Meet Katie Robertson - Owner of Robertson & Co Community Consulting
Updated: Oct 22
Name:
Katie Robertson
Business:
Role in the project:
Operational Orchestrator
Short bio:
Hello, I'm Katie. I have a hard time writing bios because it feels like I have to place myself in a tidy little display case. In reality though, I'm a little like Carol's closet: decades of good decisions and some questionable ones hanging on the same rack - but I'd struggle to part with any of it.
I've spent 18 years of helping people build things that outlast them: nonprofits, foundations, festivals, funding models, the occasional full rebuild. Usually I'm the unglamorous half of the magic, the structure underneath the beautiful thing. On Carol's Closet I support operations, which mostly means helping to turn a very big vision into a sequence of things that can actually happen.
What first drew you into Carol's Closet?
Kelsey told me about the closet. What draws me to it is the fact that women from all walks of life could walk in and see themselves in the clothes. With the right hands on a piece, it could become something that changes a woman's life. It's a legacy project wearing really great shoes. When Kelsey first told me about it, I couldn't stop thinking about it, which is usually how I know I'm already all the way in.
Favorite thrifted/vintage find ever:
I have so many! I'm actually a huge furniture thrifter - I like to find pieces and restore them. One time I actually found a vintage record player cabinet on the side of the street - and the speakers/player still worked! It was a real treat to fully restore that piece to its old glory.
One item from Carol's Closet that feels most like you:
For me, it's the sexy vintage lingerie and the one-of-a-kind pieces by Canadian women designers (yes I know that's more than one item!) I loved how thoughtful, intentional, and creative women can be and the fact that we can also be so sensual and playful at the same time - really makes me feel like it's okay to embody my whole self as a woman.
One word for Carol's Closet:
Reclamation
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