Lisa Sharples
Co-CEO
Fexy
Lisa Sharples has started her own companies, transformed leading consumer brands from sleeper to stand-out, and turned around under-performing businesses. Prior to founding Fexy, Lisa held the position of CEO & President of Allrecipes, the world’s largest digital food property. During her 7-year tenure, she quadrupled Allrecipes traffic and expanded the brand to 23 additional countries. In 2012, she sold Allrecipes to Meredith Corporation for $175 million. Lisa holds a B.A. in Biochemistry from Bowdoin College, and a M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and cooking with her husband, 5 kids and 3 dogs.
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Lisa on mentorship
I love mentoring and helping people find jobs!
Some topics I’m excited to mentor students in include:
- Marketing
- Strategy and executive management
- Entrepreneurship
- Job search skills, networking, and how to build a persuasive LinkedIn profile
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