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Connecting brands and people since 2010.I'm a strategist, storyteller, and armchair anthropologist to brands large and small looking to build stronger connections with their audiences. I’ve worked in agencies of all shapes and sizes, with clients from startups to Fortune 15s, and have solved almost every type of strategy problem, from “who we are and why should people care” to “how can we help customers find us and love us." Whatever the project, my goal is creating that a-ha moment for the client.My career has gone from moody teen poet to disgruntled bookstore employee, ticket-taker to paralegal, nonprofit fundraiser to killer PPT maker. What links those experiences is a deep fascination with the everyday lives of humans – their stories, habits, quirks. It's an obsession that started in my early days of people-watching on the Chicago subway, and which fuels every aspect of my work today.What I believe:+ Humans are emotional, irrational creatures. Research only tells half the story.+ Good ideas can come from anywhere. Listen to what the world is telling you.+ Sometimes the best strategy is to pick one. And stick with it.+ How it starts is how it ends. With rare exception.+ A brand’s purpose and the purpose of a brand aren't always the same. Tread carefully.

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Program Management, Market Planning, Marketing Strategy, and 14 others.

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  Director Of Strategy And Innovation

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  Aug 2022 - Present - Seattle, Washington, United States