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 …
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
Cash Cart: The Profitable Turn of Retail Media Networks
With rising interest rates, profitability has become a premium across all industries. Many retailers, operating on thin profits, face tight margins that can fluctuate with
How to Know if You’re Sitting on a Savings Gold Mine
Cost savings and margin optimization projects are back in vogue, as retailers refocus on their bottom lines following several years of revenue growth during the
It’s a trap: avoid these fulfillment follies in your network evaluation
As retailers regroup for the next phase of growth, fulfillment strategy has surfaced as a pivotal operational pillar for many executive teams. To accommodate growing
