Taking Brands & Businesses to Elegant New Heights

T. Parlour Agency is a marketing and strategy consultancy, delivering bespoke solutions for clients. We partner with lifestyle and consumer brands to identify marketing and growth opportunities and turn them into business strategies. Our focus on leadership, marketing strategy, collaboration, team performance and scale gets brands noticed and attracts new customers.

Kristen Palmer Bastian, Founder

Kristen is a dynamic and influential marketing leader, known for her talent in driving brand growth through innovative ideas, data-driven insights, creativity​ and expertise.

With over 20 years of experience, Kristen has led organizations and scaled marketing initiatives at Amazon, while also expanding brand portfolios in the Consumer Packaged Goods sector. She has delivered billions of dollars in incremental revenue through large-scale marketing strategies, launched affiliate and influencer programs, created celebrity partnerships, expanded social communities to millions of followers and built successful marketing teams.

She has a passion for mentoring and developing marketing talent. Kristen’s superpowers are: Vision for the Future, Inspiration and Influence, Championing Teams, Storytelling and Community and Connection.

Known as Kiki to family and friends, she is a wife, rescue dog mom, oldest sister, fancy aunt, best friend, fashion lover and yoga teacher. Kristen serves on the Board of Directors of the West Seattle Business Improvement Area, chairing the Marketing Committee. She has an MBA from Rutgers Business School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut.

Consulting Services

  • CMO & Brand Builder

    Fractional & Interim CMO: Strategy, Brand Management, Budgeting & Forecasting, KPIs & Reporting, Team & Agency Leadership

    Growth Advisor: Expert Guidance Focused on Planning Your Brand’s Path to Growth

  • C-Suite Coach & Advisor

    Centered On: Marketing Org Structure, Team Performance & Effectiveness, Talent Development, Business Challenges, Leadership Coaching, Writing for Business, Executive Presence, Scaling Marketing Programs

  • Career Mentor

    1:1 Mentoring: Identifying & Harnessing Your Superpowers, Path to Promotion, Leading Teams, Career Shifts, Entrepreneurship

    Resume Workshops & Interview Preparation: Specializing in the Behavioral-Based Approach & STAR Answer Format

Empowering leaders and teams to transform their brand

vision and ways of working to fuel long-term growth 

Parlour Sessions

NOW AVAILABLE!

Workshops designed for your brand’s strategy and marketing needs. Half day, full day or custom length.

Connect with T. Parlour Agency to plan yours!

  • "The relationship with T. Parlour and Kristen was the only time I've worked with a consultant that felt like a true partnership. She was an extension of the in-house team who added significant strategy expertise and executional firepower to what we were able to accomplish."

    Dara Burke, VP, Marketing

  • "My brand has gotten stronger, my assets are more solid, and I feel more confident in running social media sales since working with Kristen. She has such an upbeat and friendly attitude, so much experience in this field, and made me feel really comfortable during the process."

    Jennifer Ament, Multi-Media Artist

  • "I highly recommend T. Parlour Agency, led by Kristen Palmer Bastian, for their exceptional ability to elevate brands and drive business growth. Kristen's extensive industry knowledge and strategic marketing campaigns impressed me during our collaboration."

    Jamie Hunt, Founder & CEO, Fast Penny Spirits

The Inspiration

Our namesake is “T” Parlour, a women’s clothing store founded by my mom, grandmother and godmother (photo: ribbon cutting ceremony, 1972).

Carrying this name forward is a recognition of the women who have and always will inspire me.

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