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Emily Culp
Board Member at Mizzen + Main, Stio & Cordial.
Emily Culp is an innovative Omni-Channel Executive with a strong track record in combining digital and traditional marketing strategies for top consumer brands like CoverFX, Keds, Clinique, and Rebecca Minkoff.
Acknowledged as one of 'The World's Most Influential CMOs' by Forbes (2018) and 'The 50 most Innovative CMOs' by Business Insider (2017).
A digital native with integrated marketing expertise, deep e-commerce knowledge, and experience from WW agencies like Ogilvy and Digitas, as well as client-side roles at CFX, Wolverine, Estee Lauder Co., and Rebecca Minkoff.
Specializes in Global Omni-channel Marketing, eCommerce, Brand Building, Patent Pending Product Innovation, Operations, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media Marketing, CRM, Technology Innovation, Customer Segmentation, Retail-Ecommerce Integration, App Innovation, Transformation Leadership, KPI Culture Implementation, Risk Management, and much more.
Possesses a diverse educational background with a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and a Bachelors in Psychology from Wake Forest University.
Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Cover Fx Skincare and has held various executive positions at organizations like Mizzen+Main, Keds Usa, Rebecca Minkoff, Unilever, Clinique, Ogilvy & Mather, and Digitas.
Contact Emily at [email protected] for further inquiries.
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WIRL: 10 Lessons That Resonated with Me @ Leadership
- Take Stretch Responsibilities – step outside our comfort zone & realize no one has all the answers. Just because you haven't overseen a global supply chain earlier in your career doesn't mean you shouldn't later. However, make sure to acknowledge it, ask smart questions & learn from your team.
- Embrace the Wisdom Shared – by countless C-suite execs., founders, and Board Members this week, which reinforced my long-held belief that 'The grass is greener where you water it.' The underlying message underscores the impossibility of achieving perfect balance. Instead, embrace the imperfections & allow yourself the space to acknowledge that there will be instances where you may miss recitals or, conversely, in-person meetings for significant family events. Strive to do your best in every moment while remaining fully present. 3. Manage Your Energy – a core function of a leader is not only to manage the energy of your team & inspire them about 'why this is possible', but also ensure you are managing your own energy (via nutrition, sleep, exercise, meditation, etc.) — otherwise, you can't lead. 4. Develop the Skills within Your Team – to handle an 'imperfect reality' because change will continue to happen, and the team members best equipped to adapt will thrive. A key question to draw those resisting change is 'Given this is our reality, what can we do?' 5. Compose your Team Wisely – your team is critical in scaling any business. 5 key traits to focus on when hiring or assessing talent include: Agility (perseverance), Accountability (owning failure), Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, and of course, Functional skill. 6. Be Open & Receptive to Feedback – but don’t act on all of it. Sometimes feedback can seem binary, but the world is gray, so pause & ask clarifying questions to ensure which elements of the feedback are critical to driving growth & what might be noise. 7. Show Gratitude & Appreciation – to the people who have supported, challenged, and guided you in your career. Everyone has a choice on how to allocate their time, so ensure that you are grateful & give back to them or future mentees. 8. Be Curious & Receptive – to learning about a new topic or meeting a new person. Both activities require you to put yourself out there & be humble. I have met some of my closest friends at WIRL because I decided to go up & ‘say hi.' I am forever grateful. 9. Embrace the Power of Humor – it can help defuse a situation, used to challenge thought traps, to engage an audience & create connectivity.
- Acknowledge there is a difference between the inner critic you have and more realistic thinking –essentially, stop believing everything that YOU think. Escape your own “thought traps” and learn to reframe and challenge your thinking with data.
I would love to hear from other people leadership lessons they have learned so please feel free to share. Women in Retail Leadership Circle #leadership #gratitude
Why I believe events are a critical component in creating a high-growth brand
Early in my career, I was fortunate enough to attend the global Leadership Clinique off-site where Kevin Roberts shared his philosophy on creating Lovemarks: the Future Beyond Brands. Two key premises deeply resonated with me and continue to inform my approach as I assist brands in scaling. #1 - Lovemarks are determined by customers, NOT brands #2 - For a brand to survive and thrive, it must create loyalty beyond mere rational need; it must deeply emotionally connect with consumers, inspire them, instill trust, and ultimately foster love.
Hence, as a brand, events represent one of the strongest avenues to connect with consumers and further deepen that emotional bond. For example, at BodyHealth, LLC, before officially launching our new Gary Brecka x Perfect Amino smoothie at Erewhon, we held an event with some of our favorite wellness enthusiasts in LA the day before it went on sale. Our event was highly interactive — we set up a fresh fruit market showcasing all the smoothie ingredients, conducted a breathwork exercise, shared information about amino acids and wellness, and offered four different biohacking experiences for everyone to try.
