About

The Filipovic Group LLC, a boutique consulting firm based in South Tampa, FL, is dedicated to helping Tampa Bay’s residents and small business owners intentionally transform spaces, brands and systems into ones that are cohesive, beautiful, and functional.

What Sets Us Apart

Our unique combination of three guiding principles (Cohesion, Beauty, Functionality) drives each project’s vision and task-based decision making. While our four core values (Excellence, Integrity, Compassion, Fun) is the foundation of how we interact with clients and our vendors, as well as the quality of our work.

Learn about the backbone of our operations

During each project, our Owner & Principal Consultant, Katharine H. Filipovic, blends her design-eye, fun/bubbly self with her “meticulous New York Auditor” perspective to provide solutions that are thoughtful, beautiful, and practical.

Meet Katharine H. Filipovic

Meet Katharine H. Filipovic
Owner & Principal Consultant

Katharine H. Filipovic is the Owner and Principal Consultant of The Filipovic Group LLC, a boutique consulting firm dedicated to helping Tampa Bay’s residents and small business owners intentionally transform spaces, brands and systems into ones that are beautiful, cohesive and functional.

Katharine blends her blends her design-eye, fun/bubbly self with her “meticulous New York Auditor” perspective to provide solutions that are thoughtful, beautiful, and practical.

  • As a former Internal Auditor for Citi Group, Barclays, and JetBlue, Katharine honed her skills in risk management, internal controls, and process improvement. She led meetings with executives, performed design-effectiveness assessments and performed operational effectiveness testing on high-risk controls. Her experience as an auditor honed her ability to assess organizations from the inside out, using her natural analytical, organized, and detail-oriented mind. Working at large international corporations, Katharine saw how meticulously designed the “backend” is and how necessary the audit profession is and that small businesses are

  • As a Certified Organizational Specialist™, Katharine understands how to tweak and create functional organizational systems that support her clients’ natural daily habits, distinct organizing styles and to make things easier and intuitive to stay tidy.

  • Katharine’s passion for interior decorating, organizing, and process improvement could be seen as early as childhood from room makeovers, organizing sessions, and website/business audits for friends and family. For over 15 years, she’s read countless books, such as “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo, and watched countless videos to increase her knowledge on these topics.

Degree

  • BBA in Finance | Bernard M. Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business | New York, NY

Certification

  • Certified Organizational Specialist™ | Clutterbug | Online

Specialized Courses

  • Certificate in Business Decorating | International Business and Management Career College | Online

Personal

Aside from the obvious passions in interior decorating, organizing, and process improvement, Katharine loves to watch the sunset from her balcony, trying out the best food in the Tampa Bay Area, luxury traveling, spending time with family and friends, and attending Bible study.

In 2024, Katharine experienced a profound personal and spiritual transformation when she was introduced to a relationship with God and Jesus Christ through her then-boyfriend and his Pastor friends. This turning point reshaped how she approaches her life.