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Executive & Ops

Thread 02 · Week 2–3 Days 8–14 · Strategic Sponsorship

8 contacts · 4 with email · 4 LinkedIn-only

C-suite sponsors set the strategic agenda and can greenlight enterprise pilots. CEO, COO, and EVP leaders know Amazon Rufus is live for all shopping categories and Chewy is scaling AI-powered subscriptions. Sponsorship here unlocks the fast lane.

Lead hook: Position CatsAI as the move that makes PetSmart the category's AI leader, not the follower.
Key talk track: Competitive urgency, board-level AI narrative, 60-day low-risk pilot

Contacts — Phased Outreach

Reach out in wave order. Don't blast all 8 at once — let early signals inform later waves.

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Wave 1 — Days 1–3 3 contacts · reach out in this window

James Whitfield

Chief Operating Officer

✉ Email

C-Suite, Operations

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Stacy Smrz

President & CEO

LinkedIn only

C-Suite

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Diana Carter

Chief Strategy Officer

✉ Email

C-Suite

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Wave 2 — Days 5–8 3 contacts · reach out in this window

Marcus Johnson

EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

LinkedIn only

C-Suite, Human Resources

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Nicole Rivera

EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer

✉ Email

C-Suite, Operations

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Tom Bradley

SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer

✉ Email

Operations

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Wave 3 — Days 11–14 2 contacts · reach out in this window

Mark Haverford

CFO and Executive VP

LinkedIn only

C-Suite, Finance

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Nina Patel

Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel

LinkedIn only

Legal, C-Suite

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