We’re business savvy. We’re analytical as well as creative.
And we’re powered by coffee.
Annarosa Tomasi
Founder of Brandpoint Strategy, Annarosa is a dedicated consultant with years of experience serving both up-and-coming start-ups as well as multi-billion dollar tech companies. Annarosa is passionate about connecting customer insight to move business toward the most promising sales and marketing outcomes.
By combining empathy for customers with data, Annarosa creates unique views on customer opportunities to provide the highest value to her clients’ businesses. Her works includes company strategy, positioning/messaging, customer experience design and CHRO leadership.
Annarosa received her B.S. and MBA from U.C. Berkeley and is a veteran of some of the world’s most iconic companies, including McKinsey & Co. and Apple, Inc.
Favorite coffee spot: Joe & the Juice, Stockholm, Sweden
RICHARD STARK
Richard is a senior sales and business development leader with extensive enterprise software sales & product marketing experience. His experience ranges from leading start-up sales efforts to managing worldwide Sales, Marketing and Professional Services organizations.
Richard has launched new B2B enterprise applications, driving sales from 0 to over $10M in three years by creating reference accounts and designing sales strategies to establish new categories and open new markets; he’s great at developing segment-specific go-to market approaches in both new and established categories. His companies have been acquired by both Oracle and PeopleSoft.
Richard has a B.S. from U.C. Berkeley.
Favorite coffee spot: Caffé Ligabue, Reggio Emilia, Italy
DAVID MAURER
David is a sales operations pro who manages large sales organizations and is the first to recognize the importance of a connected, enabled and energized sales force. His consulting work focuses on operationalizing sales strategies through tightly defined processes, systems and feedback loops.
David earned his M.A. in Political Management from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. Contributing to the growth of technology companies like Wired, Vending and DoubleDutch, he is passionate about the art and science of high-performing companies.
Favorite coffee spot: Mountain Province, Williamsburg, NY
SOPHIE MARK
A recent graduate of Stanford University’s d-school, Sophie comes to us with the added bonus of a Stanford English degree. She is incredibly articulate and has an eye for all that’s artistic. She is cool, she is hip, she is creative. She keeps the Brandpoint team grounded in the present by looking at things differently and pushing boundaries of all we have become accustomed to. Sophie reminds us how lucky we are that the next generation will soon be in charge.
Favorite coffee spot: Philz, Palo Alto, CA
KATHLEEN CACOURIS
Kathleen is a creative force in her own right and is our B2C expert. She is passionate about building authentic customer experiences through experiential marketing based on sensory, cognitive and emotional dimensions. Kathleen pushes her clients to go beyond fleeting digital interactions to create real, long-lasting relationships.
She is an active alt.MBA graduate and holds an MBA from Bologna Business School in Italy.
Favorite coffee spot: Coava, Portland, OR