Corey McCarthy

Corey has more than twenty years’ experience growing brands in the media, tech and hospitality industries.

In her former life, Corey was the VP of Marketing for a global workforce communication platform that was awarded the Hottest Technology by ALIS and also won the TechOvation Award from HTNG. For many years, Corey was at the helm of her own firm where she worked with companies ranging from hotel franchise brands, technology, design, investment banking and retail firms that resulted in numerous mergers and acquisitions.

Early in her career, Corey was the Associate Publisher of Penton Media's Lodging Hospitality Magazine where she gained extensive insights into all facets of hospitality, digital media, and technology landscape. She produced her first virtual event in 2005, launched the Green Lodging Conference in 2006 and worked with hundreds of companies to help build brand awareness and generate leads in the hotel, restaurant and real estate markets. This access to some of the world's leading brands allowed her to identify trends, quickly test and optimize new platforms and multichannel campaigns.

Corey earned her MBA in 2010 from St. Mary's College of California where she honored in Marketing, Business Strategy and Organizational Behavior Management. She serves on the board of LesliesWeek.org as well as TheWallofHonorProject.org.