Experience:

- Twenty years experience in Innovation (future creation for brands ~3-5+ yrs out)

- Experience in all brand diversity (Bootstrapped-$10M, $50-$200M, $200M-$13B)

- Coached founders in start-ups, entrepreneurial businesses and executives alike

- Broad industry experience (Automotive, Footwear, Consumer Products, CPG, Tech, Consulting)

- Global experience across US (Chicago/NY/SF), CAN, UK, AUS

- Broad roles within innovation ie product, portfolio, brand, M&A, culture/org design & development

- Highlights include working in Innovation for one of the most innovative companies in the world (Dyson), working on global brands for one of the biggest house of brands in the world (PepsiCo), & leadership for iconic brands (CamelBak)

- Held roles from entry level to senior executive, with advisor roles up to CEO/Board leadership level

- Certified high performance coach (focus on executive leadership/dev) and transformational coach

Expertise:

1. Risk mitigation and growth realization: Innovation is the engine for growth. Innovation always takes into account current state ie has to work in duality (big picture, short and long term views held together)

2. Understanding & integration of full system/levels of business: Innovation in an org is a central hub (the bridge between current state and future success). It is generally embedded as part of strategy, marketing, R&D/operations & sales groups so has a holistic view of landscape as it needs to drive change now in context of current state

3. Effiency and accelerated growth (strategy, planning and implementation) of people, product, processes are a necessity to ensure change & growth comes to frutition