Elevate & Scale

We help ecommerce brands unlock hidden revenue and put their sales on autopilot while spending $0 extra on advertising. Our clients typically see 30% to 50% of their total revenue attributed to email (and SMS) marketing from our services.

Founder

Legacy Global Development

A real estate development company that owns and builds luxury resorts in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Chief Marketing Officer

Freelance

Expertise includes marketing strategy, branding, copywriting, paid traffic, and email marketing.

Services include:
● Craft a Brand Story and Unique Value Proposition that differentiates your brand from your competition and increases the perceived value of your offering.
● Plan a custom-tailored digital marketing strategy to meet your specific business objectives, such as improving brand awareness, generating more leads, or increasing sales.
● Leverage paid traffic (Google Adwords, Facebook Ads, etc) to send hyper-targeted traffic to your website or landing page.
● Build an automated marketing system (funnels, email marketing, etc) to attract and nurture leads while you sleep.

Copywriter & Consultant

Red Horizon Energy, Inc

I provided landman services for Fortune 500 oil companies and invested in and sold oil and gas assets. Our projects led to successful drilling programs that grossed over $530 million.

Owner

Is email marketing your most consistent and profitable sales channel?

It should be.

As advertising costs continue to soar and social media gets even more competitive, brands are seeing their profits dwindle because they no longer get the same ROI they used to from their top-of-funnel marketing.

That’s where email (and SMS) marketing come in.

Email marketing might not be the newest, sexiest thing, but it remains the highest, most consistent ROI of any marketing channel. And 72% of consumers STILL prefer receiving emails from their favorite brands.

The problem?

Most marketing emails suck… and we’re changing that.

At Elevate & Scale, we help ecommerce brands unlock hidden revenue and put their sales on autopilot while spending $0 extra on advertising.

Our clients typically see 30% to 50% of their total revenue attributed to email marketing.

What’s our “secret sauce” for high ROI emails?

1) Our unique Growth Branding Methodology – the art of infusing direct response copywriting, brand storytelling, and intuitive design for high-converting content that customers love.

2) Sales Process Optimization – the science of increasing conversions, average order value, and customer lifetime value through our proven email strategy frameworks.

3) Consumer-Focused Data – we leverage powerful insights from Klaviyo and Shopify to send targeted, personalized campaigns that scale your email marketing revenue.

Increase the ROI from your existing traffic and create an amazing customer experience!

Are you ready to elevate your email marketing?

Let's talk!

Kyle Stout

Founder & CEO surge.agency l Founder Nord Media | Growth Marketing for 6-9 figure eCommerce brands. Sharing things I learn along the way.

A little more about me for all of my current & soon to be followers 🤝

This is where I impress you right!? First off - thank you for visiting my profile, following me and joining me through this wild experience while I try to figure shit out.

It’s absolutely crazy to me how many different people have followed me over the last year and have engaged with my content + reached out to build friendships. I love connecting with new people and learning their stories.

You may not know me officially yet but – maybe you’ve seen me around or you heard about me.
So now… a little more about me 🤷‍♂️

👋 I’m Kody - a barely “C” student who struggled throughout high-school and college but managed to scrape by after 6 long years in college. I could never figure out what I wanted to do or what I wanted to be when I grew up (still haven’t lol).

I stumbled into the realm of marketing around 8 or 9 years ago and have been figuring out what I like and what I’m good at. I’ve worked as a marketing specialist, retention manager, growth marketer, growth manager, head of growth and now agency / brand owner.

During my “free” time I enjoy going to the movies, playing video games or hanging with my wife (Ali) & dog (Goose).

A little about my career and my accomplishments 👇

Years 1 & 2: Marketing specialist (Very basic stuff)

Years 3 & 4: Retention Manager - Generated over $400M in email revenue and ran a team of 30 🤯

Years 4 & 5: Growth Marketer / Growth Manager (Directly Managed $15M in ad-spend and grew 2 brands roughly 400% year over year)

Year 6 → Now: Head of Growth → Agency Owner → Brand Owner (Have in total directly managed over $200M in ad-spend, generated $650M+ in email revenue and have grown 7 brands into 9 figures, 17 into 8 figures)

+ many more into 6/7 figures annually. Was all of this where I thought I would be? Absolutely not… not even close lol… I always say I was able to combine a lot of luck with a lot of hard work and work ethic to achieve the results you see today.

So why am I sharing so much now? I’ve come to enjoy sharing my learnings and helping others who want to grow their business, start a brand, agency or improve their career.

Back in October 2023 I decided to start focusing on building a personal brand on Twitter / LinkedIn / Instagram and in January 2024 this all compounded and built Nord Media.

Subscribe here 👉  http://nordmedia.com/newsletter

Kody N.

I’ve used Beehiiv since the early days.

It’s an incredible platform, clean, simple, and creator-friendly.

But as the newsletter turned into a full-fledged growth engine, I started hitting ceilings that most marketers eventually face.

When your email program matures, you stop asking “How do I send?” and start asking “How do I scale?”

That’s why I made the switch to Kit.

Here’s what changed:

True 1:1 Personalization at Scale
Most platforms let you segment. Kit lets you custom-build exactly what you need.

Every subscriber path can be triggered by behavior, spend level, or intent, and it happens automatically.

No duct-taped automations or workarounds.

Native Ad & Offer Integration
Beehiiv made it easy to monetize attention.

Kit makes it easy to monetize data.

I can drop paid placements, run dynamic offers, and measure performance inside one dashboard without any messy UTM handoffs or third-party tracking.

Seamless CRM + Attribution Layer
The biggest upgrade: full visibility.

Kit’s attribution system connects email to ad performance and customer LTV: something no newsletter-first platform truly solved.

Now, I can see how one welcome email drives opens and orders.

Built for The Highest Level
Beehiiv is phenomenal for creators building their first 10K subs.

Kit is built for teams managing six-figure lists, multi-channel attribution, and real revenue.

It’s the difference between publishing and operating.

API-First Flexibility
Everything plugs in.

We’ve integrated Kit with our ad accounts, dashboards, and customer data layer in days.

No more exporting CSVs or hacking together Zapier flows to keep systems talking.

Why it Matters
Your ESP should evolve with your business.

Beehiiv was the perfect platform when my focus was writing and growth.

Kit became the perfect platform once my focus shifted to precision and performance.

This move is about upgrading the system that runs it.

For creators scaling their own operation: If you’re managing a newsletter that now functions like a business, it’s worth exploring Kit.

Because the moment you start thinking in terms of flows, attribution, and customer LTV, you’ve officially outgrown the “newsletter” stage.

Give it a try: https://hubs.ly/Q03W-nwB0

#kitpartner

Kody Nordquist

Founder of Nord Media | Performance Marketing Agency for 7 & 8-figure eCom brands

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