Shaping PetSmart’s Service Strategy Through Pet Parent Insights and Workshop Facilitation

The Project: Partnered with PetSmart to define user pathways, key features, and a scalable roadmap for launching and expanding in-store veterinary services across their retail and digital ecosystem.

My Role: I co-led client engagement, guided a team of 4 designers, created a Pet Parent Mindset framework, and co-facilitated a live stakeholder workshop to align teams around customer needs and service direction.

Our Approach:

  • Led a dscout study to uncover qualitative insights into pet parent veterinary experiences

  • Synthesized findings to identify distinct pet parent mindsets and behavioral drivers

  • Designed a Pet Parent Mindset artifact to translate research into a clear, actionable framework

  • Facilitated a co-creation workshop using the artifact to shift stakeholders from feature-focused thinking to customer-centered service design.

Results & Impact

  • Aligned cross-functional stakeholders on customer needs, service concepts, and priorities

  • Informed design concepts and a scalable roadmap from initial launch to nationwide rollout

  • Enabled PetSmart to confidently integrate veterinary services into their broader customer experience

Key Takeaways

Strategic artifacts paired with intentional facilitation can transform stakeholder alignment and accelerate decision-making in complex service ecosystems.

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