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Laurel Mintz

Laurel Mintz

Founder & CEO at Elevate My Brand.

A marketing entrepreneur and venture investor helping founders build confidence, positioning and market visibility.

Laurel Mintz founded Elevate My Brand in 2009 after earlier consulting work and serves as its CEO. The agency combines digital and experiential marketing for B2B and B2C organisations, from startups to established global brands, including Meta, Verizon Digital Media Services and Zendesk.

Laurel holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Rutgers University. Alongside the agency, she serves on the boards of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Women Founders Network and All Raise, and has written about marketing through a three-year Inc. column.

Her mentoring is grounded in the experience of taking responsibility early and learning to operate despite imposter syndrome. She helps founders sharpen a brand, stand behind their expertise and translate ambition into an executable market presence.

Where Laurel can help

  • brand
  • marketing
  • consumer tech
  • founder confidence
  • venture capital

Operating and investing experience

A selection of companies and roles connected to Laurel Mintz.

Ventures

Elevate My Brand

Founder & CEO; digital and experiential marketing across B2B and B2C.

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Board Member

Women Founders Network

Board Member

All Raise

Board Member

Highlights

  1. Founded Elevate My Brand in 2009.
  2. Built the agency across digital and experiential marketing for B2B and B2C organisations.
  3. Serves on the boards of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Women Founders Network and All Raise.
  4. Holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Rutgers University.

Questionsfounders ask aboutLaurel Mintz

Where can Laurel help founders?

Laurel helps founders sharpen brand positioning, choose appropriate digital and experiential marketing channels and communicate their expertise with confidence.

Which company-building situations are most relevant to Laurel’s experience?

Her agency experience is relevant when a startup needs to define its market presence, develop a marketing plan or communicate consistently across channels.

What perspective does Laurel bring as a mentor?

She combines the experience of building a marketing agency with legal and business training and board service in entrepreneurship organisations.

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