Megan Nightingale
Driven to innovate | Sparks new thinking by connecting the unexpected | Classically trained CPG Marketer with a passion for inspiring teams, driving growth, and crafting new strategies to win in the marketplace.
- Role
- Senior Brand Manager - Innovation at Post Holdings
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Megan Nightingale
My passion is to discover untapped potential and to create unexpected connections to spark insights. I’m driven to bring new perspectives to existing challenges, and thrive when I can lead teams through ambitious endeavors to drive real in-market results.I embrace ambiguity, carving new paths for businesses and seek inspired yet applicable strategic plans that drive revenue growth. I have applied these skills in corporate strategy, brand management, innovation, business development, market research, and client development.As a leader, I believe in strengths-based leadership: leveraging core strengths of team members to achieve shared goals. I believe in assuming positive intent, having open dialogue, challenging the status quo, and creating a work environment where team members can be their best selves – and have fun doing it! I have managed businesses ranging from $30 Million to $1 Billion in gross revenue, and have successfully shepherded more than 20 new products to sustained in-market success. I have led business development and successfully identified and vetted companies for acquisition. Specialties: Insight-driven growth plans, strategy, sound financial acumen and P&L management, business development, innovation and new product commercialization, brand management, marketing, training, customer marketing, channel marketingI love spending adventurous time outdoors, reading, and playing games. My love of food and skills as a \"supertaster\" have led me to become a reluctant exercise enthusiast - I run to eat! I\'m passionate about travel and am always planning my next trip (2023 brought me to New Zealand and a down-and-back hike of the Grand Canyon.looking at St. Lucia next!). My 2 year old pup Matilda \"Millie\" is thrilled about my new role in Pet Food Innovation and is my constant companion.
Experience
Senior Brand Manager - Innovation
May 2024 — Present · Lakeville, MN, US
Working with a great team to bring innovative new products to market in our pet food division. I focus on new products for dogs from the people who love them offered by our brands: Rachel Ray Nutrish, Nature\'s Recipe, Kibbles \'n Bits, and Gravy Train.
Education
Carleton College
BA, English
1991 — 1995
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
MBA, Park Leadership Fellow, MBA in Marketing and General Management
1998 — 2000
Skills
- Advertising
- Food
- Team Building
- Management
- Client Services
- Product Launch
- Brand Development
- Segmentation
- Business Planning
- Client Development
- Marketing Management
- Strategic Planning
- Customer Insight
- Helping Clients Succeed
- P&L Management
- Product Development
- Strategy
- Leadership
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- Research
- Business Development
- Quantitative Research
- Marketing Research
- Brand Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Cpg Industry
- Marketing Strategy
- Consumer Products
- Pricing Strategy
- Product Innovation
- Market Research
- Product Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Leadership Development
- Training
- New Business Development
- Strategic Thinking
- Market Planning
- Client Relations
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