The Journey of a Retired Navy Captain to a Dog Lover Entrepreneur – Jon Kurtz | EP 18

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About the Guest:
Prior to the Dog is Good business, Jon Kurtz served as a career naval officer. A 1982 graduate of United States Naval Academy, he served more than 27 years of active duty and retired with the rank of Captain at the end of 2009.

Jon’s military career was very diverse as he served at sea and ashore as both a surface warfare officer and a deep-sea diving officer. Over his career he served as the commanding officer of a mine countermeasures ship homeported in Sasebo Japan, commanding officer of the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center in Panama City, FL a naval weapons station in Washington State and then the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach, CA. Assignments also included teaching at the US Naval Academy and service in the Pentagon on the Chief of Naval Operations staff. He also earned 2 master’s degrees along the way.

Entrepreneurial by nature, Jon also studied business and leadership relentlessly, and actively applied this knowledge to the organizations he led. His forward-thinking pursuits while serving in his multiple commanding officer assignments resulted in many awards - both personal, and for the organizations he led.

With his wife, Gila, Jon started Dog is Good (DIG) circa 2007 working nights and weekends from their home. As navy retirement approached in 2009, the economy skidded to a halt and so did the good follow-on job prospects. However, the DIG business was growing and presented an opportunity to pursue it full-time. Since then, the company and the brand have evolved to become leaders in their category. DIG has been recognized with several industry awards for their products and designs.

Jon is adept at all aspects of the business, but his focus is mainly on operations and finance, and of course a lot of the creative development. He is knowledgeable in many facets of manufacturing, distribution, product development, logistics and selling into multiple channels of distribution – B2C, B2B, and direct sales channels. He has also developed a robust licensing program for the Dog is Good brand, leveraging an extensive library of intellectual property for more distribution opportunities.

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