Kate Thorp is President & CEO of KKT Consulting & Advisory where she advises fintech, consumer electronics, media, commerce, wellness, beauty, CPG, lifestyle publishing and technology companies on innovation, strategic business development, growth, solving problems, marketing and product development. Prior to KKT she was SVP Marketing at Molekule, President Global Publisher Development at Nectar9, President & CEO of Beauty Noted, CEO of Real Girls Media (acquired by Meredith Corp 2010), President of AKQA (acquired by WPP 2012), and President & CEO of Lot21 (acquired by Carat 2003). She also served on the Global Board of Directors for News Republic (acquired by Cheetah Mobile 2016) and Beauty Noted. As an executive, advertiser, publisher and co-founder of the influential Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), she and her companies have earned numerous accolades; RGM was named both an AlwaysOn Top 100 OnMedia and Top 100 OnHollywood Company. Kate has been inducted into the AAF Hall of Achievement (Hall of Fame for Execs under 40 – in 2000) and the IAB Hall of Fame in 2008. Among her many other awards, she’s been named one of the Top 25 Women to Watch by Advertising Age and a Media All Star by OMMA. Under her command, both Lot21 and AKQA were named Agency of the Year.
As a sought after speaker, author, and industry leader, Kate has been featured at numerous worldwide conferences, leading universities, on television, radio, and the Internet. She has been recognized as an influential evangelist of the Internet and is dedicated to education and information online.
