Kurt Fischman

Kurt Fischman is the founder of Growth Marshal, an AI search optimization agency. He helps teams improve visibility in LLM answers using knowledge graph anchors, entity-linked structured data, and answer-first content. His current research focuses on LLM retrieval behavior.

Founder Overview [v1.1] · Updated: 2025-12-23

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full_name: Kurt Fischman
role: Founder
organization: Growth Marshal
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location: New York, USA · Remote-first

focus_areas: AI Search Optimization (ASO) · GEO · AEO · LLM citations · knowledge graphs · structured data

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ORCID: 0009-0004-3435-2415
ISNI: 0000 0005 2727 587X

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🔧 What I do

AI search optimization (ASO / GEO / AEO) for LLM visibility + citations
Knowledge graphs, entity-linked structured data, answer-first content
Retrieval testing, citation mechanics, and LLM behavior research

🫆 Profiles

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtfischman
X: https://x.com/KurtFischman

More about Kurt

I’ve spent more than a few years operating, scaling, and advising early-stage companies — always down in the mud, never the ivory tower. And what I learned is that growth can sometimes be (and often is) a real knife fight. Luckily, I’ve picked up a few moves along the way.

Before launching an AI search agency, I spent most of my career in tech — specially AI/ML. Before they were called LLMs, we referred to them as “unstructured data models”. (Thanks for the tip, grandpa 👴).

Now at Growth Marshal, I get to engineer visibility at the bleeding edge of AI search. I get a real kick out of helping companies directly embed themselves into the machine-driven conversations that shape markets.

IMO, AI search is where the action is: the problem-solving, the ambiguity, the occasional absurdity. Helping my clients navigate it is a blast and true privilege.

Today, I live just outside NYC with my wife, three kids [12, 9, 9] and a slightly neurotic Dachshund named Tilly. When I’m not hammering away in my office, you’ll likely find me hauling my son back and forth from wrestling practice.