Our founder and lead strategist, Mary Ann Knaus, is a consumer products veteran with more than two decades of operating experience delivering transformative growth results for industry-leading brands & businesses. Mary Ann works directly with each client to assess their business needs & organizational dynamics and design an engagement for success. Developing structure & approach, creating models & templates, designing workshops & mastermind sessions and facilitating all client activities to align & engage stakeholders, Mary Ann drives each project to completion. When required, Mary Ann selectively leverages resources from a diverse network of subject matter experts & world class partners to bring expertise & ensure every experience exceeds expectations.

Mary Ann’s strengths:

• Keen ability to simplify complexity & identify key growth opportunities & priorities
• Proven success providing thought-leadership, challenging conventional thinking, developing winning strategies & championing new capabilities
• Passion for exploring new business models and new profit structures
• Extensive experience in matrix structures with both P&L accountability and shared service expertise
• Comprehensive understanding of consumer products, particularly durables and retail distribution dynamics