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Courtney Brand

Founder & CEO, thelighthouse

New York City

Courtney Brand is the Founder and CEO of thelighthouse. Prior to thelighthouse, she worked as a Management Consultant for 5 years in New York, Shanghai, and Beijing, selling and delivering work to top clients including Alibaba, Apple, Mercedes, Porsche, and Danone. After working for two years in New York, Courtney was transferred to PwC’s Shanghai office to help launch the firm’s new digital and innovation consulting practice in China which became the second highest revenue-generating team. As the Founder and CEO of thelighthouse, she is working to empower professionals with the network, insights, and support to thrive in their ever-changing careers and the fast changing world of work. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and French and graduated from Georgetown University.

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Navigating Fashion & E-Commerce: Career Lessons from Gucci and Barneys

Navigating Fashion & E-Commerce: Career Lessons from Gucci and Barneys

In this event, we'll share career advancement strategies and tips to identify your career goals with Syama Meagher.

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How She Got There | Fireside chat with inspirational women

How She Got There | Fireside chat with inspirational women

Hear from female leaders making progressive waves in your city and connect with your community.

4 Times

Navigating Career Pivots & Taking Ownership of Your Career

Navigating Career Pivots & Taking Ownership of Your Career

Join us, the thelighthouse, and Lauren Letta, former COO at charity: water for a chat on her career journey, from fashion to nonprofit!

2 Times

Career Transitions & Stakeholder Management with a Google Product Manager

Career Transitions & Stakeholder Management with a Google Product Manager

Join General Assembly and the thelighthouse for a career conversation with Jackie DeJesse, Product Manager at Google!

Career Conversation with Elisabeth Bykoff on Women Leadership in Tech & Beyond

Career Conversation with Elisabeth Bykoff on Women Leadership in Tech & Beyond

Join General Assembly and the thelighthouse for a career conversation with Elisabeth Bykoff, VP of Global Alliances at Agiloft - a Bay Area tech company.

Brain Hacks to Lead a Lower Stress, Higher Impact Career

Brain Hacks to Lead a Lower Stress, Higher Impact Career

If you're looking for ways to feel calmer, clearer, and more confident in your career, this is for you!

Career Conversation with Colleen Graneto, Product Manager at Airbnb

Career Conversation with Colleen Graneto, Product Manager at Airbnb

Join us, thelighthouse, and Colleen Graneto, Product Manager at Airbnb, on breaking into product management and beyond!

Career Chat: From the Private to the Public Sector

Career Chat: From the Private to the Public Sector

We're back with another event with thelighthouse and our guest speaker, David Huebner to uncover the ins and outs of career transitioning from public to private sectors.

Career Chat: From Academic Physician to Full-Time Startup Entrepreneur

Career Chat: From Academic Physician to Full-Time Startup Entrepreneur

Join Hillary Lin on her career transition story and learn more about how you can make a change on your own!

A UXer's Lense: Why Accessibility is Everyone's Responsibility

A UXer's Lense: Why Accessibility is Everyone's Responsibility

In our monthly event series with thelighthouse, this time, we've got Holly Schroeder on board to talk all things accessibility within UX and the Fintech world.

Soft Skills and its Power in Managing Everything

Soft Skills and its Power in Managing Everything

This month with thelighthouse.us, we've got our guest speaker, Deanie Hoxter Levine from Pond5 to share how she manages her day to day while managing people.

Career Conversations with Data Leaders

Career Conversations with Data Leaders

In our monthly event series with career development org, thelighthouse.us, this New Year season, we're switching things up with a panel of data leaders!

Career Conversations with Coding Leaders

Career Conversations with Coding Leaders

In our monthly event series with career development org, thelighthouse.us, we're excited to bring you a panel of coding leaders to get insights on how they got to where they are!

9 to Thrive: How to Future-Proof Your Career

9 to Thrive: How to Future-Proof Your Career

Learn what skills you will need to future-proof your career in an era of automation.

Career Conversations with Stephanie Tkach of Rivian

Career Conversations with Stephanie Tkach of Rivian

This month with thelighthouse.us we'll have a fireside chat with Stephanie Tkach of Rivian!

Leadership & Networking as an Introvert

Leadership & Networking as an Introvert

Join us, thelighthouse, and Unilever for tips and strategies on how to navigate the world of leadership and networking as an introvert.

Womxn at Work | Career Conversation with Fawn Qiu, Product at Linkedin

Womxn at Work | Career Conversation with Fawn Qiu, Product at Linkedin

Join us and the thelighthouse on March 11 at 6pm EST for a career conversation with Fawn Qiu, Product at Linkedin, TED Speaker, Podcast Host, and Product Management Instructor.

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