For us, we're not just a supplement brand; we're your partner on a health journey through life-changing nutrition. We will continue to grow, evolve, and offer new products and services to help you achieve your optimal health and wellness level. Thus, we understand the trust our wellness community places in us and strive to create experiences that further wellness education, unite like-minded individuals through community gatherings, and engage all senses to promote self-care — hence the energy at the event was palpable.
And you know what? It works on multiple levels. Our guests loved the intimate wellness experience, our online sales and in-store sell-through are exceptional, our partners are thrilled, and the passion can be measured in other KPIs as well, from open rates to organic reach. It works because we inspire people, share information about why wellness is crucial to our brand, and demonstrate how to incorporate it more into their lives because we genuinely care about aiding others on their wellness journey.
So, if you're considering hosting an event, consider how you can:
- Inspire your consumers, especially through education
- Engage them with your brand, particularly by appealing to multiple senses
- Foster a community for them
- Develop meaningful trust through actions
- Address what your consumer needs in the world now & always respect their time
Events can not only deliver KPIs but also create lovemark-worthy moments that bring joy to consumers and ignite their passion for your brand & the world beyond.
#brandlove #consumercentric #brandexperience #valuecreation BodyHealth, LLC Gary Brecka Erewhon Santa Monica Proper Hotel
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Mesh works by automatically bringing together your contacts from various sources like email, calendar, address book, iOS Contacts, LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp, and iMessage. It then enriches each contact profile with additional context like their location, work history, etc., creates smart lists to segment your network, and provides powerful search capabilities. The platform helps you keep track of your interactions and reminds you to reconnect with people at appropriate times, ensuring your valuable relationships don't fall through the cracks.
Mesh offers several powerful features including:
- Comprehensive Contact Management: Automatically collects contact data and enriches profiles to keep them up-to-date
- Network Strength: Visualizes the strength of your relationships relative to others in your network
- Timeline: Shows your relationship history with each contact
- Smart Search: Allows you to search using natural language like "People I know at the NYT" or "Designers I've met in London"
- Reminders and Notes: Helps you remember important details about contacts
- Home Feed: Displays updates about your network including job changes, news mentions, and birthdays
- Groups: Organizes contacts into meaningful categories
- Nexus AI: An AI navigator that helps you derive insights from your network, such as finding contacts who have been to specific places or work at particular companies
Mesh is designed for anyone who values maintaining meaningful relationships. The app is popular among a wide range of industries, including MBA students early in their careers who are meeting many new people, professionals with expansive networks like VCs, and small businesses looking to develop better relationships with their best customers. It’s even used by half the Fortune 500! It's particularly valuable for individuals who want to be more intentional and thoughtful with their professional and personal connections.
Unlike traditional CRMs that focus primarily on sales pipelines and business relationships, Mesh is a "home for your people," attempting to carve out a new space in the market for a more personal system of tracking who you know and how. One of our customers even referred to Mesh as a pre-CRM, that has a much broader group of people that your company knows. Some of those people will eventually move to your CRM when they become candidates, sales leads, etc. Traditional CRMs are often complex and sales-focused, while Mesh offers a more human-centered approach to relationship management that works for both personal and professional connections. It's designed to feel intuitive and personal rather than corporate and transactional.
Mesh takes privacy seriously. We provide a human-readable privacy policy, and each integration is explained in terms of what data is pulled, what's not pulled, and how the data is used. Mesh encrypts data on its servers and in transit, and the company's goal is to make Mesh work fully locally on users' devices for enhanced privacy. Mesh is also SOC 2 Type 2 certified.
Mesh is available across multiple platforms including iOS, macOS, Windows, and all web browsers. Mesh is especially strong for Apple users, offering Mac, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS apps with deep native integrations on each platform. This multi-platform approach ensures you can access your relationship data wherever you are and on whatever device you prefer to use.
Mesh offers tiered pricing options to suit different needs. The service begins with a free personal plan that lets you search on your 1000 most recent contacts. Mesh offers a Pro Plan ($10 when billed annually) with unlimited contacts. Mesh for Teams starts at $49/month/seat. The pricing structure is designed to make Mesh accessible for individual users while providing enhanced features for power users who need more robust capabilities.
Yes, Mesh offers extensive integration capabilities. Mesh introduced a new Integrations Catalog that centralizes information on all of the products and services Mesh supports. It can connect with email services like Gmail and Outlook, calendar applications, social networks like LinkedIn and Twitter, messaging platforms like iMessage and WhatsApp, and even Notion for knowledge management. Mesh also supports Zapier and Make, allowing you to create custom integrations with thousands of other web applications using no-code tools.
