Driving Retail Growth at Critical Inflection Points
Growth Strategy · Revenue Acceleration · Operating Reset
A Fortune 500–tested operator who partners with executive teams to cut through complexity, focus on what matters most, and move fast on what’s next.
I step in during inflection points — turnaround, transformation, scale — to build the clarity, operating muscle, and momentum required to unlock growth and build enterprise value.
From Our Clients
My Sweet Spots
INSIGHT
Distilling complexity into clear, decision-ready insight about what matters most.
ASSESSMENTS
Conducting rigorous business assessments that surface root causes and unlock growth.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Designing multi-year strategic plans that balance ambition with execution.
TEAM PLAYER
Embedding with teams to move fast, pivot smart, and affect lasting change.
Recent Projects
Fortune 500 Retail
Guided the creation of a retail growth strategy and operating reset, aligning stakeholders and execution to drive turnaround and stabilize core KPIs.
Iconic U.S.
Cultural Institution
Partnered with leadership to co-create a retail growth strategy and operating reset, actively building stakeholder alignment around the investment required to unlock multi-year growth.
Fortune 100 Tech
Co-created a $2B retail growth strategy and North Star design for the company’s first-ever network of 40 immersive, high-tech stores.
Large-Scale
Retail Platform
Embedded an insight-driven way of working to help leaders better develop business acceleration strategies, improving metrics across a high-performing portfolio.
Global Watch Brand
Led a U.S. retail channel assessment to identify white space, inform enterprise strategy, and identify near- and long-term growth opportunities.
$1B+
IPO Retail
Led the design and rollout of a scalable operating model for a last-mile delivery company, translating strategy into execution to accelerate growth ahead of a $1B IPO.
Testimonials
“Katherine was a tremendous partner and truly pivotal to the business during a transformational period. Her support and leadership were instrumental in helping us navigate change and unlock new ways of working. . . Her ability to balance strategic thinking with execution made a lasting impact on the business.”
Aaron Swart
SVP Home Fragrance, Newell Brands
“Katherine is strategic, highly analytical, and sophisticated in her approach to navigating organizations to drive change. I witnessed this firsthand at Enjoy, where we worked together. I admire her intelligence, along with her ability to read the room and effect change.”
Martin Tracey
Global Head of Talent Management, Gap
Former Chief People Officer, Enjoy Technology
“Katherine brought her expertise to Citizen, surfacing gaps in our strategy across our C-suite by delivering a detailed, actionable data-driven roadmap with key market insights. Katherine is a rare strategist who combines high-level thinking with granular data-driven benchmarking across the C/X, including stores, merchandising, CRM, financial performance, and competition.”
Robin Kurkhill
SVP Retail, Citizen Watch America
“Her passion for iconic brands, sharp eye for product, and genuine love for customers consistently elevated every project we worked on together. She brings both insight and instinct to the table, making her an invaluable partner in every sense. ”
Jennie Wood
Creative Director, Yankee Candle
Former Head of Creative, Lush Cosmetics