It was a long and winding road to the start of Lauren Painter Inc. through delicious fields of Jell-O and Claussen Pickles. Fresh out of college I jumped head first into the world of advertising, working as an account executive for Kraft Foods (at the time) brands. I managed multi-million dollar budgets and traveling around the country for photo and commercial shoots. It was as incredible as it sounds!

I decided to formalize my marketing and advertising education with a master’s degree from an international university in Parma, Italy, where I studied for the year and traveled around Europe on a weekly basis. An exciting internship opportunity landed me in Manhattan at the end of my studies, where I worked under the CEO of the city’s top female-led catering company. Talk about on the ground learning.

My grand advertising and marketing-fueled tour of the country (and Europe) next stopped in Santa Monica, which is an actual paradise. I was offered an incredible opportunity to help run the burgeoning marketing department of a then tiny startup called ChowNow, that is now the “Kleenex of the category” as they say.

For the past ten years I have put my experience and learnings to use for Lauren Painter Inc clients, and it has been a pleasure and honor.