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Mark

Shepard is a strategic consulting firm, founded by Chelsea Cain Maclin and Tessa Jacocks, specializing in emerging consumer brands1 and technology.
Founded by early Bumble employees2 with a passion for taking companies from 0-99, we are a trusted partner to founders, CEOs, and VCs.

Tessa’s expertise lies in problem-solving, regardlss of the industry: from consumer tech to CPG to production location scouting for film and commercials to companies alleviating poverty through microfinance model, to name a few.

Find 1 million pounds of sustainbly sourced cacao from Peru in 48 hours? Done. Work for a company that has potential from the core tech but not the use case or brand for it? Reconception of the company, rebranding and a new app  within months - done. We love a challenge, whether it is a one time project or building from concept to GTM to sustainable growth to build towards an exit..

However, this is cannot happen without the right collective of trusted experts that allows the pivot and drop-in into any industry and find solutions in a fair, collaborative and value-driven way.  

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Our expertise lies in business, brand, and growth strategy, including product-market fit creation and acceleration. Our collective network consists of industry leaders with diverse skills across sectors, ready to serve as fractional executives or strategic consultants for startups, scale-ups, brands, businesses, and VC portfolios.

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Available on retainer, for fixed projects or as fractional C-Suite, Shepard Collective identifes critical opportunities, set goals, and design strategies to achieve and surpass them. We strive to be long-term partners, continuously providing value and support.
Shepard Collective, Inc.
Strategic Consulting 
Austin, TX