Blaine LaBron
Empowering the Future of Marketing and Technology, One Innovation at a Time
About Blaine.
Blaine LaBron is a seasoned marketing and technology professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. With a proven track record of driving digital transformation, Blaine has a deep understanding of how to utilize technology to create efficiencies, optimize customer experience, and grow revenue. Currently, Blaine serves as a Strategic Advisor at Bright Horizons Media, where he brings his expertise in performance marketing and digital transformation to help clients achieve their goals and reach new heights in the digital world.
Prior to joining Bright Horizons full time, Blaine spent five years at Pressed, a quick service retail and ecommerce company. During his time there, Blaine held various leadership positions and was responsible for Pressed's digital transformation strategy and execution. He led the development and launch of Pressed's in-house web development organization and successfully migrated legacy platforms to proprietary platforms, which included hundreds of thousands of member accounts and tens of millions of points.
Blaine is committed to driving innovation in the quick-service retail, ecommerce, and consumer packaged goods space through technology. He believes that a successful business in this industry must be a true omnichannel business. His mission for technology is to create solutions that eliminate friction for customers, store teams, manufacturing, and corporate, allowing his clients to connect to more consumers easily, quickly, and in an accessible way.
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“Braintree helped simplify the process without introducing any friction to our customer experience.”
- Blaine LaBron in the Financial Times
“There are a lot of things in our store that you can’t really find elsewhere. It’s really a curated selection of plant-based products. The real idea from the very beginning was to make nutrition accessible to all.”
- Blaine LaBron in the Dallas Observer
"What we try to do in our retail stores is really educate the customer on the product and make it less of a transaction and more of an experience."
- Blaine LaBron in Business Insider
“I think the Preston Royal location is kind of iconic for Dallas,” LaBron says. “If you live in that area, you’re going to shop in that area as well.”
- Blaine LaBron in the Preston Hollow Advocate