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I'm a brand marketing strategist with 15 years of experience helping consumer brands get clear on who they are, what they stand for, and how to show up in a way that actually resonates.

What I do:

  • Brand positioning and messaging strategy

  • Creative strategy and campaign direction

  • Retail brand readiness, from packaging and messaging to shopper marketing collateral

  • Fractional brand advisory for founders and marketing teams

My background: I spent six years at Whole Foods Market Global Headquarters doing brand strategy at scale, where I learned what it looks like when a brand loses its thread and what it takes to find it again. That included not just Whole Foods itself, but the hundreds of CPG brands I watched show up on shelf, learning firsthand which ones resonated and which ones quietly disappeared. Since then I've brought that same thinking to brands like Sazerac, Hint Water, and CVS Health.

How I work: I ask the questions that are hard to ask from the inside. I bring the experience to know what good looks like. And I give you something a tool can't: a real strategic conversation with someone who has lived this work across categories, channels, and moments of genuine brand transformation.

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Hourly Freelance Work
Hourly rate for ad-hoc freelance work
Per hour
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120
Monthly Retainer
Ongoing fractional brand strategy for e-commerce brands that need clear positioning, consistent messaging, and a senior strategic eye on their marketing.
Starting at
$
3500
A brand strategy engagement covering positioning, audience clarity, messaging hierarchy, voice and tone direction, and a phased activation roadmap, delivered as a working document a team can execute against
Starting at
$
7500
Creative Strategy Audit
A structured review of your brand's creative output, including ads, campaigns, social, email, collateral, and packaging, to identify where your messaging is inconsistent, your creative is drifting from your positioning, and your brand is losing ground across touchpoints, including on shelf. You'll walk away with a clear, prioritized picture of exactly what's broken and why, delivered as a strategic findings document you can act on.
Starting at
$
3000
Retail Launch Plan
A brand strategy engagement assessing retail readiness across packaging, messaging, and shopper marketing collateral, with channel recommendations to ensure your brand is positioned to land effectively in a physical retail environment.
Starting at
$
5000

Hire Yola for...

Free Consulting Call
An quick 30 min consulting call
$
0
Paid Consulting Call
A long 60 min consulting call
$
120
Paid Consulting Call
$
120
Hourly Freelance Work
Hourly rate for ad-hoc freelance work
Per hour
$
120
Monthly Retainer
Ongoing fractional brand strategy for e-commerce brands that need clear positioning, consistent messaging, and a senior strategic eye on their marketing.
Starting at
$
3500
A brand strategy engagement covering positioning, audience clarity, messaging hierarchy, voice and tone direction, and a phased activation roadmap, delivered as a working document a team can execute against
Starting at
$
7500
Creative Strategy Audit
A structured review of your brand's creative output, including ads, campaigns, social, email, collateral, and packaging, to identify where your messaging is inconsistent, your creative is drifting from your positioning, and your brand is losing ground across touchpoints, including on shelf. You'll walk away with a clear, prioritized picture of exactly what's broken and why, delivered as a strategic findings document you can act on.
Starting at
$
3000
Retail Launch Plan
A brand strategy engagement assessing retail readiness across packaging, messaging, and shopper marketing collateral, with channel recommendations to ensure your brand is positioned to land effectively in a physical retail environment.
Starting at
$
5000

Skills

Brand Positioning
Brand Marketing
Creative Strategy
Content Strategy
Creative Briefing
Customer Persona Development
Customer Journey Mapping
Digital Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Social Media Marketing
Retail Marketing

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Industry Experience

Food & Beverage
Health & Beauty
Alcohol
Agency

Brand Experience

Whole Foods Market / Sazerac / CVS Health

Case Studies

Repositioning Whole Foods Market for a New Generation
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Repositioning Whole Foods Market for a New Generation
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