ABOUT

Kaylin Marcotte is the founder of Village Strategies, a consulting firm that specializes in

grassroots marketing, brand messaging, community building and content development.

Since 2017, Kaylin has worked with over 20 clients, from well-known brands to pre-launch startups. 

Prior to Village, Kaylin was the first employee at theSkimm, responsible for its community marketing

and social media. She launched and ran their renowned Skimm'bassador program, growing it

to over 25,000 volunteer brand ambassadors and piloting strategic partnerships and programming. 

Before joining theSkimm, Kaylin was a management consultant with IBM and has a BA in political science

and psychology from Barnard College. Kaylin lives in Brooklyn, NY and spends her free time

doing jigsaw puzzles and running Project Plastick with her sister, Mackenzie.