we love growing and nurturing emerging CPG brands.
(we’re damn good at it too.)
We take pride in being high-impact from day one, because meaningful value-adds and tangible results are what your growing business needs — not endless fees that drain your hard-earned bottom line.
Seeing innovative brands and passionate entrepreneurs succeed is endlessly inspiring to us — we hope you can be next.
Sana Sano comes from the Latin phrase “Mens Sana in Corpore Sano” — A Sound mind in a sound body.
The company was founded on the core principle of alignment. An organization with the best purpose, vision, mission, and strategy— what we call the mind, or sana— will fail without having perfect alignment with its people— what we call the body, or sano. An organization with a sound mind in alignment with its sound body produces high performance.
Meet the Changemakers
With over 70 years combined industry experience, Sana Sano’s roster has the thought leaders and go-getters to drive lasting impact on your business. Whether you’re a supplier, retailer, or distributor, our team has the insight and experience to help you grow.
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Kirsten wouldn’t tout this herself so we’ll say it for her - she is an industry TITAN. With over 20 years of demonstrated success in Distribution, Consumer Products, Retail, Pricing and Promotional Strategy, Category Management, Sales and Merchandising, eCommerce and Supplier Development - Kirsten has the breadth of knowledge, hands-on development, and strategic guidance to deliver results like no other.
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Robby is an author, professor, and high performing transformation leader with 15-years experience driving transformative change initiatives in the CPG industry – from strategy development to execution. He is a recognized thought leader in organizational change management, strategy, and leadership. His first book is Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace (Hachette 2018).
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Ken is an engineer, entrepreneur, and transformation strategy leader who excels at partnering with clients to solve complex challenges, unifying strategy and execution, providing new strategic insights, and creating lasting value to the projects, leaders, and companies he partners with.
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Gian Facenda
Business Intelligence & Strategic Insights, Senior Director
Gian is a seasoned CPG professional with a 10-year proven track record driving success at the shelf in the retail industry - specializing in Category Management, Merchandising, Market Opportunity Analysis, Pricing Strategy, and Store Operations.
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Amy Pardee
Sales Strategy, Director
Amy brings five years of sales management experience in the CPG industry, focusing on both natural and conventional channels. With 10+ years of experience in client management, she’s had proven successes helping suppliers with broker management, sales strategy and execution, data analysis, as well as promotional and trade spend strategies.
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Nick Calcagni
Business Intelligence & Strategy Implementation, Senior Manager
Nick is a skilled professional with 20 years in the CPG industry with proven success leading category management initiatives and creating merchandising development plans. With experience increasing & advancing retail and brand growth, he has insights on all departments in the retail industry with a keen eye for trends and merchandising innovation.
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Pete Dever
CPG Client Relations, Senior Manager
Peter is an industry veteran with experience in both the CPG and Wholesale Distributor Channel. He is proud of his retail roots, starting his career in supermarkets over 15 years ago. He has experience executing Category Management initiatives, Merchandising, as well as Key Account Management experience with large regional grocers. Peter's inspired by brands with passion, vision, and work ethic.