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I'm a serial entrepreneur with a focus on community building, social media, and digital marketing. An educator at heart, I'm an award-winning keynote speaker and love sharing my expertise at conferences, events, and by teaching courses, with 13+ years of experience delivering engaging talks both online and offline. (Emilymiethner.Com/speaking)
In 2017 I co-founded Travel Cat (travelcatshop.com), now the #1 cat travel brand in the world. We’re a profitable, fast-growing, global 7-figure DTC brand serving catstomers in 100+ countries and sold in 400+ retail locations around the world. There, I oversee influencer marketing, SMS and email marketing, organic digital content, retail, product development, licensing, and partnerships. I love being a part of the pet industry.
My most recent venture is in real estate, building a short term rental brand in the Catskills/Hudson Valley, getawayupstate.com. There, I acted as the general contractor to lead renovations and open two properties: airbnb.com/h/kin-house and airbnb.com/h/kin-cottage
FindSpark (a certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise - WBE) launched in 2011 and has connected hundreds of employers to top diverse early career talent and has produced more than 300 career programs and cultivated an online and offline community of over 33,000 young professionals and top employers including Hulu, BuzzFeed, NBCUniversal, L'Oreal, Showtime, Grey, Bustle, Ralph Lauren, and Walmart eCommerce.
I can be found at events, conferences, and universities, leading talks and workshops about personal branding, social media, networking, eCommerce, small business marketing, and cats. I've been a featured speaker at The International Youth Leaders Assembly at The United Nations, SXSW Interactive, Lean In NYC, Sony, Columbia University, Yale University, and New York University, American Pet Products Association, among others.
I've been featured on Good Morning America, in-studio on Cheddar TV Live, and in The New York Times, Wall Sreet Journal, Vice, U.S. News, Vogue, Fast Company, and more, and on 20+ podcasts.
Since 2014 I've taught as an Adjunct Professor at colleges including School of Visual Arts and Fashion Institute of Technology, leading career and social media classes to a range of students - from freshman to senior learners.
I'm a member of the Hofstra University Women in Leadership Alumni Association and the Hofstra NextGen Advisory Board.
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To book me as a speaker, influencer, or for campaigns, visit: emilymiethner.com/speaking