{"id":48,"date":"2026-06-29T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalkyle.us\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:15:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalkyle.us\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48\" class=\"elementor elementor-48 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8c0b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe8c0b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01eb939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01eb939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c649d06 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c649d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59d6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b59d6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyle Hufford \u2014 Digital Kyle<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb5021 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feb5021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5cae0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a5cae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e6ca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5e6ca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a334ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a334ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyle Hufford<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcae4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcae4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sr. Director of Technology, Monster Beverage Corp.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c82a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c82a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.78);font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;margin-bottom:20px;\">Kyle Hufford (Digital Kyle) is a branding-focused technologist and digital media enthusiast based in Southern California. At Monster Beverage Corporation he leads the company&#8217;s Strategic Digital Initiatives \u2014 spanning Digital Asset Management, Marketing Project Management, AI, and Contract Lifecycle Management.<\/p><p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.78);font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;margin-bottom:20px;\">Born in Hawaii and raised on the island of Maui, Kyle&#8217;s passion for photography runs deep. His father was a master photographer who owned Hawaii&#8217;s largest commercial photo lab, specializing in fine art and limited-edition printing. Growing up working in every aspect of photography and photo finishing gave Kyle firsthand insight into the industry&#8217;s technological evolution \u2014 and how to thrive within it.<\/p><p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.78);font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;\">When he&#8217;s not at work, Kyle is in the water. An avid diver and sailor, he spends every available moment exploring the ocean. 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