Hi, I'm Kaitlin

Helping companies with
high-loyalty growth.

Through a holistic marketing strategy and a customer journey filled with delight. I also like to sculpt and freedive.

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A bit more

Marketing and sculpture, same curiosity.

I'm a marketing strategist who loves data, UX, and a well-built customer journey. That tends to pour into other parts of life too — I sculpt in bronze, and lately I've been searching for a piece of property on the Oregon Coast to build a micro resort and event space. My favorite work sits where all of that meets: delightful experiences that stick with a person.

To paint a brand picture that starts and ends with the human experience, every touchpoint has to be an on-purpose-for-a-purpose touchpoint. That is the thread through all of it.

Lifecycle & CXBronze sculptureBrand strategyMarketing psychologyFreedivingOregon Coast

Career pathway

Hospitality → Marketing.

A career that started with guests at sea and grew into brand and growth work. Roughly in order, with a few side quests left out.

2025 — now

Golden Thread Growth

Founder

Fractional marketing on my own terms: lifecycle, CX, and automation for high-loyalty brands.

2022 — 2025

EquityMultiple

Lifecycle Director → Head of Brand & Experience

Built the lifecycle and experience program, and most of the campaigns behind the numbers on the marketing page.

2021 — 2022

CrowdStreet

Growth Media Manager

Paid partnerships with the likes of NYT and Bloomberg, and a 40.3% lift in new customers in six months.

2015 — 2021

Mill Creek Residential

Regional → National → Senior Brand Manager

Built brand and digital systems across 75+ properties, and a brand architecture still live ten years later.

2012 — 2015

Holland Partner Group

Sales & Leasing

Top closer across the region. Where I learned to turn a good experience into growth.

2011 — 2012

The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel

VIP Concierge

Luxury service one guest at a time. This is where the hospitality bug really bit.

2010 — 2011

Disney Cruise Line

Port Adventures Hostess

Where the obsession with guest experience started, at sea, on a world-renowned training program.

What I'm up to

Follow the thread.

For sale now

Sculpture

Bronze portraits and studies, cast by hand. A few available to collect.

The studio →
goldenthreadgrowth.com

Golden Thread Growth

Fractional marketing. On leave, still reading every note.

Golden Thread →
Writing

Musings

Short essays where marketing, psychology, and sculpture cross paths.

Read the musings →
Building in public · Golden Thread Hospitality

A micro-resort on the Oregon Coast, out loud.

This one is a personal dream. I'm documenting the whole build in the open and looking for land leads, partners, and people who love a slightly mad idea. Following along quietly counts too.

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NOW

Finding the land

Scouting coastline and dreaming the footprint. Leads very welcome.

NEXT

The vision

A small, design-led stay that treats guests the way good CX treats customers.

THEN

Design & build

Documented in public, decision by decision.

SOON

Doors open

A place to rest that feels made for you.

Send a lead, or just follow along

A slower season

I've officially started maternity leave, so a few things here move a little slower for now. New marketing clients are paused until I'm back, the studio keeps its own gentle pace, and the resort dream keeps growing. Reach out anytime. I love hearing from people who found their way here.

Say hello

Let's stay in touch.