About JLJ Consulting
A Trusted Partner to leaders navigating growth, change, and complexity
I coach and advise senior executives helping them to think more critically, strengthen leadership capabilities, and navigate competing priorities while managing day-to-day execution. Clients value my empathy, candor, and ability to surface key issues, challenge assumptions, and provide actionable guidance.
My pragmatic and collaborative approach blends strategic clarity with operational realities unlocking executive potential and fuelling business growth. Whether supporting a reset, restructure, or growth agenda, I deliver insight and outcome-focused plans grounded in real-world leadership that that move beyond theory and drive practical results.
Experience and Impact
Strategic Leadership
Led merchandising across a multi-billion portfolio, accelerating growth in key categories (+10% to +50%) and improving own brand mix by 300 bps. Translated enterprise strategy into pricing, vendor, and product plans that drove margin and differentiation.
C Suite Advisory
Executive advisor during complex integration and leadership transitions. Facilitated org design, coached leadership teams, and built change roadmaps and communications plans aligned to business strategy, culture, and stakeholder expectations.
Interim Marketing Lead
Repositioned marketing as a strategic driver across a multi-brand retail portfolio launching a unified brand strategy, loyalty program, and national marketing plan that delivered 10 straight quarters of comp sales growth. Restructuring the team and agency model to improve execution and efficiency.
M&A Acquisition Support & Integration
Assessed merchandising synergies during four B2B acquisitions and led post-merger assortment strategy to expand mid-market share, retain customers, and optimize inventory while minimizing disruption.
Supply Chain Optimization
Cut $3M+ in costs post-COVID by improving inventory turns, in-stock rates, and supplier performance. Introduced new planning tools and rebuilt demand forecasting to balance margin and availability.
Services Business Turnaround
Led a $20M turnaround by streamlining operations—consolidating supply chain, integrating services, and restructuring a 1,500-person workforce to restore accountability and stabilize a declining business.
Program Management
Co-developed a company-wide merchandising transformation with BCG—establishing CoEs, modernizing pricing systems, and enhancing cross-functional execution to drive margin and operational agility.
Leadership Development & Culture Transformation
Transformed siloed functions into strategic partners by implementing executive coaching and talent programs that elevated leadership effectiveness, collaboration, and accountability across multiple functions.
Team Rebuild & Growth Strategy
Built leadership strength by upgrading talent, embedding category management, and co-creating a 3-year growth plan—accelerating execution and improving succession readiness.