Kat Garcia — Co-Founder
Kat Garcia (Kathleen Garcia-Manjarres) is the co-founder & co-CEO of Ground - the leading AI revenue growth engine helping consumer companies uncover untapped revenue. Venture backed in Silicon Valley and New York. She previously invested, built, and scaled consumer companies alongside some of the world’s most influential companies at BCG Digital Ventures. Combining her experience as the interim Head of Growth for ventures, and consulting at Accenture, she has supported the biggest players from the likes of Essilor-Luxxotica, AMEX, Neiman Marcus, OXXO, and many more. Prior to working in the world of business, she spent a decade working in the entertainment industry as a television actress and independent recording artist. In 2016, she was the opening act for Young Money. Kat has been a content creator since 2006 with a passion for all things creative and analytical bridging both worlds through technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C SaaS growth architect with expertise in AI-driven revenue strategies.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 16 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Growth Marketing
- E-commerce
Career Highlights
- Co-founder of a leading AI revenue growth engine.
- Extensive experience in scaling consumer companies.
- Former television actress with a creative background.
Work Experience
Ground
Co-Founder & Co-CEO (2 yrs 3 mos)
BCG Digital Ventures
Growth Architect - Venture Studio (2 yrs 5 mos)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Growth Architect (2 yrs 4 mos)
American Express
Founding Team, Head of Growth, Business Checking (2 yrs 3 mos)
OXXO
Founding Team, Head of Growth (2 yrs 2 mos)
EssilorLuxottica
Head of Content - Eyebuydirect.com (2 yrs 2 mos)
M&T Bank
Founding Team, Head of Growth, Nota (2 yrs 1 mo)
Accenture
Management Consultant (2 yrs 2 mos)
thrive digital
Online Advertising Specialist (2 mos)
Forbes
Contributing Writer (2 yrs 11 mos)
Posh Avenue Boutique
Co-Founder & Creative Director (3 yrs)
Kat Garcia
Creator (9 yrs 10 mos)
SAG-AFTRA
Television & Film Actress (UDA & ACTRA) (9 yrs)
Education
Bachelor’s Degree at McGill University
Capital Markets at University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School