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. Their 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 transformations 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 …
Toopan Bagchi
Senior Advisor
Toopan is a retail strategy, innovation, and transformation leader and advisor with over 15 years of global experience driving results.
Before joining The Navio Group, Toopan was Vice President…
Patrick Shumaker
Senior Associate
Prior to The Navio Group, Patrick held multiple positions at Amazon in the Retail and Operations divisions. Most recently…
Matt Dixon
Principal
Prior to The Navio Group, Matt served as a principal for Point86, a consultancy that served clients ranging from Fortune 500 …
Bob Guterma
Principal
Prior to joining The Navio Group, Bob was a partner at Point86 LLC, a boutique consultancy that serves Fortune 1000 …
Blog
Why customer are running to select stores
The phrase “surprise and delight” is often an overused cliché by executives from retailers and brands alike in relation to their newest customer offerings. Most
The secret to successful retail transformations
Amidst the holiday festivities last week, a nugget of information set off small fireworks in the world of retail which outlined Walmart’s mounting ecommerce losses,
Situational strategy: How to stop tariffs from tariff-ying your customers
This month’s announcement that the Trump Administration would be raising tariffs to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods will have a significant impact on
