Katherine Zabloudil

Katherine Zabloudil is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Vertical Collective, a consumer goods manufacturing firm established to navigate the evolving landscape of brand development with an agile supply chain. With over twenty years of experience in product design, development, and manufacturing, Katherine has held prominent positions at several notable fashion brands, including Vice President of Design at TechStyleOS, Founder and Creative Director of C.Z. Falconer, Fashion Director at Signal Brands/Guess Handbags, Product Designer at Ralph Lauren, and Product Development Manager at Coach. Additionally, Katherine began their career at kate spade new york as a Product Development Coordinator and worked as a Market Research Analyst at Olympic Holdings. Katherine holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and French from the University of San Francisco.