Who’s Macala?
My favorite question to ask, and to be asked is — “What’s Your Superpower?”
My answer is always: I can predict the future (and then to add 🔮 emoji for additional impact).
But really, I'm a behavioral research and growth strategist working at the intersection of human behavior, AI, and technology. I’ve come to learn that growth is the result of a story well our desired customers, and their belief in the story we create is ultimately what gets them to participate in a brand (that’s acquisition). And that narrative they fall in love with? It can be tracked, and that behavior used to evolve that story and create a deeper connection with them (that’s retention). Growth strategy is behavior strategy, and it’s never static.
What I actually do
I study how people decide — what moves them, what stalls them, what they tell themselves about the choice after they've made it. Then I translate that into strategy companies can act on. The tools are familiar: behavioral research, analytics, pattern analysis across channels (email, website, SEO) and platforms (YouTube, Meta, Google). The lens is the part most teams are missing. I work with companies who want to understand their customers as humans they are, and change how they connect with them in ways that keep them with them forever.
I know my stuff...
$45M+
in client revenue generated
10+ Years
building, pivoting, and advising
3 Pivots
to profitability in my own business
Featured In
The New York Times, DWELL, San Francisco Chronicle, Mashable, WWD, PSFK, The Future Laboratory
Clients & Partners
Universal Pictures
20th Century Fox
ALDO
MJ Biz Conference
Power 106
NY NOW
Emerald X
Power 106
Range Revolution
ReMind Psychedelics Conference
True Story Foods
Outside of the Work I Love
I'm a woman in cowboy boots who spends her best days on horseback and her best afternoons observing how culture moves in small cafes in cities around the world. I've worked across Hollywood, agriculture, fashion, and live events — not because I couldn't pick a lane, but because patterns are patterns, and the ones that predict human behavior look remarkably similar whether you're selling a film, a heifer, or a handbag.
If you're ready work with someone that’s as hungry for your growth as you are, let’s talk.
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