Lauren Brown

Lauren (Kurash) Brown has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Lauren currently holds the position of Director, Social Media Investment at Basis Technologies, starting in April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as the Director, Paid Social at the same company from August 2022 to April 2023.

Before joining Basis Technologies, Lauren worked at Spark Foundry as a Manager, Paid Social from May 2021 to August 2022.

Lauren has also gained valuable experience at Kelly Scott Madison, where they held multiple roles including Supervisor, Paid Social from February 2021 to May 2021, Sr. Specialist, Paid Social from June 2019 to February 2021, Specialist, Paid Social from February 2019 to June 2019, Media Planner/Digital Strategist from November 2017 to February 2019, and Associate Media Planner from November 2016 to November 2017.

Lauren also worked at Vibes as a Customer Success Manager from October 2015 to November 2016, and at AbelsonTaylor as a Project Manager from February 2015 to July 2015, Account Coordinator from August 2014 to February 2015, and Traffic Coordinator from May 2014 to August 2014.

Their early career includes internships at TPN as a Business Development/Marketing Intern from October 2013 to April 2014, and at Big CityBride as an Event Planning Intern from August 2011 to November 2011.

Lauren's work experience also includes roles at Nordstrom as a Salesperson in the Point of View Department from May 2011 to October 2013, and at DePaul University Student Centers as a Day Crew member from January 2011 to June 2013.

Lauren (Kurash) Brown completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Public Relations/Advertising at DePaul University from 2009 to 2013. In 2016, they attended the Chicago Portfolio School to study Adobe Creative Suite. Additionally, Lauren has obtained certifications such as The Formula for Success | Reddit Fundamentals Exam from Reddit, Inc. in 2022, Snapchat Ads Manager from Snap Inc. in 2020, and Trading Academy Certified - Professional and Trading Academy Certified – Strategist from The Trade Desk in 2018.