Lindsay Talley Canto

Lindsay Talley Canto has over 14 years of experience in the public relations and communications industry. Lindsay currently works at DeVries Global as a Senior Vice President, overseeing strategic communications campaigns for beauty, baby, and family brands. In their role, Lindsay collaborates with cross-discipline marketing partners to ensure holistic program execution and leads the agency's influencer marketing team. Prior to their current position, they served as Vice President at DeVries Global, where they managed client experience and integrated influence for Walgreens Boots and worked on mass beauty and CPG brands such as Pantene Pro-V, Secret Deodorant, and COTY.

Before joining DeVries Global, Lindsay worked at Avon as a Manager of Public Relations, where they developed and managed PR and social media strategies for skincare and fragrance categories. Lindsay also worked in partnership with marketing and global alliance functions to leverage spokespeople and experts. Prior to Avon, Lindsay held the position of Associate Manager of Global Brand Public Relations at Avon Products, where they developed and managed PR and social media strategies for makeup, skincare, fragrance, and personal care categories. Lindsay also secured and managed Avon Makeup Fashion Week sponsorships.

Lindsay began their career at Cohn & Wolfe as a Senior Account Executive, managing accounts for companies like Mattel, Ubisoft, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. At Cohn & Wolfe, they developed PR plans, executed media outreach, and managed event planning and execution for video game launch events.

Early in their career, Lindsay worked at DeVries Public Relations, where they held various roles. As an Account Executive, they served as the day-to-day client contact for Sebastian Canada and assisted in event planning and execution. Lindsay also worked as an Account Executive for P&G Oral Care, maintaining client interaction, coordinating third-party spokesperson outreach, and participating in agency/client brainstorms. Lindsay started their career as a Junior Account Executive and Account Coordinator at DeVries Public Relations, where they played a major role in planning and executing consumer magazine events and assisted in event planning and execution for integrated marketing campaigns.

Throughout their career, Lindsay has gained extensive experience in strategic communications, influencer marketing, client management, event planning, media outreach, and social media strategy.

Lindsay Talley Canto obtained a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Boston College, where they attended from 2003 to 2007.