I'm a professional shepherd of creative chaos with 20 years of experience building and running creative teams across agencies and in-house brands. My background started in creative production; producing and directing end-to-end video and photo content from concept through delivery, and grew into something broader: designing the systems, workflows, and operating models that let creative teams scale without losing what makes their work good.
That dual lens is what I bring to every engagement. I've sat in the chair making the work and the chair running the team behind it, which means I don't approach operations as an outside observer. I've been in the trenches myself — pulling all-nighters because a handoff broke down, watching a project go smoothly because the brief-intake process was fixed, feeling the difference in my own work when resourcing was clear versus when it wasn't. I've lived both sides of good process and bad process, and I know what each one costs or saves a team. I work with leadership teams, in-house creative groups, and agencies to bring clarity to how decisions get made, how work gets resourced, and how teams collaborate under pressure.
I'm at my best in complex, fast-moving environments. The kind where ambition has outpaced infrastructure, and clear thinking, steady communication, and the right systems make the difference between scaling well and scaling painfully.
Track Record:
Architected and implemented creative workflow structures across a publicly traded ($500M+ revenue) outdoor cooking brand, and a venture-backed ($90M+ raised) B-Corp apparel company resulting in a 25% increases in team productivity and setting a repeatable framework adopted company-wide.
Built staffing and resourcing frameworks that let creative teams take on more ambitious work without adding headcount or bureaucracy.
Collaborated with finance leadership to overhaul creative cost reporting and financial processes, resulting in an organization's first profitable fiscal year in 3+ years.
Established and implemented the digital asset management (DAM) system and end-to-end workflow for a high-output photo and video studio, ensuring consistent, secure, and on-time delivery of all creative assets.
Your Partner in Practical Growth
“Kristin makes miracles happen—there’s no other way to put it. Time and time again I’ve seen her wrangle complex projects with complicated inputs and tame them into manageable initiatives that delivered all the desired results. ”