Building better brands, products, cultures and work lives for individuals, executive teams, and organizations.
I've been where you are. I help entrepreneurs, investors, and corporations solve their toughest marketing and operations challenges.
Fractional CMO and COO support for high-priority marketing and operations projects. Custom designed for your exact needs.
Rethink Everything keynotes and workshops — customized for your audience, available in-person and virtually. The impact lasts well after the session.
A fresh perspective for big decisions in career, life, relationships, and business. I help you see what you are not able to see for yourself.
It's the story of one corporate leader's climb to the top while refusing to sacrifice family for career — and finding her power to lead differently.
Kristi weaves together stories of challenges, observations, and lessons learned from her childhood, ballet days, marriage, parenting, and career — to finding herself as the only woman in the corporate boardroom.
"This is my kind of leadership book — one that celebrates a truly integrated life, thoughtfully challenges the status quo, and normalizes the conversation around taking a break." — Shelley Paxton, Chief Soul Officer & Bestselling Author of SoulbbaticalGet the Book →
Kristi Turner is an Amazon best-selling author, former Chief Marketing Officer, executive consultant, and mentor. She also happens to be a mother of two, aunt to 14, sister, friend, and wife — and she honors every role she plays to advise others in career, business, and work life design.
With over 30 years of operations and marketing experience in technology, Kristi provides counsel to executive teams, investment firms, and boards on brand, marketing, product design, customer operations, and employee culture. She has guided entrepreneurial companies from start-ups to multi-million dollar enterprises through high-growth, mergers, acquisitions, and crisis management.
Kristi is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award for Top Women in Restaurant Technology and a Bronze Winner at the 15th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. She has been published in 50+ publications and podcasts including Forbes.
Brands She Has Worked With
Apple · Starbucks · American Express · Visa · Mastercard · Target · Walmart · CVS · Dollar General · Kroger · T-Mobile · AT&T · Verizon · Ericsson · NFL · NHL · Senior PGA · NWSL · Bay FC
Kristi has consulted for multiple companies within our investment portfolio for over a decade. She is one of the strongest executives and top marketers I've ever had the privilege of working with. No matter the business challenge, Kristi has a rare skillset to think through it from a marketing, operations, product, and sales perspective engaging every department and developing a strategy that is unique and authentic for each company.
I'm in awe of Kristi. Her ability to size up the room, the players and the situation is stunning. She'll listen, intently and patiently. And at only the appropriate moment, and in only the most composed way, she strikes, with an articulate vision of the "real" problem and maps out a plan on how to collaboratively arrive at the solution. She is one of my first calls when I'm looking for outside opinions.
Kristi was brought into our firm to help us establish our direct marketing foundation and team structure. She quickly garnered an understanding of our market position, offering portfolio and competitive strengths. As a CEO that often struggles with the balance between sales and marketing, I would highly recommend Kristi as a seasoned executive that can help communicate the importance of these teams working together towards a common goal. Kristi did an outstanding job!
Kristi Turner is an absolute gem. She is a strong leader and extremely competent marketing guru. You sense the level of positive energy increasing when Kristi enters a room. Her knowledge and experience in the marketing space across all channels is amazing and she always measured her results and was able to quantitatively demonstrate the value of the work that she and her team delivered. Kristi will be an asset to any organization.
Whether you need a keynote speaker, executive consulting, or a fresh perspective — I'd love to hear what you're working on.