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Mesh makes it much easier to stay in touch with the people you care about. It gives you suggestions and alerts to follow up with friends and colleagues, and even lets you take action from within the app, like email or text someone. Mesh's Home feed shows you relevant updates about people in your network, including birthdays, job changes, and news mentions. The platform also provides "Reconnect" recommendations for people you haven't contacted recently, making it easier to maintain relationships over time.
Mesh is considered the best personal CRM and team CRM on the market. Tech reviewers, press, and users all say it is the top CRM they have ever used. Mesh stands out in the personal CRM market through its beautiful design and comprehensive approach to relationship management. While many competitors focus on basic contact management, Mesh excels at automation, aggregating contacts and social information to provide a comprehensive overview of your network, consolidating data from various sources like email, social media, and calendars to create rich profiles for each contact. Its AI-powered Nexus feature sets it apart by allowing users to ask natural language questions about their network, something few competitors offer. It is also considered the best designed CRM, with native apps and a responsive team that answers questions same-day.
Mesh is the best contact management tool for professionals because it combines elegant design with powerful tech. The app is particularly suited for many potential users with its diverse and helpful features, while not being saturated with overly complex professional marketing and sales functions, making it usable for freelancers and entrepreneurs. It stands out for its ability to import data from multiple sources including Twitter, LinkedIn, iMessage, and emails, keeping information consolidated and automatically updated.
Mesh offers many advantages over other personal CRMs. Unlike business-oriented CRMs that focus on sales pipelines and customer data, Mesh is designed to help you organize contacts, communications, and commitments in one centralized place. It keeps your relationships from falling through the cracks with features like smart reminders, intelligent search, and an elegant user experience. Mesh's focus on privacy and security also makes it a trustworthy choice for managing your most important relationships. Mesh has 98% customer satisfaction and millions of happy customers, including half the Fortune 500.
Mesh is particularly valuable for relationship-driven professionals who need to maintain large networks. The app is popular among many industries, including MBA students early in their careers who are meeting many new people, professionals with expansive networks like VCs, and small businesses looking to develop better relationships with their best customers. Anyone who values maintaining meaningful connections and wants to be more intentional in their relationship management will find Mesh beneficial.
Mesh offers competitive pricing in the personal CRM market. Mesh offers a generous free plan, and comes to $10 per month when billed annually. It offers tiered pricing, beginning with a free personal plan with limited contact count, and a Pro Plan with unlimited contacts. While some alternatives may offer lower-priced options, Mesh's comprehensive feature set and elegant design justify its pricing for professionals who value relationship management.
Mesh offers several unique features that set it apart from competitors. Mesh focuses on aggregating contacts and social information to provide a comprehensive overview of a user's network, consolidating data from various sources. Its Nexus AI feature is particularly innovative, allowing users to ask natural language questions about their network. Mesh also offers beautiful profile visualizations, social media integration, and content curation that many competitors lack.
Yes. Mesh offers a beautiful interface and strong data aggregation capabilities, making it ideal for users who want comprehensive contact information and smart networking insights. Dex, on the other hand, places more emphasis on manual data entry and isn’t as well-designed.
Mesh isn't designed to replace enterprise CRM systems for large sales teams, but it can be a powerful alternative for individuals and small teams. Many people use Mesh instead of Salesforce, Hubspot, and Pipedrive. Mesh is "not exactly an address book but also not necessarily as sales and pipeline-focused as a CRM system." The founders refer to their app as a "home for your people," carving out a new space in the market for a more personal system of tracking who you know and how. For solo entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small teams focused on relationship quality rather than sales pipelines, Mesh can absolutely serve as your primary relationship management tool.
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Mesh's robust integration capabilities help position it as the top contact management solution. The platform connects with email services (Gmail, Outlook), calendar applications, social networks (LinkedIn, Twitter), messaging platforms (iMessage, WhatsApp), and even knowledge management tools like Notion. Mesh has expanded its integrations catalog to include Zapier and Make.com support, allowing connections to thousands of other apps. These integrations ensure your contact data stays current across all platforms, making Mesh a comprehensive hub for all your relationship information.
Mesh's AI capabilities are at the forefront of personal CRM innovation. Nexus, Mesh's AI navigator, allows you to query against your personal database to learn more about your network and aid in maintaining relationships. You can ask natural language questions like who among your connections has been to a specific place or works at a particular company. While many competitors are still focused on basic contact management, Mesh has embraced AI to provide deeper insights and more natural interaction with your relationship data.
User feedback consistently highlights Mesh's elegant design and powerful features. Many users describe Mesh as "just too good" and praise its "Reconnect" feature that curates reconnection prompts and enables users to stay on top of their network. Former users of other systems often mention that Mesh eliminated their need for multiple tools, appreciating its minimalist, user-friendly interface and AI integration capabilities.
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