While scaling product, engineering, UX, and analytics functions, she spotted recurring challenges—and repeatable wins. Flywheel was born to operationalize those insights and help teams build smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
With experience at companies like Ancestry, Rothy’s, Brooklinen, and Our Place—all regularly featured on “Best Of” lists from Forbes, Time, and Fast Company—Kate brings a strategic, systems-first approach to digital growth. She helps organizations translate vision into action by aligning teams, uncovering customer insights, and building the roadmaps that drive real business outcomes.
At the core of Flywheel’s approach is a belief that great products are built by aligned teams with clear priorities. Kate works alongside those teams to create scalable structures that turn complexity into clarity—focusing on what matters most and why.
Her obsession with sticky notes is rivaled only by her love for travel—seven continents, 52 countries, and counting. Driven by curiosity and a bias for momentum, Kate leads Flywheel with one goal: to build the digital engines that power the world’s next best companies.
Kate MacCabe founded Flywheel Strategy after nearly two decades leading digital transformation inside high-growth brands.
She is passionate about building and optimizing systems and frameworks that increase productivity, create efficiencies, and empower teams. Specializing in the fashion and home decor industries, she has successfully launched a wide range of critical business initiatives from new products, brands, and ecommerce platforms, omni-channel marketing campaigns, collaborations, to daily content creation, and more.
Alexis is committed to championing creatives and marketers, fostering environments where individuals can focus on their core responsibilities, reach their full potential, and thrive. Whether executing creative strategies or bringing business visions to life, she facilitates a collaborative, results-driven atmosphere and is a true advocate of team success, ensuring every member can achieve their goals and contribute to the company's overall growth and success.
With 15 years of experience across in-house and consulting roles, Alexis Hurewitz is a strategic operating partner for internal marketing, creative, and project management teams.
Caroline is a distinguished expert in brand, marketing, and sales strategy, renowned for her proficiency in internationalization and market entry, specifically in the start up and scale up space. With a sharp focus on social impact, sustainability, and Bcorp certification, Caroline brings a distinctive perspective to each project she undertakes.
Drawing from her experience at esteemed companies like Our Place and TOMS, and as a co-founder of a successful social enterprise startup, Caroline is celebrated for her ability to build brands for success through growth marketing, brand marketing, community building, and strategic partnerships. Her expertise spans influencer relations, wholesale retail relations (B2B), DTC strategy and press communications to cultivate a strong brand identity and drive growth.
Caroline's strategic acumen shines through in her adept guidance of founders and C-suite executives through the investment process, focusing on marketing and sales strategies. She excels in developing compelling pitch decks and providing strategic advice on investment allocation to help businesses secure the necessary funding for growth and success. Caroline's holistic approach at the convergence of marketing, sales, and investments has been instrumental in assisting businesses in navigating the intricacies of fundraising with confidence and clarity.
With 14 years of scale up experience, Caroline guides C-suite and founders on a path to success and growth both domestically and internationally.
Charu translates emerging technologies into intuitive, scalable products, with deep expertise in UX research, product strategy, and GenAI applications. At UserTesting, she shipped multiple 0→1 AI features, $150M+ product portfolio, scaled mobile adoption by double-digits, and built safeguard frameworks to ensure responsible AI use. Her career is defined by a commitment to pairing human-centered design and Voice of Customer insights with cutting-edge technology to drive measurable business and user impact.
Beyond product, Charu invested in early-stage AI and AgTech through the Haas Impact Fund, and advises startups on effective roadmapping, go-to-market, pricing, and user feedback strategies. She also supports companies through early-stage fundraising and navigating the venture ecosystem. Charu earned her MBA from UC Berkeley Haas and her BS in Human-Computer Interaction from UC San Diego.
Charu is a Product & AI Strategist with 10 years of experience across AI-driven SaaS, E-commerce, and EdTech. She specializes in pairing 0→1 execution with user insight and investor-ready storytelling.
With a myriad of experiences across eCommerce, publishing, and fintech, she brings a diverse skill set that enables her to tackle complex challenges with innovative solutions.
Gaïana excels at optimizing workflows, streamlining operations, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration to drive product success. Her analytical mindset allows her to leverage data-driven insights, ensuring that product decisions are aligned with both customer needs and business objectives.
In her previous roles, she has led initiatives that not only improved efficiency but also significantly increased key performance metrics. Gaïana thrives in dynamic environments, where her ability to adapt and iterate quickly is essential. Whether it’s refining a product strategy, building PDPs, or collaborating with stakeholders, she is always ready to roll up her sleeves and make a difference.
When she’s not at work, you can find Gaïana in the kitchen developing new recipes or hosting community-centered events for women in NYC.
Gaïana Joseph is a dedicated Product Manager with a passion for process improvement and an unyielding commitment to getting hands-on in her work.
Working as
one team
We ensure that you’re in the best hands when it comes to how you approach business frameworks
and strategies. We apply years of knowledge and our network of solutions and partners to create the greatest space for you and your team.
Think of the Flywheel team as your supportive partners, driving strategic action. We have an impact and outcomes-driven approach, and we’re all about working with businesses in a truly collaborative way.
We’re committed to strategically supporting businesses that want to become independent and self-sufficient in their approach to organizational growth, infrastructure and day-to-day processes. We’ll help you build your strategy muscles for sustainable long term growth.
At Flywheel, we have over 15 years’ experience helping B2C and B2B companies implement strategic processes and frameworks that maximize their flywheel effect. We create momentum with product offerings, digital experiences and infrastructure to unlock growth while reducing overhead. Think more value, less effort. Win win.
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