Elevate Your Brand

TrustyScribe is a multidisciplinary street artist, photographer, writer and filmmaker inspired by the human spirit. As a mental health advocate, Trusty sparks conversations about wellbeing to lift the stigma on mental health. His work has been photographed thousands of times all over the world and been seen by millions, and in 2021, The Today Show produced a profile on Trusty for Carson Daly’s men...

Mimi Benz is the Founder of Sweat Cycle, The Original Heated Cycling Studio. Through her impressive history of working in the health wellness and fitness industry, Mimi developed a revolutionary, science-based heated workout that provides a deeper level of detox benefits. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exciting new and gr...

Founded by Niha Amin and Shanzey Al-Amin, the Canadian-based skincare brand Zeyl Beauty combined 15 years of beauty experience and Mother’s Nature’s finest ingredients from Ayurvedic remedies to create premium products. After a mutual obsession with beauty, Niha and Shanzey honed Earth's simplest ingredients to detox, nourish, and treat skin for an instant glow. The gals behind the glow share...

Kamini Lane is a seasoned operations, brand and marketing leader, with a passion for driving sustainable growth and building world class brands and teams. Kamini brings two decades of experience in marketing, communications, and operations, as well as a deep understanding of the luxury consumer. Most recently, Kamini served as the President of the West for Compass, Inc., a technology powered real...

Michael Wolfe is Chief Revenue Officer of ProLon, a 5-day dietary program carefully designed to nourish and rejuvenate your body while supporting metabolic balance. Doctor Rafael Gonzalez has been in the regenerative medicine field for greater than 20 years and has several scientific publications. His present focus has been on maintaining a healthy immune system, and ways to slow down the biologic...

At a young age, Yunnie Kim Morena realized the impact of delicious, home-cooked food. Her first career was in fashion where she owned and operated several stores within the iconic Fred Segal Santa Monica. Later Yunnie and her husband took over her parents’ 40 year old restaurant on the Santa Monica Pier, The Albright. Today, Yunnie founded Kimchi Avocado inspired by her journey to celebrate how fo...

Kenzie Biggins is the founder of Worxbee LLC, the gold standard of Executive Assistant solutions. Worxbee consistently delivers well-equipped executive assistants and the executive assistant resources their clients trust to elevate workflow and add value to the overall output. Worxbee is doing this through three service offerings that provide a streamlined executive assistant experience for our cl...

 Alfred Atanda Jr., MD is a pediatric, sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Delaware where he serves as the Chief of the Center for Sports Medicine and the Director of Clinician Well-Being. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, he completed residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Atanda also completed fellowshi...

Lauren Otsuki is the Co-Founder and Head of Product Innovation of Ourself and its parent company, GLO Pharma. Lauren has over 25 years of experience in biotechnology product development and commercialization, as well as specific expertise in pre-clinical programs. Lauren has founded and managed five successful biotech firms, DexCom, NovaCardia, Oncternal Therapeutics, Alastin Skincare, and Prometh...

Founder and CTO, Chasity's tech experience started in the USAF with Aerospace, Telecommunications, Cybersecurity, and System Engineering. She has expertise in cloud architecture, blockchain and a certification in quantum computing with a Bachelor's in Cyber Policy and Information Assurance Management. Her startup, Infiltron Software Suite prevents catastrophic cyber events and security b...

Dan Donovan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Stratoscope, the leading security partner in stadium design and strategic crowd management. He has over 26 years of planning and overseeing event security experiences, which involves planning, security systems design, operational readiness, crisis management, emergency operations and more. A few of his notable clients include the Olympic games, th...

Martha Krejci is a high-vibin’ mama, wife, business coach + growth strategist and social media marketing powerhouse who has taken the internet by storm. Featured in Oprah Magazine, Fast Company, Cosmopolitan, Shape and Huffington Post among other places, Martha’s intuitive marketing expertise has helped her make her first million in less than a year using a strategy she teaches openly through cour...

