Kacey Bengtson

Kacey Bengtson has been the Retail Director at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens since 2020. Prior to working at Cheekwood, she managed Retail Operations at two other major Nashville tourist destinations - The Hermitage Hotel and Hatch Show Print (inside The Country Music Hall of Fame). Kacey was also a Visual Merchandiser at Magnolia, in Waco, Texas. Working in tourism-retail for over 10 years has made Kacey an expert on experiential retail and customer connection, as well as product curation and visual merchandising.
As a member of the Museum Store Association, Kacey shares her skills and unique perspective on visual merchandising with other Museum Retail professionals as a speaker at multiple MSA conferences. Her passion for designing well-curated retail spaces with unique product is something she enjoys sharing and continues to train others on the best buying and merchandising practices.