Kirk McCullough

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Venue Medical Director - Kansas City - 2026 World Cup at FIFA

Leawood, Kansas, United States

Overview

Dr. Kirk McCullough is a board-certified, dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance, specializing in sports medicine. He serves as Chief Medical Officer for Sporting KC and is the FIFA Venue Medical Director for the 2026 World Cup in Kansas City, focusing on innovative, less-invasive techniques for athletes.

A Kansas City native, Dr. McCulloughs career was inspired by injuries he sustained as a high school and collegiate basketball player. He is an alumnus of St. Thomas Aquinas High School and now serves as its Director of Sports Medicine. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family.

He is a key innovator behind Caddix cleats, a new type of athletic footwear designed to reduce lower-limb injuries in sports.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Athlete Injury Prevention
He is a medical advisor for and helped develop Caddix cleats, an innovative footwear technology aimed at reducing non-contact injuries for athletes on turf and grass.
World Cup 2026
He was recently appointed as the FIFA Venue Medical Director for Kansas City, a significant leadership role for the upcoming international soccer tournament.
Soccer Medicine
Serves as Chief Medical Officer for Sporting KC (MLS) and has been the CMO for KC Current (NWSL), demonstrating extensive expertise with elite soccer players.

Media Appearances

Kirk has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Venue Medical Director - Kansas City - 2026 World Cup at FIFA
1-2025
Chief Medical Officer/Head Team Physician at Sporting Kansas City
3-2024
Medical Advisor at ANDIEM
1-2024
Orthopaedic Surgeon at Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance
1-2024
Medical Advisor at Caddix

Education

2013 - 2014
Fellowship from Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association
2012 - 2013
Fellowship from OrthoCarolina

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Insights For Selling To Kirk

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kirk is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kirk

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kirk move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Kirk take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Kirk

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