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Welcome to my human’s portfolio. His name is Kumar Derrow. He’s a strategy consultant who leverages creative strategy, media planning, market research, data analytics, and project management to solve client business needs. His stops include The Alt League, BreadnButter, Microsoft, Amazon, and many of your favorite brands and agencies.

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He's currently pursuing an MBA. His hobbies include pick up basketball, skiing, piano, photography and exploring the world with me. His favorite shots can be found as the background on each section

Experience   

Strategy Consulting & Cross-Disciplinary Projects

As a Seattle-based strategy consultant, I’ve worked with teams across agencies, research firms, and client-side brands to bring clarity, direction, and creative alignment to marketing and innovation efforts. I’ve partnered with The Alt League and BreadnButter to support initiatives ranging from brand development to audience segmentation and campaign strategy.


Agency & Client Work at RAPP


At RAPP, I served as both a Media Strategist and Market Researcher, supporting brand and campaign strategy across multiple verticals. For AAA (Automobile Club of Southern California), I led a cross-functional team of strategists, analysts, media planners, and researchers to develop full-funnel paid media strategies across auto, insurance, travel, and financial services. In my research role, I contributed to client work for BMW and Wells Fargo, and supported the creation of “Gender Matters”—a proprietary, Omnicom-level research study exploring the evolution of gender roles across key industries. Designed to attract new business, the initiative positioned RAPP as a thought leader on inclusive brand communication and shifting identity norms, providing strategic guidance for both internal teams and prospective clients.


Agency Experience at Wunderman Thompson

As an Associate Strategist at Wunderman Thompson, I supported brand, campaign, and content strategy for clients including Microsoft, T-Mobile, Washington State Lottery, and the Seattle Storm. I contributed to creative briefs, audience research, and cultural insights that informed integrated marketing efforts.


Early Strategy Work at BreadnButter

At BreadnButter, I supported strategy and research engagements for clients such as Amazon, Microsoft, Zearn Math, and Humm Kombucha. I helped translate behavioral and cultural insights into brand messaging, creative strategy, and campaign storytelling across digital and social platforms.

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Marketing Strategy

Services include developing cross-channel media strategies that align with campaign goals, audience behaviors, and budget parameters. This includes selecting appropriate channels (digital, social, print, OOH, etc.), building media plans, allocating budgets, and defining key performance indicators. I work across both B2B and B2C campaigns, using audience and market data to inform channel mix, flighting, and creative timing. Deliverables may include media briefs, calendars, and performance tracking frameworks.


Marketing Analytics

Services include tracking and analyzing campaign performance across digital platforms using tools like Facebook Ads Manager, Google Analytics, and Instagram Insights. Focus areas include evaluating KPIs such as impressions, clicks, cost-per-click (CPC), conversion rates, and lead generation metrics. Work involves identifying what creative and messaging performs best, interpreting trends over time, and providing data-backed recommendations to optimize future marketing efforts.



Qualitative Market Research

Services include conducting in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnographic research, diary studies, usability testing, and observational fieldwork to explore audience motivations, perceptions, and behaviors. I work across both B2B and B2C contexts, tailoring research design to the decision-making dynamics of each. I also synthesize insights from existing sources such as customer satisfaction studies, brand health trackers, social listening, and third-party reports. Findings are translated into marketing and communication strategies grounded in real human experience and aligned with brand goals.


Quantitative Market Research

Services include designing, programming, and analyzing surveys to generate statistically reliable insights. This work often involves audience segmentation, concept testing, message testing, and tracking studies across both B2B and B2C audiences. I use tools such as Qualtrics, Excel, and Tableau to analyze large datasets, identify patterns, and quantify brand or campaign performance. Findings are used to inform data-driven marketing and communication strategies with measurable impact.


Media Planning

Services include developing cross-channel media strategies that align with campaign goals, audience behaviors, and budget parameters. This includes selecting appropriate channels (digital, social, print, OOH, etc.), building media plans, allocating budgets, and defining key performance indicators. I work across both B2B and B2C campaigns, using audience and market data to inform channel mix, flighting, and creative timing. Deliverables may include media briefs, calendars, and performance tracking frameworks.


Project Management

Services include overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of marketing and research projects from start to finish. This includes building timelines, managing cross-functional teams, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within scope. I work within existing project management systems—or can establish one if needed—to support both short-term campaigns and long-term initiatives across B2B and B2C environments.

Skills   

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Research & Analytics

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  • Quantitative research: survey design, segmentation, concept testing

  • Qualitative research: interviews, ethnography, diary studies, usability testing, focus groups

  • Data visualization & analysis: Tableau, SPSS, R, Excel, MRI-Simmons, ComScore, Kantar

  • Campaign and performance analytics (CPC, conversion, impressions, media mix)

  • CRM & customer journey mapping (Salesforce, Dynamics, Qualtrics)

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Creative Strategy & Brand Development​

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  • Brand positioning and narrative development

  • Messaging frameworks & storytelling guides

  • Creative brief writing and campaign strategy

  • Customer journey strategy across acquisition, onboarding, retention

  • Media planning & full-funnel strategy (digital, social, search, offline)

  • Testing frameworks for creative optimization

  • Cultural trend analysis and audience insight development

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Project & Collaboration Skills​

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  • Cross-functional collaboration with creative, media, analytics, and client teams

  • Vendor and research project management

  • Leadership & mentoring of junior strategists and interns

  • DEI advocacy and inclusive strategy development

  • Executive presentations & strategic POV development

Category Expertise   

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Automotive
Cannabis
Financial Services & Insurance
Education / EdTech
Technology
Travel & Hospitality
Public Sector & Lottery
Food & Beverage
Retail
Sports & Entertainment
Non-Profit
E-commerce
Telecommunications

education   

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TBD

Masters

Business Administration

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University of California Davis

Certificate

Qualitative Research

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University of Georgia

Certificate

Princibles in Market Research

Market Research Analytics

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Miami Ad School

Certificate

Strategic Planning

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university of washington

Certificate

Digital Marketing

Statistics in R

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University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science

Communications

Business Administration

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