Katie Stratton, Chief Growth & Strategy Officer at Shipt, Real Leadership

About this episode

Katie Stratton discusses her leadership journey from Meta to Shipt and the evolution of same-day delivery.

Episode Description What happens when a leader who spent a decade inside one of the most influential technology companies in history decides to bring that playbook to the world of same-day delivery? Katie Stratton is the Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at Shipt, the Target-owned retail technology company that specializes in same-day and next-day delivery. Before joining Shipt in 2023, Katie spent nearly 12 years at Meta, joining as the 90th employee in the New York office before the IPO and rising to lead U.S. sales for dining and delivery. Earlier in her career, she honed her craft in the agency world, working with brands like Toyota, Cadillac, and Unilever. But Katie's path wasn't a straight line. A pivotal moment early in her career, a courageous conversation in a toxic work environment, sparked by her mother's advice, opened the door to Facebook and set the trajectory for everything that followed. That same willingness to speak up, take risks, and lead with clarity defines how she operates today. In this episode, we cover: How a toxic early-career experience and her mother's advice became the catalyst for Katie's entire leadership journey What it was like to join Facebook…

People in this episode

Guest: Katie Stratton

Topics covered

• leadership journey
• same-day delivery
• growth strategy
• toxic work environment
• career development
• technology companies

Keywords

• leadership
• Shipt
• Meta
• same-day delivery
• growth strategy
• toxic work environment
• career advice
• Target
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shipt, Target, Meta, Toyota, Cadillac, Unilever

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