Mary Graham - Principal
EXPERIENCE
I am a pragmatic strategist -- a real-world operator with a track-record of building some of the world's most iconic brands & customer experiences:
Fresh City Farms - President (led integration of Mama Earth into the Fresh City family of brands)
Mama Earth Organics - CEO (2.5X revenue growth in 2.5 years; acquired by Fresh City Farms)
Starbucks - 13-years in various VP positions (Global, Canada, Latin America roles)
Board Director - Prana Organics; Turning Point Youth Services
J.M Smuckers - Business Team Leader
AOL - Marketing Consultant
Yum! Brands - KFC Head of Marketing, Canada
Procter & Gamble - Brand Management
I am a unique marriage of 'global/iconic brand/public company' experience +'scrappy/local/beloved-brand/VC-backed/scale-up '. Meaning: I know what great looks like AND I know how to build it.
APTITUDES
Other peoples' words to describe me...
"the co-founder I never had"... thought partner... strategist... dot connector... story teller... brand architect... idea interrogator... un-stucker... synthesizer... teacher... coach... creative solutioner... simplifier... the flagpole in a storm... boggle chicken...