Kim Garretson

Kim Garretson is the co-founder of Ovative/Group and a research fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism's Reynolds Institute. Ovative/Group is a boutique consulting firm focusing on e-commerce business operations. Kim leads the innovation discovery practice at O/G, working with major retailers, brands and agencies to connect them with innovation from the venture capital industry and other centers of innovation. For the Reynolds Institute, he works with graduate students and staff in the institute on research services for early-stage digital media and marketing technology innovations. Earlier in his career Kim was a partner and co-founder of two digital agencies, now owned by Interpublic Group and Publicis.