How can I help you tap into innovation?
I have been described as a can opener for innovation and specialize in helping consumer hard goods manufacturers transform market complexity into growth opportunities. Using my proprietary 6-Dot Framework—Category, Competitor, Consumer, Company, Culture, and Community—I uncover actionable insights that drive smarter product decisions, faster launches, and sustainable growth.
With two decades of experience leading $300M+ portfolios and guiding brands through competitive retail landscapes, I specialize in:
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Delivering market and consumer intelligence to uncover opportunities.
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Streamlining innovation processes for lean teams.
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Building strategies that connect insights to measurable results.
If you’re ready to replace guesswork with clarity and connect the dots for your next breakthrough, let’s get started.​​
Key Services
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Market and Consumer Intelligence: Delivering insights to uncover new opportunities and drive strategic decisions.
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Streamlined Innovation Processes: Accelerating product development and building a culture that drives innovation.
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Strategic Growth Planning - Building strategies that connect insights to measurable results for sustainable growth.
6-Dot Framework
The 6 Dot Framework is a comprehensive approach to innovation encompassing six critical building blocks: Category, Competitor, Consumer, Company, Culture, and Community. By integrating these six building blocks, your organization can create a robust innovation strategy that connects the dots, leading to successful products, services, and sustained growth.
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Category: If you want to be competitive, you must know what competitive is. This involves analyzing market segments to identify trends and gaps.
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Competitor: Every organization faces competition, directly or indirectly. It is important to gain insights into your competitors at both product and strategic levels to better understand their capabilities and trajectories.
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Consumer: Knowing your customers goes beyond demographics; it requires deeper insights into consumer behaviors, preferences, and the problems they're trying to solve.
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Company: To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom. This means overcoming internal communication barriers, breaking down silos, and fostering collaboration to better evaluate internal capabilities and resources.
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Culture: Curiosity, collaboration and creativity should permeate your organization's culture if you want to foster innovation, drive transformative change and keep your organization agile.
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Community: Innovation is a team sport. It thrives through engagement. Building a community of empowered individuals within and beyond your organization fosters cross-department collaboration and external networking.
