Mary Louise (Mare) Rubin

Chief Marketing Officer

Mary Louise, Mare, is a brand marketer and strategic leader with extensive experience developing portfolio strategy, new product launches, insights, positioning and messaging for major consumer goods corporations including Benjamin Moore, Reckitt Benckiser, Mondelez, Pinnacle Foods, and Marcal among others.  Her expertise is in extending brand portfolios into new segments and optimizing under-performing products to generate growth.
 
Mare has a passion for the tangible, everyday products that delight consumers in both powerful and subtle ways.  She has developed strategy and executed plans for both global and niche brands and led aggressive expansion initiatives that leverage brand equity and insights to enhance positioning and drive new distribution.
 
Mare is an entrepreneur at heart, with a progressive mind-set for making an impact starting with the fundamentals – helping to establish clear brand identity that inspires connection and purpose.  Mare is the co-founder, with her husband, of a music rehearsal studio and education program, Replay Music Studios, that has become a NYC destination for musicians of all ages and abilities, offering studio space, lessons and performance programs to over 500 customers a month.
 
Mare holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA)  from Connecticut College.