Lisa Terkel Appleby

Lisa Terkel Appleby has a long and distinguished career in the sales and marketing industry. Lisa began their career in 1996 as the VP of Retail Development at Sesame Workshop, where they developed a retail brand strategy for all Sesame Workshop properties. In 2004, they joined Hearst Magazines as the Group Director of Brand Development, creating relevant branded programs for all Hearst Magazines titles. In 2013, Lisa moved to Houston Magazine as the Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, creating and developing comprehensive marketing and advertising programs. In 2016, they joined Hearst Media Houston as the Director of Major Accounts. In 2018, Lisa began working for both CityBook Magazine as the Associate Publisher and CultureMap as the Digital Sales Executive for GOW Media. In 2021, they moved to Compass as the Strategic Growth Manager, recruiting top 10% of real estate agents from competitive brokerages. Lisa is currently working at The Desire Company as the Enterprise Sales Director.

Lisa Terkel Appleby graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services.