Teach Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship at the undergraduate and masters levels. Teaching combines academic concepts with real-world insights & experiences in course materials and to inform student business plans.--Undergraduate courses include: Management of Industrial & Nonprofit Organizations and Managerial Decision Making courses (with Professor Barrett Hazeltine)--Teach graduate level Marketing course within Brown's Master's Program in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (PRIME). Taught virtually and globally, this highly regarded STEM Masters of Science (ScM) degree is based within the School of Engineering at Brown University.

Working with Phil Goss '21 to write a book about Professor Barrett Hazeltine’s seminal role in introducing the study of management and entrepreneurship to Brown University with a focus on the development of his courses, his teaching principles, and his legacy.

We transform marketing into a much simpler and holistic P&L driving capability - where consumer, and customer unite across physical and digital spaces for smarter thinking and more efficient resource allocation. Our seasoned executives bring experience from hundreds of businesses, ranging from scrappy start-ups to the biggest and bluest chip. We blend insights with pragmatism building your business by uniting the strategic, creative, analytic and financial sides of marketing.Sample Engagements: • Marketing lead for rapidly growing, largest luxury private ski club east of the Rockies.• Marketing trailblazer for business model innovation consultancy• Marketing advisor for emerging personal care business. • Partnered with PE firm in acquisition of natural pet treat business. Serve on company board.• Board of Advisors for start-up in maternity nutritional supplements.• Strategy & plan development for B2B manufacturer of composite components.• Developed and co-led conference advising 35 middle-market business owners and executives on growth strategy, marketing, organization development and succession planning.

Providing strategy, marketing and pet industry counsel to management team of the premiere brand of natural dog treats in Grocery/Mass in the US and Canada. Partnered with PE firm on this high growth acquisition. Serve on audit and compensation committees.

Consulting role to develop marketing strategies, plans and capabilities for BIF, a community of innovators creating a real world lab to explore and test new business models in health care, education, public services, and consumer experiences.

First global CMO of $2B co-operative. Led brand management, new product innovation, consumer & shopper insights, and digital & social marketing. Reversed double digit promoted volume decline with targeted customer programs. Strengthened innovation pipeline to increase penetration via healthy lifestyle beverages and snacks. Diagnosed critical brand health issues and initiated shift of 20% of trade to consumer spending. Delivered brand consistency and spending efficiency through new global PR and social media platform.

Transformed marketing of PE owned business to drive growth from $250MM to $500MM. Created customer marketing capability that maximized national account revenue. Developed 3-year innovation pipeline and implemented stage and gate process that tripled new product revenue. Launched first-ever national advertising campaign that increased revenue and customer counts. Championed social media efforts delivering consumer engagement 3-4x competition.

Upgraded marketing in preparation for sale of $2B company to Altria. Delivered 75% company valuation increase from hire to transaction close. Improved branding with new portfolio strategy, revised positioning and award winning campaigns for all brands. Tripled online interactions with increased digital marketing presence. Elevated marketing organization: wrote focused job descriptions, made key hires and implemented training & development program. Readied breakthrough new products for launch.

Led kids’ cereal brand management and division customer marketing. Revolutionized digital strategy by replacing “toy-in-a-box” with online experiences increasing web traffic by 300% (#1 CPG website among kids) and delivering 120% ROI. Negotiated strategic alliances with major media, entertainment, and sports properties. Developed customer insights and marketing plans for Wal-Mart, Target, Sam’s, Costco, and CVS.

Senior Director, Coffee Division, Customer Marketing, Food Service & CRM (2001-2002)Director, Desserts & Snacks Division, Yogurt, Handi-Snacks, and Baking & Canning (2000-2001) Senior Brand Manager, Kool-Aid (1998-2000)Brand Management and Customer Marketing Roles, various Post Cereal brands (1992 – 1998)