About Lindsey

Lindsey Carnett is committed to growing businesses and advancing organizations through her integrated marketing and PR agency, Marketing Maven, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Camarillo with offices in New York City. Marketing Maven was named to the Inc. 2025 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Pacific, Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America in 2018 and 2017, and Entrepreneur 360’s list of Most Entrepreneurial Companies in America in 2016. Additionally, Marketing Maven was named No. 3 among Top 20 Women-Owned PR Firms in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024, Top 20 Women-Owned Digital Marketing Agencies in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024 and became a Central Coast Best Places to Work Featured Company by Pacific Coast Business Times in 2021.

In 2024, Lindsey was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by Lido Consulting, Chairperson’s Award of Excellence by West Ventura County Business Alliance. She was selected into Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA) as a 2023 exceptional woman leader. In Lindsey was named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by West Ventura County Business Alliance, 2021 40 Under Forty Honoree by Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, a 2019 Enterprising Woman Honoree, Top Women in PR by PR News and a Folio: Magazine 2015 Top Women in Media. Featured in the Forbes Most Powerful Women Business Leader issue, Lindsey Carnett has taken her business expertise globally to discuss best practices in using PR to drive sales, improve organic SEO and grow a positive online reputation.

In addition to Lindsey’s Barnes and Noble bestseller, The Marketing Maven Method: Secrets of a Maven, her copy has appeared in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Allure, and she has appeared on TheStreet.com, National Public Radio (NPR), The Doctors, The Jeff Probst Show, Telemundo, and local ABC, NBC and CBS morning news programs, as well as USA Today, PR Week, Forbes, among others.

Lindsey Carnett is committed to growing businesses and advancing organizations through her integrated marketing and PR agency, Marketing Maven, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Camarillo with offices in New York City. Marketing Maven was named to the Inc. 2025 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Pacific, Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America in 2018 and 2017, and Entrepreneur 360’s list of Most Entrepreneurial Companies in America in 2016. Additionally, Marketing Maven was named No. 3 among Top 20 Women-Owned PR Firms in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024, Top 20 Women-Owned Digital Marketing Agencies in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024 and became a Central Coast Best Places to Work Featured Company by Pacific Coast Business Times in 2021.

In 2024, Lindsey was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year by Lido Consulting, Chairperson’s Award of Excellence by West Ventura County Business Alliance. She was selected into Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA) as a 2023 exceptional woman leader. In Lindsey was named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by West Ventura County Business Alliance, 2021 40 Under Forty Honoree by Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, a 2019 Enterprising Woman Honoree, Top Women in PR by PR News and a Folio: Magazine 2015 Top Women in Media. Featured in the Forbes Most Powerful Women Business Leader issue, Lindsey Carnett has taken her business expertise globally to discuss best practices in using PR to drive sales, improve organic SEO and grow a positive online reputation.

In addition to Lindsey’s Barnes and Noble bestseller, The Marketing Maven Method: Secrets of a Maven, her copy has appeared in Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Allure, and she has appeared on TheStreet.com, National Public Radio (NPR), The Doctors, The Jeff Probst Show, Telemundo, and local ABC, NBC and CBS morning news programs, as well as USA Today, PR Week, Forbes, among others.

Outside of Marketing Maven, Lindsey serves as a Board Director and Board Advisor to nonprofit and privately held corporations. She serves as Vice Chair on the Executive Committee for the West Ventura County Business Alliance (WVCBA), board director for the California Lutheran University Community Leaders Association (CLU-CLA), board director for St. John’s Healthcare Foundation and board director for kidSTREAM. She is an Advisory Board Member for an AI company called Market Intent and a business entertainment program called America’s Real Deal. She has also served as Sr. Advisor, Global Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, for global green infrastructure companies and helped the CEO and Executive Leadership Teams overseeing reputation management and strategic partnerships to help ensure a successful exit.

Lindsey also serves as Faculty Lecturer for Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership, Advisory Board Member for UC Santa Barbara PaCE Customer Experience Certificate Program for Women in Leadership, Occupational Advisory Committee Member: Computer Applications and Graphic Programs for Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (VACE) and Faculty for Performance-Driven Marketing Alliance University (PDMI-U). She was also Online Instructor- Social Media Content for Academy of Art University where she taught courses and developed curriculum and was an instructor at Long Beach City College.

A graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and member of VISTAGE, Women Presidents’ Organization and W Source, Lindsey also sits on the E-Commerce Council for the Performance Driven Marketing Institute (PDMI) and serves as Advisor for the Public Relations Student Society of America’s CLU chapter. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), Vice Chairman of the California Lutheran University Victory Club, PR and Marketing Chair of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Los Angeles and VP of Marketing for the National Association of Women Business Owner (NAWBO)- Los Angeles Chapter.

A NCAA collegiate women’s soccer captain and officer in the American Marketing Association, Lindsey received her B.A. degree in Spanish and Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising from California Lutheran University. After recently graduating from the SBA 8(a) program, her current business certifications include WBE, WOSB, DBE, CPUC, Metro and WBENC.

Outside of Marketing Maven, Lindsey serves as a Board Director and Board Advisor to nonprofit and privately held corporations. She serves as Vice Chair on the Executive Committee for the West Ventura County Business Alliance (WVCBA), board director for the California Lutheran University Community Leaders Association (CLU-CLA), board director for St. John’s Healthcare Foundation and board director for kidSTREAM. She is an Advisory Board Member for an AI company called Market Intent and a business entertainment program called America’s Real Deal. She has also served as Sr. Advisor, Global Marketing and Strategic Partnerships, for global green infrastructure companies and helped the CEO and Executive Leadership Teams overseeing reputation management and strategic partnerships to help ensure a successful exit.

Lindsey also serves as Faculty Lecturer for Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership, Advisory Board Member for UC Santa Barbara PaCE Customer Experience Certificate Program for Women in Leadership, Occupational Advisory Committee Member: Computer Applications and Graphic Programs for Ventura Adult and Continuing Education (VACE) and Faculty for Performance-Driven Marketing Alliance University (PDMI-U). She was also Online Instructor- Social Media Content for Academy of Art University where she taught courses and developed curriculum and was an instructor at Long Beach City College.

A graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and member of VISTAGE, Women Presidents’ Organization and W Source, Lindsey also sits on the E-Commerce Council for the Performance Driven Marketing Institute (PDMI) and serves as Advisor for the Public Relations Student Society of America’s CLU chapter. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA), Vice Chairman of the California Lutheran University Victory Club, PR and Marketing Chair of Women in Sports and Events (WISE) Los Angeles and VP of Marketing for the National Association of Women Business Owner (NAWBO)- Los Angeles Chapter.

A NCAA collegiate women’s soccer captain and officer in the American Marketing Association, Lindsey received her B.A. degree in Spanish and Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising from California Lutheran University. After recently graduating from the SBA 8(a) program, her current business certifications include WBE, WOSB, DBE, CPUC, Metro and WBENC.