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Meet OUR FOUNDER

Curt Doty

Founder of CLOWD • CurtDoty.co • RealmIQ

Curt Doty is an award-winning brand strategist, creative executive, and AI adoption leader working at the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture. With a career spanning entertainment, tech, and emerging media, Curt has built a legacy uniting design, content, and innovation—helping shape how stories are told, marketed, and experienced in a rapidly evolving digital world.

A former NBC Universal creative executive, Curt has led branding and marketing efforts for hundreds of films and television properties, touching nearly every major movie studio and multiple TV and cable networks. His work includes campaigns for iconic franchises and collaborations with industry legends, while also championing behind-the-scenes and documentary storytelling in the independent film space. From blockbuster film marketing to indie advocacy, Curt brings a filmmaker’s sensibility to brand-building and audience engagement.

As the founder of CurtDoty.co, Curt propelled two entertainment marketing agencies to eight-figure growth and has worked with more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. His client roster spans entertainment, technology, consumer brands, and public sector organizations, including Universal Pictures, Apple, Microsoft, Toshiba, Abbott, AARP, The Grammys, HUD, Topps, Wizard World, and many others. He has also led major PR and digital initiatives for brands such as GM, Motorola, Carl’s Jr., Bausch + Lomb, Ubisoft, USPS, and Genentech.

Curt is widely recognized as a technology disruptor and innovation leader. He has launched more than 22 mobile apps, led large-scale UX and product initiatives, and pioneered early work across mobile, social, Web3, and generative AI platforms. Today, his focus is on helping companies and creators responsibly adopt AI to enhance—not replace—human creativity.

In 2023, Curt launched RealmIQ, an AI consultancy dedicated to education, strategy, and creative experimentation. RealmIQ also produces the popular podcast RealmIQ: Sessions, streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and major podcast platforms, where Curt interviews AI founders, artists, and industry leaders shaping the future of media and technology. He also publishes MediaSlam, a newsletter exploring design, content, and tech, and serves as a syndicated AI columnist for ParlayMe in Europe.

Curt is the founder of CLOWD, the AI Film Festival, a national, theatrical-first festival exploring the art, ethics, and future of AI-powered storytelling—while fiercely protecting creator IP. A recent judge for the Arlington National Film Festival, he has also led branding and marketing for the Santa Fe International Film Festival for the past seven years and remains deeply embedded in the global indie film community.

A sought-after public speaker, Curt has presented at Davos Worldwide, CES, NAB, Digital Hollywood, Streaming Media NYC, SHRM, PRSA, and numerous global conferences. He has lectured at universities including Full Sail, SCAD, Art Center College of Design, CSUN, and Chapman University.

Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Curt operates coast-to-coast and internationally—continuing his mission to harness AI, storytelling, and design to drive meaningful creative and business transformation.

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