CANDICE

ABOUT ME:

I like working on, and building, things that don't exist yet.

That's been the common thread throughout my career. Sometimes it meant creating a visual marketplace before visual commerce became mainstream. Other times it meant founding a marketing agency, creating a premium design publication, helping grow a purpose-driven coffee company, leading product strategy, or partnering with founders to transform ambitious ideas into brands people genuinely connected with. I'm happiest somewhere between an idea on a whiteboard and a successful marketing and product launch.

What ties it all together isn't an industry, it's curiosity. I love uncovering what makes people care, what turns a good idea into one that spreads, and how to translate something new, complex, or unfamiliar into a story people immediately understand.

Over the past 20 years, I've built my career at the intersection of product, marketing, and communications. My work has spanned product marketing, brand strategy, public relations, strategic communications, customer insights, growth marketing, content strategy, and go-to-market execution. I've launched products from concept to market, built brands from the ground up, developed integrated marketing campaigns, secured national media placements generating millions of earned impressions, produced content reaching audiences at scale, led cross-functional creative teams, and managed digital projects from initial vision through launch.

The space where storytelling, technology, and business strategy come together is where I do my best work. I enjoy connecting the dots others don't see yet, turning complexity into clarity, and building the momentum that helps innovative ideas become products, brands, and experiences people understand, trust, and champion. Whether the goal is earning headlines, launching a new product, creating a viral campaign, or bringing an entirely new concept to market, I love turning vision into reality.

I turn complex ideas into products, stories, and experiences that inspire people to understand, trust, and take action.

MY PORTFOLIO AND PROJECTS

Throughout my career, I have led a diverse range of projects spanning public relations, product development, digital innovation, brand strategy, content creation, and growth marketing. I have secured national media placements and built PR campaigns that generated millions of earned impressions, created and launched digital platforms from concept through execution, developed product strategies and go-to-market plans, and built brands through storytelling that drives real connection. From founding a social media agency and managing creative teams to developing a premium design publication, leading mission-driven brand growth, and creating content that reaches and engages audiences at scale, I bring the ability to move seamlessly between big-picture vision and hands-on execution. Whether launching a new product, shaping a brand narrative, managing cross-functional projects, or turning ideas into shareable moments, I specialize in creating strategies and experiences that capture attention, build trust, and inspire action.

My Portfolio is a showcase of what happens when curiosity meets execution: ideas imagined, products launched, audiences engaged, and brands brought to life.