Kelsey Kenady

“Kelsey is by far the best manager that I’ve had the privilege of working for. I learned all I know about AB Testing and Personalization from her. At adidas, she came in to stand up an in-house testing team and I became one of her direct reports. I knew relatively little at the time but she took a chance on me and invested the time and energy needed for me to succeed. I am thankful for the foundations she gave me and I owe her so much for everything she has taught me.  As a leader on the Consumer Experience team, Kelsey navigated ambiguity and a large, matrixed organizational setup with grace. She built relationships not only with her peers locally, but also across time zones and countries with the partners and teams in the Global organization. Representing a team and coordinating with partners long-distance can be extremely challenging, but I attribute Kelsey's success to her ability to articulate complex topics with extreme detail and specificity. If you had a meeting with Kelsey, there is almost never anything left unclear or unresolved at the end.  After establishing a strategic vision and demonstrating a penchant for leadership, she elevated into the role of Director of Consumer Experience to represent our function and champion a consumer-first mindset among the other Senior Leaders. What I appreciated is that she recognized the importance of prioritization. Every organization operates under limited capacity and bandwidth. Oftentimes it is easy to say 'yes' to supporting the topic of the week/day. Kelsey understands this and is not afraid to educate peers if and when an action could delay her team from making progress towards bigger opportunities that may have greater impact on the business. Kelsey's superpower is empowering her team and removing barriers to help them find success. She is a beacon of positivity, optimism, and genuinely such a fun person to be around. If you're looking for a leader who will bring value, growth, and people development to your company, look no further.”

“Kelsey is one of the brightest and most creative people I've ever hired. I had the privilege of being her leader through a critical progression from high-energy digital marketing producer to highly strategic and analytical innovation manager. She's exceptional talent. A high-performer who races up learning curves, relentlessly pursues new knowledge, and passionately advocates for continuous improvement. On my team at oldnavy.com, she pushed analytics to the forefront of decision-making, and tirelessly drove our statistical testing and site optimization learning agenda through cross-functional collaboration and process design (breaking down functional silos across marketing, UX, tech, and business leadership, and effectively educating and influencing her stakeholders). She understood quickly and intuitively that UX improvement and successful lift tests are tied to technical stability and quality, and drove several key initiatives related to website speed and performance, and data quality. Outside the application of her considerable technical skill, she's a cultural force of nature. Team synergy and engagement seemed to magically bloom around her quirky, sunny demeanor and relentless commitment to inclusion. I can't wait to work for her someday.”