Irene Malatesta is a marketing strategist focused on creativity, empathy, and inclusivity. As founder and chief strategist for Elevate Content, she brings 20 years of content strategy, design, and technology marketing experience together with a background in art history to create brand-defining narrative campaigns for high growth companies. Prior to founding Elevate, she lead thought leadership marketing at Adobe Stock, and editorial content and communications for diverse startups in the tech, finance, and wellbeing industries in Silicon Valley. She’s passionate about championing innovation, community, and creative expression. Follow her on substack at https://irenekaoru.substack.com