Carrie has been a Partner at Think! Inc. & 5600blue since 2001. Her role includes consulting clients on implementing value creation and value capture ecosystems, business development, developing sales strategy, and onboarding new consultants.

Prior, Carrie held a long career at Marriott International focused on sales & strategic account management. She contributed to the creation and implementation of Marriott’s first Strategic Account Management model and strategy.  

She is a practitioner first, consultant second, meaning that everything she teaches she also has implemented.

Carrie is a member of Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) since 1996 and held a 10-year position on SAMA’s Board of Directors.  Think! Inc is one of learning partners that contribute content to SAMA’s certification program; they are the only negotiation content provider.

She is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at the Aspen Institute/University of Maryland and holds a B.A. from the University of Colorado. Carrie resides in Lake Bluff, IL with her husband, John, and four children.