Nicole Brown explores the passion and grit required to build trusting relationships while marketing new products. Listen in as Deborah and Nicole discuss how humility impacts any new role and how she works with customers, teams, and vendors to establish authentic relationships when building a reputation for her organization’s product in the cannabis industry. Nicole also shares how individuals can use their passion and skillset for any position and are not limited by industry.
Nicole Brown serves as Chief Innovation Officer for Open Book Extracts (OBX), an ingredient manufacturer and product development house focused on cannabinoid-enabled health and wellness, located in North Carolina.Prior to joining OBX, Nicole served as CMO for Citymaps -- a social mapping technology platform optimized for travelers -- culminating in the acquisition of Citymaps by TripAdvisor in 2016. After the acquisition, Nicole served as Senior Director of Global Business Development for TripAdvisor from 2016 to 2019. Previously, she held management roles at LVMH and Shiseido Cosmetics.
 
You can connect with Nicole in the following ways:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbrown5/
 
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