Our Associates and Consultants are all senior executives with proven track records in their areas of expertise. They are all experienced line management professionals with impressive credentials and demonstrated results. Importantly, none of our professionals are “lifetime consultants”.

We staff client projects with experts specifically selected based on the scope and specialization of the assignment. We have a solid network of professionals with both line management and consulting experience to draw from. This network provides us with the ability to select a Dream Team of proven professionals for each specific client and project. Our clients always meet the team in person before we begin any work to ensure full disclosure, alignment, buy-in, and the right chemistry. As we work in close collaboration with our clients the right chemistry can never be underestimated.

Even though our firm is headquartered in San Francisco our network of professionals spans the country. While much client work can be performed from our own offices, meeting in person with our clients is critical, especially at the beginning of all assignments and during the key implementation phases. Importantly, we never charge our clients for our travel time to their offices, so there is never a disadvantage based on where we are located.

All project analysis, findings, implications and recommendations are the product of multiple executives on the project team. However Avery Gavigan directs and is involved in all project work so every client receives his personal commitment, service and expertise.

Avery Gavigan has over 30 years of diversified general management experience in professional marketing services, consumer packaged goods, specialty retailing, international marketing and management consulting. 

Avery works with clients on issues such as strategy, customer profiling and targeting, brand positioning, new product strategy, segmentation, marketing planning and development, channel management, global marketing, and organizational development and alignment. Avery’s experience includes working with: consumer goods companies such as Coors, Frito-Lay, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, LVMH and Xbox; electronics and technology companies such as Agilent, HP, Intel, LG and Microsoft; airlines and transportation companies including FedEx, Korean Air and United Airlines; auto companies such as Ford, Lincoln-Mercury and Jaguar; financial institutions such as Charles Schwab and Kookmin Bank; entertainment establishments including NCAA and the San Francisco Opera; and retailers such as DFS Group Limited and Sephora.

Prior to establishing Gavigan Associates in 2004, Avery led Landor Associates, the world’s premier branding and design consultancy, as Managing Director. Prior to Landor, Avery was CEO of Essentiel Elements, a manufacturer and marketer of professional body care products.  Avery has held management positions with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton – DFS Group Limited, Tambrands and Procter and Gamble, and he is also a former Partner with Marketing Corporation of America.

Avery holds a BS in Business Management from Fairfield University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He loves to travel and is an avid water sports and auto enthusiast.

We have a several strategic alliances with other consulting and professional services firms with whom we often partner for the benefit of certain clients. Some of these alliances include the following:

  Ammo Marketing

Ammo Marketing is the original influencer marketing agency, created in 1999. Ammo quickly became known for its highly successful, irreverent marketing campaigns. The Company continues to provide clients with creative, surprising ways to reach their consumers while blazing new trails in the field of strategic alternative marketing.

  Jackson Hole Group

Jackson Hole Group LLC is an executive-level consultancy that counsels CEO's, Boards and C-suite executives on the most important organizational and people challenges they face. JHG is known for providing wise counsel to executive teams, for their work in business-driven organizational transitions, and for their focus on strategic HR leadership. Founded in 2002, the firm has primary offices in both San Francisco and San Jose, and a nation-wide consulting group of nearly 40 senior-level consultants.

  McCaffery & Company

McCaffery & Company provides management consulting services to consumer product manufacturers, service providers, and retailers. The firm helps clients create intelligent growth for their branded consumer products and services. McCaffery and Company's success is measured by their client's success in the marketplace. All recommendations are supported by fact based research and analysis.

  The 2M Group

The 2M Group is an integrated branding and design partnership. A high-powered team of talented, experienced communications professionals. The 2M Group is a smart, lean group with world-class credentials, with the experience and resources to perform virtually any marketing or communications a client may require.

  The Waterman Group