Carrie Ellen Phillips is a partner in the global strategic communications and consulting firm BPCM, which she co-founded with Vanessa von Bismarck in 1999. Carrie spearheads BPCM’s flourishing Sustainability and Impact practice and has transformed it into the fastest-growing part of the agency. She is an established industry strategist in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle arenas, helping brands set and achieve sustainability and impact-driven goals while maintaining growth and profitability. She is a frequent speaker and advisor to the Bard MBA in Sustainability, a lecturer at Columbia University, and an advisor to private equity funds Closed Loop Partners and ReGen. She was also a founding partner of the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability at the United Nations and a policy advisor to the New Standard Institute.
In this episode, Carrie speaks with her business partner, Vanessa von Bismarck. Carrie discusses their business, a strategic communications agency specializing in fashion, lifestyle, beauty, automotive, and sustainability. Carrie also highlights the importance of pursuing work that excites you and shares insights into their sustainability practice developed over recent years.