Summary
Sharon Mccarthy is a senior marketing consultant and turnaround specialist with 20+ years of VP-level experience driving brand revitalizations and growth for legacy brands and startups alike. She has led three major business turnarounds—delivering measurable lifts in same-store sales, e-commerce, and direct response—and built high-performance digital teams that produced rapid ROI. A behavioral economics practitioner with 961 hours of training, she blends customer insights, behavioral design, and go-to-market strategy to accelerate technology and AI adoption among users, customers, and advertisers. Her cross-industry track record includes work with Taco Bell, Kraft, Discovery Channel, Nike, Starbucks and Hallmark, and she’s repeatedly launched category-first products and concepts (including early customized photo gifts and a pioneering vegan combo meal). Sharon advises AI product teams and founders on product-market fit and adoption mechanics, applying proven drivers of behavior change to commercialize emerging technologies. Based in Seattle, she combines strategic rigor from Wharton with hands-on interim leadership that moves organizations from stagnation to scalable growth.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Business, Bachelor of Science (BS) Business at University of Delaware
MBA Entrepreneurial Managment, MBA Entrepreneurial Managment at The Wharton School
English