Curtis has over twenty years of marketing and communications experience. He launched Sound Trumpet LLC as a marketing agency in Monroe, GA because he is passionate about helping businesses build awareness, so that they can tell their story, engage their community, and drive revenue growth.

Prior to spending thirteen years in Bolivia as a Christian missionary serving non-profit organizations, he managed marketing for the Atlanta Ballet and the Allliance Theatre, the largest non-profit theatre in the Southeast. Curtis was personally mentored by the late Virginia Vann, former Chief Marketing Officer who oversaw the launch of the Cingular Wireless brand. During his tenure at the Alliance Theatre, he worked alongside BBDO advertising agency in Atlanta in 2008 and won the Gold Effie Advertising Award, an awards program launched by the New York American Marketing Association that honors the most effective advertising efforts across different industries.