Lauren Deen
/vice president
Lauren Deen is an expert in culinary and branded content and marketing. Her unique background as a multiple Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer for Martha Stewart and Bobby Flay, creator of The Next Food Network Star, NYT best-selling cookbook author, and Ad-Age top branded social media delivers a fresh perspective and results in today’s competitive culinary multiplatform market.
Deen advises small boutiques (Seasoned Hospitality, Franklin Becker Hospitality) to national restaurant groups (Alicart/Carmine’s-Virgil’s) on initial concepts, online and social media strategy, and public relations, media training, and branded package goods launch. As a nonprofit consultant, Deen raised over 100k for 1300 furloughed restaurant employees during Covid with Carmine’s Marinara Sauce Employee Relief Fund.