Kat Gardiner is a Marketing, Growth, and Analytics Consultant who frequently works with Series A startups to develop their data infrastructure. She advises early-stage organizations to start by understanding their business goals and creating a centralized data process. This involves identifying key data points that contribute to the organization's objectives, breaking down siloed data sources, and establishing a relational dashboard tree with level-specific metrics. Gardiner emphasizes the importance of automation in managing initial implementation with limited resources, highlighting tools like Fivetran as affordable solutions that can connect disparate data sources into one centralized destination. Her clients have experienced improved resource allocation, morale, and job satisfaction, as well as democratized access to data across the company.