Shane Steele

Shane Steele

Advisor

Shane Steele is an advisor, investor and marketing executive with a passion for building iconic brands. Through her advisory firm, Shane has helped founders and early-stage companies build and scale their businesses from seed stage through IPO, providing expertise and execution across brand, product and growth. Over the course of her 25+ year career, she’s led marketing teams for global brands including Dropbox, Airbnb, Twitter, and Coca-Cola and most recently she was Chief Marketing Officer of real estate marketplace Sundae. Shane began her career as a consultant at Accenture and as a Creative Lead at Sapient. She graduated from Cornell University where she received a B.S. in psychology and contributed to several published studies in the field of behavioral psychology focused on biases in judgment and decision-making. Shane’s love for marketing began in high school thanks to an internship in the brand marketing department at Lego in her hometown of Enfield, CT.

4:50 pm - 6:05 pm

Roundtable: Short term wins vs Long term benefits?

Navigating the choice between brand and performance marketing investment – This group discussion will unpack the key dimensions of this ongoing challenge for businesses trying to grow both in the short and long term. We’ll focus on the implications for measurement, buying and creative strategy and how to chart a course in high inflationary and turbulent economic times.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Vineyard Lawn

Networking Activity