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High-performing multidisciplinary strategist and team leader with a passion for bringing bold ideas to life. Over the past 10+years, I've helped leading brands in Retail and Financial Services leverage technology to drive innovation and deliver tangible business outcomes. Some career highlights include: * Leading innovation strategy for large corporations and consultancies across North America. * Delivered executive briefings and presentations to 5,000+ on innovation and emerging technologies like Generative AI and Quantum Computing. * Created strategic recommendations and roadmap for digital and physical customer experience improvements for global personal care company, impacting 20,000+ stores across 4 countries. * Led cross-functional teams in the design and development of 10+ financial technology POCs / digital products that delivered productivity gains - reaching 4,000+ end users. Skills: technology, finance, retail, innovation, strategy, research, data analysis, workshop design / facilitation, digital transformation, customer experience strategy (CX / UX), project management, product management, executive storytelling, leadership