER Money takes a topic that might cause girls to roll their eyes, and makes it engaging, fun and easy to learn life-long money skills that will set her up for long-term success. Why is it so important to close the personal finance education gap for the next generation? Studies show that girls who learn about money: · Make better financial decisions · Can manage their money more effectively · Will set and reach financial goals · Experience financial stability Go to www.moveher.money for more info on our available courses + mini-courses, freebies and more!

  • Co Founder

    2012

    Legacy Investment Team, LLP is an investment team where we invest in companies, real estate, flipping houses, land, etc. Our goal is to take the concepts of generous tithing to use portions of our revenue to leave a legacy of impact for the generations to follow, such as building school, churches, and clinics.

  • Principal, Founder

    2015 - 2023

    www.theKBgroup.com Helping Businesses Clear Social Media and Growth Hurdles the KB group, LLC is an influencer marketing, social media and growth consulting company. We are focused on driving success for businesses, corporations and organizations with our expertise, experience and support. Companies and organizations have a better chance of reaching growth goals with the right partners in place. At the KB group, we run alongside our clients, helping them clear business hurdles, hit their stride, and engage in activities that optimize success. Our core services include: 1) Startups & Growth We will stand by your side to support your company as a strategic guide and advisor for launch, growth and sustainability. Support will include: - Launch Strategy - Sales Direction - Support and Acceleration - Business Coaching 2) Social Media Success You know that social networks can have a tremendous positive (or negative!) impact on your business, but you don't know how to make the most of social? We have the expertise and savvy to help you define your strategy, train your team and set you on a path to social media success. Support will include: - Strategy - Training - Support 3) Influencer Marketing Influencers are a powerful avenue for brand collaboration. We specialize in: - Influencer Research and Outreach - Contract Creation and Negotiation - Campaign Execution - Analytics and Reporting

  • Digital, Social Media and Growth Consultant

    2015 - 2023

    Sarah Kurtenbach is a social media and digital expert who has worked for a top Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer for over five years. Starting as the second employee, she helped grow the company to a multi-million dollar business, brought the company through an acquisition and has worked post-acquisition within a large Fortune 500 media company. She has strategized, built content, put together process plans, ran digital media, analyzed data and brought success to hundreds of advertisers including: AT&T, CVS, Capital One, Bayer, HGTV, jetBlue, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lifetime, Skype, Domino’s, J.Crew, Audi, Samsung, Jaguar, Air France, Revlon, T.Rowe Price, and many others. She has been on the board of multiple non-profits and other organizations to lead their digital and social efforts, and has spoken at several digital media conferences around the country. Sarah recently moved from NYC to South Dakota to marry the love of her life, and has a passion for helping business owners succeed in the ever-changing digital and social space.

  • Head of Customer Success

    2021 - 2022

    Powerspike is a media & technology company focused on building the most compelling and streamlined destination for activating sponsorships within gaming communities. Powerspike collaborates with 40,000+ gaming and esports influencers to execute premium, authentic influencer marketing campaigns. Powerspike’s influencer network reaches over 160M+ viewers every month and grew over 1000% in 2020. The 5-year-old company is backed by Techstars, Cox Enterprises, the Sixers Innovation Lab, the Dorm Room Fund, and Ocean Azul Partners. For more information, please visit: www.powerspike.tv

  • Interim Director of Influencer Acquisition

    2020 - 2021

  • Advisor

    2018 - 2021

    MediaOne Partners is one of the most prominent digital media- technology executive recruiting firms. MediaOne Partners is dedicated to working with companies that range from start-ups to market dominating F-500 media companies. Our staff is made up of former HR managers, former VPs of Sales from some of this country’s top media organizations ranging from MySpace to Reader’ Digest. Hiring the right people for the right jobs is in our DNA. MediaOne Partners specialize in recruiting Executive Management, Account and Sales Management, CMOs, Product Marketing, and Sales Engineering roles. We offer each of our clients and prospective candidates a complete recruitment solution, anticipating the direction of the industries we serve.

  • Advisory Board Member + Sales Strategy Director

    2015 - 2018

    ROI Influencer Media is the Media Solution for Influencer Marketing. We bring the convergence of Top Influencer Talent, Audience Data, Engagement Data and Technology. ROI Influencer Media allows brand marketers and ad agencies to utilize the most effective Influencers to create measured digital media plans across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and Snapchat. ROI Influencer Score™, a new technology product from ROI Influencer Media, utilizes proprietary algorithms to measure the value of individual Influencers on each social media platform. The ROI Influencer Score™ combines reach, audience engagements, audience age, gender, location, brand safety and the audience interests of each Influencer by platforms.

  • VP, Sales

    2013 - 2015

    BLiNQ Media, part of Gannett G/O Digital, is a leading social media technology innovator offering optimization and analytical tools for advertisers. BLiNQ Media solutions drive reach and brand engagement and deliver conversions, quickly scaling measurable results. Powered by a robust proprietary platform, BLiNQ Media services dynamically automate complex campaign planning, execution, management, optimization and audience insights. Responsibilities include: development of sales and business development organizations, managing a team of sales reps in the NE while also individually contributing to revenue generation, creating and executing category, event, product and account specific strategies to expand product offerings and revenue streams, leveraging platform developments on Facebook and Twitter.

  • Sales Director

    2009 - 2013

    BLiNQ Media is the leading global innovator of Social Engagement Advertising (SM) solutions for agencies and big brands. BLiNQ’s technology and managed services deliver quality brand engagement at scale by driving rapid, measurable results with unparalleled audience insights. The BLiNQ Ad Management (BAM) platform fully automates complex campaign planning, setup, management, optimization and insights. Since 2008, BLiNQ has managed campaigns for more than 600 of the world’s largest advertisers. BLiNQ is a Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer with Ads and Insights badges. Agencies currently tapping the power of BLiNQ Media and BAM include WPP’s Group M, Publicis, Omnicom World Group, IPG, Turner Media Group, Havas Digital and 22Squared, among others. Sarah is part of the new business team at BLiNQ and helps lead sales efforts by partnering directly with top social media advertising agencies and advertisers. Responsibilities include: - Evangelizing best marketing and creative practices for Facebook advertising and how to get your most valuable customers to respond and engage with your brand in order to sell more product. - Creation, sales and execution of paid social media programs for Fortune 500 Brands. - Determining and deploying ad sales strategy. - The development of paid social media programs primarily on Facebook -- a global partner of BLiNQ Media. - Performance marketing and optimal user engagement within the social media arena for our advertising partners. - Providing deep analytic understanding of our client's most responsive and lucrative customers on Facebook and ways to reach more of them in social, search, display and traditional media platforms.

  • Sales Strategist

    2011 - 2012

    New Business Focused Strategic Partnerships and Sales Develop Decks, Proposals, and Presentations for all clients/future clients Support to Global Sales Teams Launch, Manage and Optimize Facebook Campaigns Create and Analyze Facebook Final Reports

  • Senior Account Manager, NE and Global

    2009 - 2011

    Manages all NE and Global Facebook Advertising Campaigns Creates social media advertising proposals Maintains and builds client relationships Oversees all sales initiatives Obtains new leads Created Sales and Operations Module Implementing Facebook advertising campaigns Trafficking and managing social media campaigns Marketing presentations AiMA, TechBridge, Girls Inc. and 212 leader for Social Media Partnerships Marketing research Assisting with reports and analysis of campaigns

  • Leader, Social Media, E-News and Website Marketing Committee

    2009 - 2011

  • Board of Directors

    2009 - 2011

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