Team
Meet our team
Navio (or nao in Old Spanish) was the primary ship used by early Spanish and Portuguese explorers during the Age of Discovery. The ships’ design made them ideal for navigating through uncharted waters to unknown territories.
Just like the navios of old, we help clients navigate the challenges of a transformation. With multi-disciplinary expertise from technology to store management, we help you build and lead programs to drive transformation and fuel growth.
Carlos D. Castelán
Founder & Managing Director
Before founding The Navio Group, Carlos was a Partner & Chief Strategy Officer at Conlego, a premier negotiations and … partnership firm. There he advised on growth strategy …
Kate McDonald
Senior Principal
Kate is a former Principal in Target Corporation’s corporate strategy group in Minneapolis, MN …
Doug Touche
Principal
Doug Touche is a Principal at The Navio Group, and prior to his consulting role, Doug worked at NextGuest Technologies …
Jadesola Arowolo
Senior Analyst
Before joining The Navio Group, Jadesola built her career in retail in merchandising and operations roles at Office Depot and …
Stefan A. Castelán
Head of Marketing Practice
Stefan is the Head of Marketing Practice at The Navio Group and holds a B.A. from Stanford University. Before joining Navio, he was the first marketer at DataFox and helped scale it for five years until its acquisition by Oracle.
Blog
The one metric that can help you unearth opportunities in your ecommerce business
Ask yourself: How much does it cost to pick and then deliver your customers’ orders? If the answer escapes you, you’re not alone. This cost
Three initiatives to take your ecommerce business to the next level
With Shoptalk in the rearview mirror, the question of how to apply the lessons learned from the conference is always one that’s difficult to pin
Shoptalk 2022: Three big themes across the conference
As the curtain comes down on Shoptalk 2022 – and the bright lights of Vegas fade away as attendees depart home – we are prompted to reflect on the big themes from the last three days.