Jackie Fast is managing partner of LA-based Sandbox Studios, which is leading the way for talent-owned start-ups. As online audiences outperform traditional media, more celebrities are looking for ways to monetize their fans – but many fail to do so effectively due to lack of resource and expertise. This is where Sandbox Studios comes in. The agency works directly with brands and talent to strateg...

Lisa Blasser is a personal injury lawyer, law professor, author of "Nine Steps to Law School Success" and the owner of Law School Success Institute, which offers online and live virtual courses to law students on how to succeed in law school.  Her business offers the first and only scientifically-backed 9-Step study process in legal education and is based on a two-year qualitative study...

Sylvia Walker, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CCP is the Founder of NAIWBE Natural As I Wanna Be® organic skincare company based in Jacksonville, Florida. NAIWBE organic skin care products were created as a direct result of seeking a solution to her own dry skin issues of Contact Dermatitis and Eczema. Mrs. Walker has demonstrated a commitment to organic skin care products and healthy lifestyle choices by est...

Brajesh Jha is a senior executive with nearly three decades of experience in building and running professional services business at multi-billion dollar technology companies. Brajesh is currently responsible for Genpact's global digital transformation business in multiple industries ranging from Media, Publishing, Advertising, Communications and Entertainment. This business extends the origin...

In this week’s special episode of Elevate Your Brand, Laurel Mintz and Cody Owens of Elevate My Brand sit down to talk about Laurel’s new capital venture firm, Fabric VC. With the mission to weave together diverse founders with the funding they need and deserve, Laurel and the rest of the Fabric VC team are doing great things together by investing in companies doing great things in the world.  Lau...

In this week’s special episode of Elevate Your Brand, Laurel Mintz and Cody Owens of Elevate My Brand sit down to celebrate the 13th anniversary of their award-winning agency, Elevate My Brand. Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. Each week, the Elevate Your Br...

Darnell Smith is a CPG and alcohol industry veteran and cannabis entrepreneur, innovator and advocate. Smith is the founder and CEO of MXXN, a non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused spirits brand that is evolving today’s cocktail culture and disrupting the alcohol and cannabis industry. MXXN is the first product launch of MOJO Ventures, which is part of the digital + creative consultancy MOJO he founded...

Adam Ochman is the Global Head of Marketing Solutions at TripAdvisor. Joining the company during the middle of a pandemic, Adam’s goal is to unite his team globally while creating content marketing solutions for partners of the TripAdvisor platform.  Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exciting new and growing brands in Los An...

After dealing with dark marks as a result of hormonal acne and hyperpigmentation, Hyper Skin founder Desiree Verdejo scoured the skincare industry far and wide for a culturally inclusive, results-oriented brand, but came up short. Having her “aha” moment, Verdejo brought Hyper Skin to market, focusing on multiculturalism in the industry with the overall goal of treating dark skin spots and discolo...

Eleanor Doty is an experienced Chief Marketing Officer with a demonstrated history of success in diverse restaurant brands and geographies such as Burger King, Chilis and KFC. In her role at Burger King, Eleanor drove a culture shift toward a guest-first, insight led mentality. In just year one, Eleanor spearheaded the creation of lasting Everyday Value Platforms, built and launched Loyalty and CR...

Jasmine Cogdell serves as the Director of Marketing for Blacktag. Jasmine jump-started her career in advertising at BBDO NY. Shortly thereafter, she began working at Wieden + Kennedy New York (WKNY), where she advised on brand strategy and creative development for clients such as Vitaminwater, HBO, Lyft, Verizon, Bloomberg, and Equinox. Having observed the lack of Black representation within the i...

Patrick Reinhart is the VP of Customer Success at Conductor, Inc. He is a passionate digital marketing professional with over 17 years experience in the SEO space. For over a decade, he has had the opportunity to help clients grow their organic footprint and overall digital experience.  Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exci...

Robyn Young is a brand strategist and agency founder with a strong creative vision and penchant for crafting fresh, innovative ideas. Her multifaceted history includes 20 years of branding & marketing experience for top commercial brands like Nike, Target, UCLA and Everyday Health. Since launching Young & Co. in 2016 from the couch of a shared coworking space, Robyn and her team have worke...