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Lisa Bratkovich

CEO Direct Upside Group LLC

Mar 2016 — Present

Direct-to-Consumer CMO | DTC Marketing and Subscription Model Expert | Board Member | CEO, Direct Upside Group

About Me

Lisa Bratkovich is a growth-driven, direct-to-consumer marketing and subscription business model expert with over 25 years of experience. She currently serves as CEO of Direct Upside Group LLC, a best practice direct-to-consumer marketing and customer experience transformation consulting practice in Los Angeles. Clients include Jenny Craig, Nestle, Proactiv, Great Courses Plus, Grail, Inc., Cindy Crawford, NewAge, Inc., and various start-ups with a focus on direct-to-consumer brands with a subscription business model.

Previously, Ms. Bratkovich was Chief Marketing Officer at ChromaDex, a $60 million science-based nutraceutical company with flagship direct-to-consumer subscription brand Tru Niagen. She also spent 13 years at $1.6 billion direct-to-consumer industry leader Guthy|Renker. At Guthy|Renker, she served as SVP of Marketing, launched Meaningful Beauty with Cindy Crawford, drove growth for many other highly successful multi-million dollar health and beauty subscription brands such as Proactiv, Wen, Perricone MD, SheerCover, Winsor Pilates, IT Cosmetics, Crepe Erase, and Principal Secret and personally led their enterprise-wide customer retention and experience transformation.

Ms. Bratkovich is a Board Member of Girls in Tech, Los Angeles, a former Board Member and President of Organization of Women Executives, and a Founding Member of Chief.


Experience

Chief Marketing Officer at ChromaDex Inc.

Jun 2018 — Jan 2020

Westwood, CA

Marketing Advisor at TribeCX

Apr 2016 — May 2018

London, England

CEO at Direct Upside Group, LLC

Mar 2016 — Present

Playa Del Rey, CA

SVP, Marketing at Guthy | Renker

Sep 2003 — Apr 2016

Santa Monica, CA

Executive Marketing Director at Murad

Aug 2002 — Aug 2003

Manhattan Beach, CA

Executive Director, Marketing at SCI

Jan 2000 — Jul 2002

North Canton, Ohio

Sr. Managing Marketing & Creative Director at United States Sales Corp.

Feb 1994 — Jan 2000

Northridge, California


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Health, Beauty and Wellness Brands

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