Allison Braley

Allison Braley Allison Braley is an influencer

I help startups become known and understood at Bain Capital Ventures.

San Francisco Bay Area
18K followers 500+ connections

About

I help fledgling brands and early stage startups become household names, working with Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) and our portfolio across all stages (Seed to IPO).

Named one of Business Insider's top 36 public relations pros in the tech industry in 2021 and PR News' Top Women in PR for 2016.

Across 20+ years in marketing and communications, my results-oriented mindset and creative approach has led to a proven track record of success for major technology-driven brands including Playground Global and its portfolio companies, Amazon, Cisco, Conde Nast Digital, TurboTax, Facebook, Canvas (Ford-owned, www.drivecanvas.com -- acquired by Fair in 2019), The Information, Zoosk, ZocDoc, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, and FreshDirect.com.

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Experience

  • Bain Capital Ventures Graphic

    Partner + Head of Marketing

    Bain Capital Ventures

    - Present 2 years 11 months

    San Francisco, California, United States

    Partner focused on Marketing and Communications for BCV and its portfolio.

  • Mixing Board Graphic

    Community Member

    Mixing Board

    - Present 4 years 6 months

    San Francisco Bay Area

  • Aluna  Graphic

    Advisor

    Aluna

    - 2 years 1 month

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Brand, communications and marketing advisor to Aluna, a portable, digital spirometry platform that measures patients' respiratory functions to better manage asthma and cystic fibrosis.

  • Playground Global Graphic

    Operating Partner, Marketing & Communications

    Playground Global

    - 2 years 10 months

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Operating Partner focused on marketing and communications for Playground Global and its portfolio.

  • VP of Marketing / Head of Communications

    Fair.com

    - 5 months

    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Joined as part of Canvas acquisition to manage marketing team of eight with a focus on Brand, CRM/Lifecycle, Social Media, Consumer Communications and Retail. Managed marketing agency relationship with R/GA. Promoted to oversee communications in October amid business transition. Led communications response through a layoff and CEO transition.

  • Canvas Graphic

    Head Of Marketing

    Canvas

    - 1 year 7 months

    San Francisco, California

    ACQUIRED By Fair in September 2019.

    Head of Marketing for Canvas, a Ford-owned company that believes everyone deserves to have access to a car of their choosing -- affordably, easily and on their own terms. Oversaw team of 8, including Growth, Digital Marketing, Brand, Content, Lifecycle/CRM, Research and Industry/B2B Dealer Marketing.

  • The Information Graphic

    Head of Marketing

    The Information

    - 1 year 10 months

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Head of Marketing, focused on brand building, public relations, and growth marketing.

  • Global Head of Marketing (VP of Marketing and Communications)

    Zoosk Inc.

    - 1 year 7 months

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Led 26 person Marketing and Communications team including global User Acquisition, Brand, PR, Content and Social Media Strategy.

    Refreshed the Zoosk brand through the First Comes Like campaign, which was lauded by the New York Times. Created a new company logo, messaging, brand guidelines, and digital and video creative with agency partners, based on quantitative and qualitative research. Saw 8% lift in organic subscriptions when running campaign and improvements in brand sentiment.

  • VP Communications

    Zoosk

    - 1 year 2 months

    San Francisco Bay Area

    Built Communications team to a six-person group focused on brand building, media relations, partnerships, social media and content. Focused on both U.S. and Germany / Austria / Switzerland for PR, and global social media.

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    Director of Communications

    ZocDoc

    - 2 years 3 months

    New York, NY

    Led communications for ZocDoc, a company dedicated to improving access to healthcare. Hired team of seven full-time communications professionals and we were responsible for creating and evolving brand messaging, media relations (consumer and trade media), community, social media, internal communications, and investor relations. Generated more than 300 million media impressions per year and credited with increasing direct traffic to ZocDoc.com.

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    Director of Media Strategy

    The OutCast Agency

    - 1 year 4 months

    Greater New York City Area

    Developed media strategy, messaging, and led outreach for clients including Amazon Kindle, Cisco, TurboTax, and Facebook. Generated high-impact media results in a wide range of outlets including national morning shows, magazines, and newspapers. Co-led the Consumer Media Task Force, a specialized practice group within the agency.

  • Conde Nast Digital

    Conde Nast Digital

    2 years 11 months

    • Director, Public Relations

      Conde Nast Digital

      - 1 year 11 months

      Greater New York City Area

      Managed communications initiatives for Epicurious, Concierge.com, Jaunted, Style.com, Men.Style.com, and NutritionData. Promoted from Senior Public Relations Manager to Director of Public Relations in February 2008. Increased traffic and awareness for lifestyle media properties. Raised profile of digital editors-in-chief at Conde Nast through major national broadcast coverage, including TODAY, CBS Early Show, Extra!, E! News, MSNBC, and more. Led highly successful launch of leading recipe App…

      Managed communications initiatives for Epicurious, Concierge.com, Jaunted, Style.com, Men.Style.com, and NutritionData. Promoted from Senior Public Relations Manager to Director of Public Relations in February 2008. Increased traffic and awareness for lifestyle media properties. Raised profile of digital editors-in-chief at Conde Nast through major national broadcast coverage, including TODAY, CBS Early Show, Extra!, E! News, MSNBC, and more. Led highly successful launch of leading recipe App for Epicurious.

    • Senior Manager, Public Relations

      Conde Nast Digital

      - 1 year 1 month

      Greater New York City Area

  • MWW Group

    MWW Group

    3 years

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      Account Supervisor

      MWW Group

      - 1 year 2 months

      Greater New York City Area

      Promoted from Account Executive to Senior Account Executive and Senior Account Executive to Account Supervisor. Led the agency side PR teams for 1-800-Flowers, Amazon's Books, Music & DVD stores and FreshDirect.

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      Senior Account Manager

      MWWPR

      - 3 months

      Greater New York City Area

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      Account Executive

      MWWPR

      - 1 year 9 months

      Greater New York City Area

  • Zeno Group Graphic

    Account Executive

    Zeno Group

    - 1 year 10 months

    Greater New York City Area

    Promoted from Assistant Account Executive to Account Executive. Executed PR programs including events, deskside media tours and SMTs for CLEAN & CLEAR by Johnson & Johnson, and launched Colgate Simply White.

  • Weber Shandwick Graphic

    Intern

    Weber Shandwick

    - less than a year

    Greater New York City Area

    Intern for the National Financial Media Practice.

  • Executive Assistant

    JER Partners

    - 1 year 4 months

    Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

    EA to CEO, Head of Legal, Accounting as needed to fill in for staff at REIT while on summer breaks.

Education

  • James Madison University Graphic

    James Madison University

    BS Communications Studies, English minor

    Activities and Societies: Zeta Tau Alpha

  • Oakton High School

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    Activities and Societies: Theater, diving

Volunteer Experience

  • Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Graphic

    Volunteer

    Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano

    - Present 3 years 8 months

    Poverty Alleviation

  • Board Member

    Friends of San Francisco Animal Care & Control

    - 1 year 6 months

    Animal Welfare

    Marketing to drive donations, adoptions and awareness for San Francisco Animal Care & Control. The shelter is San Francisco's only open door animal shelter that accepts any animal - in any condition - of any temperament. SF ACC is responsible for the City’s stray, injured, abandoned, neglected and mistreated animals (all species), and wildlife. All varieties of animals are available for adoption daily.

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