Evolve Leadership

Over his 25 year career, Chris has led strategic technology programs for clients around the world. He founded Evolve because he believes that business today is on the cusp of radical change and his team is uniquely qualified to help clients make the most of it.

Before Evolve, Chris was Global Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Logic Information Systems where he led significant year over year growth under his leadership. Chris brings a deep commitment to client success to every challenge.

Chris holds a BS from St. Cloud State University and lives in Eagan where he enjoys coaching his two high school sons in baseball and hockey.

As COO, Jenell is responsible for processes, systems, and functions to manage Evolve’s business and to drive overall profitability. Jenell is excited to build a business around cutting edge technology and create a culture that inspires great results at Evolve.

Prior to joining the founding team at Evolve, Jenell was the Director of Operations for Logic Information Systems from 2008 until 2015. While at Logic, she managed global operations during significant year-over-year growth, including large technology programs, business process, financial reporting and analysis, HR, IT, global expansion, and acquisitions. Before Logic, Jenell was a relationship manager with Chrysler Financial where she gained experience in finance, consultative sales, and business process optimization.

Jenell holds a BA from Hamline University and completed the High Potentials Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. When she’s not at work, Jenell enjoys golf, water skiing and spending time with her family and friends.

Sherry brings more than 25 years of experience in retail, including direct leadership roles at Guess and Wet Seal. She has served in an advisory capacity to retailers and partnered with global clients across fast fashion, apparel, food / grocery, department store, home interior, and the consumer electronics segments.

Sherry is industry recognized for her client-first focus and deep vertical domain knowledge. Previous roles include Partner at Logic Information Systems, VP of Planning and Merchandising Sales and Solutions with OLR, and as a Senior Software Account Executive within Oracle’s Retail Global Business Unit prior taking the role of Client Executive at Evolve. Sherry’s unique skillset blending her software sales experience with her many years of retail consulting enhances credibility with the strategic advisory sales offering to our clients.

When Sherry isn’t working you can find her at the beach, enjoying Pilates or just enjoying time spent with her family and friends in her hometown of Newport Beach, California.

Kelly Breitenbecher brings over 25 years of executive leadership in digital, supply chain, and IT transformation to the Evolve Team. Kelly is known for her unmatched leadership and program management skills, along with a passion for creating better customer experiences and better ways to work. She has the unique ability to work across silos, lead teams through challenging transformation programs while successfully navigating the technical, political, and cultural obstacles that can disrupt successful implementation.

Kelly has held CIO, COO, and Executive Committee roles across the retail industry, and she has shown the capability to adapt her talent to the enterprise from small-group scenarios. Her ability to bring IT and the business together to generate results is where she creates value. Kelly’s vast experience ranges from merchandising, product strategy to the sales floor. She has led many complex, multi-million-dollar implementation projects, delivering on time and on budget with the change management skills to ensure successful adoption.

Away from work, Kelly enjoys spending her time with her family, friends and pets. Her interests include shopping, traveling, swimming, hiking, cooking, and her continuing learning of world history. She is also an avid Padres and MSU football/basketball fan.

As a Project Manager at Evolve, Margie works hand in hand with vendors and the client team to understand the business objectives and project constraints to properly structure each project for success. Margie is passionate about project management and believes a realistic plan and honest communication are essential elements for every project.

Before joining Evolve, Margie worked on the client-side as an IT Director and Project Manager. She’s driven projects with a variety of vendors and consultants to successfully implement critical retail software systems. Margie’s experience includes working with companies such as Retek, Oracle, Microstrategy, and Logic.
Margie holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of St. Thomas, along with several certificates and awards such as Master Project Manager and Corporate Manager of the Year. A true Minnesotan, Margie spends her free time hiking, golfing, paddle boarding, skiing, and enjoying the beauty of Northern Minnesota. Margie and her husband have two sons and live in Duluth Minnesota.

Zack is a results-oriented Project Manager and Business Consultant with more than 15 years of Retail Planning experience. Zack is skilled in merchandise financial planning, item & assortment planning, open-to-buy management, data modeling, and data analytics disciplines. He is passionate about helping customers solve today’s complex retail planning problems.

Zack has held several Planning leadership roles, where he has led large teams in complex organizations with over a billion dollars in annual revenue. He has led transformational change through software solutions at some of the world’s largest multi-channel retailers.

Zack is a Pacific Northwest native who loves the outdoors. When he’s not working with customers, you can find Zack on the ski slopes, fly fishing a river, or living the “#VanLife” with his wife Kate and their chocolate lab, Duder.