Press Release: FounderMade Hires Industry Experts
Marion Pradier Sentucq & Stephanie Augello join FounderMade
New York, NY (February 16, 2023) – Beauty, wellness and nutrition brand discovery platform FOUNDERMADE has hired two event industry experts to join its team – Marion Pradier Sentucq and Stephanie Augello.
"With these incredible new hires, FounderMade is well-positioned to become the best product innovation trade show in the retail industry,” said Meghan Asha, FounderMade CEO.
Pradier Sentucq has been brought onto the FounderMade team as Show Director, overseeing four events – D2C Executive Summit East and Innovation Show East (NYC May 30-31) and D2C Executive Summit West and Innovation Show West (LA Oct. 18-19).
She previously was director of marketing and sales for the Fashion Division of Comexposium USA, where she helped drive the growth of the Curve brand in North America, maintaining and growing the business at Curve New York, launching new events in Los Angeles (2020) and Montreal (2022) and rebranding the sourcing event Interfiliere New York in 2017 and 2018.
Her clients have included some of the world’s leading intimate apparel brands - Chantelle, Cosabella, Hanes, Leonisa, Natori, Wacoal - and LYCRA®, Mas Holdings, or TENCELTM on the manufacturing side.
Before joining the trade show business, she served as Head of Marketing for Daniel Hechter - a French fashion designer often referred to as the inventor of ready-to-wear in the 1960s.
Previously, she worked with the creative agency Carlin where she won pitches and led projects and workshops for fashion and CPG groups in Europe (Coty, L’Oreal), the USA (Procter & Gamble Beauty), and China (Huijie). Pradier Sentucq also served as editor throughout her career, contributing to Carlin’s Trend publications and, most recently, serving as editor in chief for Curve’s magazine “Revealed” from 2020 to 2023.
“I am thrilled to join entrepreneurs Meghan Asha and Michelle Finizio and their amazing team at FounderMade / Tarsus Group,” said Pradier Sentucq. “Helping brands find their market and growing events is what I do best.”
Augello, who has joined FounderMade as its Marketing Manager, began her career coordinating corporate real estate events with Bisnow Media. She has planned events ranging from 30-minute webinars to full day conferences in vacant real estate spaces.
She transitioned to Bisnow's marketing department and managed event marketing, lead generation, social media and brand marketing for more than 80 events.
“I am thrilled to be able to combine my love for live events, beauty, wellness and lifestyle brands, and marketing all in one role,” Augello said. “I cannot wait to get started working alongside such incredible change makers and innovators in the industry.”
L-R Marion Pradier Sentucq and Stephanie Augello.
About FounderMade
FounderMade is the destination for brand innovators of tomorrow. Through curated live and virtual event experiences, their unique ecosystem provides access to brand and solution discovery that propels businesses forward - from pre-revenue to enterprise. Across FounderMade’s live and virtual event properties, the company has developed best-in-class content formats that aim to drive engagement within its community on an always-on basis and create exclusive opportunities to drive new business opportunities. Top event partners including Klarna, Target, Clearco, Porsche, Gorgias, MarketerHire, and many more have invested in connecting with a growing community of 25,000+ industry professionals through strategic digital marketing and curation of compelling content.
Contact Information
Michelle Finizio
FounderMade President
michelle@foundermade.com