Researcher

Writer

Strategist

Hi, I’m Kate. I’m an expert in user and UX research with a background in brand strategy, copywriting, and marketing.

I have 15 years of experience as a human-centered design thinker. I’ve led all aspects of creative strategy, qualitative and quantitative user research, and writing. I’ve worked on the agency side, the client side, and as a contractor. I’ve led teams of direct reports, worked independently, and collaborated with technical and creative teams.

Past Clients

RESEARCH & STRATEGY

  • Waymo

  • Etsy

  • Xos Electric Trucks

  • World Wildlife Fund

  • Apple

  • Disney Imagineering

  • Dodgers

  • Soon

  • Post Script Media

  • Participant Media

  • United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28

  • World Bank

  • Payrix / FIS 

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Atlantic Philanthropies

  • Rockefeller Foundation 

  • Sir Richard Branson’s The B Team

  • Sara Blakely Foundation 

  • The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation

  • INSEAD Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires

  • Rivian

  • Mill

  • Eames Institute

  • Providers

  • Nomadic School of Wonder 

  • Copper Banking 

  • Good Money

  • Atmos Financial 

  • Initialized Capital

  • FEED Projects and FEED Foundation

RESEARCH & WRITING

As a creative professional, I’m well-versed in:

  • Designing, directing, and conducting all types of research

  • Synthesizing actionable insights

  • Presenting and workshopping findings

  • Using holistic thinking to connect the dots

  • Blending powerful analytical thinking with strong creative thinking

  • End-to-end experience design and concept development

  • Building buy-in across stakeholder groups

  • Workshop design and facilitation

  • Developing creative briefs

  • Developing tools and techniques to help others practice empathy

  • Collaborating with creative, engineering, product, and marketing teams