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“ We want to bring Bartell ’ s into the modern world and ensure that its brand and products will still be here in another hundred years ”
— Kari Escobedo , IT , Bartell Drugs working to build teams to shape Bartell ’ s digital transformation strategy . This approach will carry the company into the fourth industrial revolution and , hopefully , into the 22nd century .
Prior to joining the company in July 2018 , Escobedo spent over a decade working for some of the Pacific Northwest ’ s largest , most game-changing companies . From years of growing up in a military household to experiences at Starbucks , Microsoft , T-Mobile , and Kaiser Permanente of WA , she shares how the transformation values of continually driving innovation , promoting community and diversity , and championing adaptability are informing Bartell ’ s digital transformation .
“ I grew up in the Marine Corps , moving around every couple of years . I ’ ve lived all over the country and parts of the world – that ’ s what you do as a military child ,” recalls Escobedo . “ Every two to three years , we would pick up and move to another state . My siblings and I got dropped into a whole new school on a regular basis .” Escobedo credits her frequent relocations into new cities , cultures and social dynamics at an early age for a trait she has found invaluable
JULY 2019