Katie credits her competitive nature to a 1991 hot-dog-eating competition. Seven sausages later, she took home the junior high championship trophy, and her love of winning was forever solidified. Three decades later, Katie leads growth for The Grid, a collective of some of the most talked about independent agencies, including Mischief, Courage and No Fixed Address.Before joining Mischief, Katie helped Burger King become Marketer of the Decade (AdAge), put Allstate at the forefront of culture with its award-winning Mayhem campaign and built a start-up that was eventually sold to a major holding company. She has been recognized by AdAge as a “Woman to Watch” and by Crain’s Chicago Business as a “40 Under 40.”