The KWP Philosophy

Collaboration is key. We get to know you and your business, but you won’t need to teach us any basics. With more than 20 years in financial services, our team understands the language, the complexities, the nuances, and the regulatory environment of the industry.

We HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES.

we are data-driven AND COLLABORATIVE.

WE ARE LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS.

Most important, we focus on your goals, bringing solutions that fit your business.

“I spent 20+ years helping Fortune 500 companies and start-ups launch new initiatives successfully. During this time, I struggled to find resources with a deep understanding of the challenges that came with launching new initiatives. I founded KWP Consulting
to fill this gap. We’ve been in your shoes; we know how to work across disciplines to get things done. The pace of change is only accelerating. At KWP, we bring real-world experience and practical solutions to help you redefine or reinvent your organization and stay on top of your game.”

— Will Prest, Founder and CEO


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Will Prest

Managing Partner, CEO

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Will brings a unique blend of strategic business building know-how, operational accountability and marketing execution to each client engagement. His broad experience in strategic planning and go-to-market execution enables him to build strategies that link ideas for growth to operational realities. With experience in many industries and specific deep-dive expertise in financial services (including RIAs, asset managers and insurance companies), Will’s “superpower” is seeing patterns and connecting disparate objectives into great results for clients.

Outside today’s virtual office, Will serves as board chair for Inner City Tennis and is involved with the International Tennis Hall of Fame; he is an avid tennis player, mountain biker, and chocolate eater.

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Julie Ennis

Partner

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Julie is adept at guiding teams from high level strategy development to pragmatic and operational implementation. She has worked with organizations of all sizes across a range of industries including consumer goods, financial services, retail, professional services and cultural institutions. Prior to joining KWP, she spent many years in brand and marketing roles at General Mills and Target, with a heavy focus on developing new products, new initiatives and new operating models. Her areas of expertise include brand positioning and strategy, consumer and customer insights, growth opportunity identification, and strategic marketing planning. A native New Englander, Julie is now based in Denver where she enjoys running, hiking, cross-country skiing, and 300 days of sunshine a year.

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Karen Prest

Managing Partner

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An engaging storyteller, Karen focuses on creating sound business strategies and scaling operations so businesses can pivot and grow. Her experience stems from years working with or for financial services, media, CPG, manufacturing, and SaaS companies in strategy, research, operations and management roles. Karen’s “superpower” is her ability to create order out of chaos and her firm grasp of the interconnectivity of an organization’s business model, which allows her to start with the big-picture and finish with action. (Her two sons have lovingly nicknamed her “corporate.”)

In her spare time, Karen enjoys running, tennis, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

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Kirsten Feste Taylor

Partner

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Kirsten is a creative leader who offers expertise and perspective from both the corporate and brand agency worlds. With more than two decades in financial services marketing, her experience includes almost every area of the industry, from investment banking to retail brokerage to RIA and 401(k) retirement planning. Kirsten has led projects such as brand strategy and implementation, strategic planning development, cross-functional projects, employee engagement, and brand & marketing communications initiatives for clients like Russell Investments, Ameriprise, U.S. Bank Trust & Custody, Transamerica, UnitedHealth Group and others. Kirsten’s “superpower” is honing the unique and relevant differentiators to strengthen clients’ brands and messages.

Beyond work, Kirsten enjoys being with family and friends and spending time outdoors.

We put together the right team of experts for you.

Your team might include research associates, writers, designers or digital media specialists – whatever you need to move forward with confidence.