Kate Foster Lengyel

Visionary CEO, Founder, Board + Brand Advisor, Startup Mentor, Beauty Industry Commercialization Expert

New York, New York, United States

About

Entrepreneur | Leader | Dreamer | Doer I'm an entrepreneur and intrapreneur passionate about building, creating, leading, and doing. Endlessly curious and proudly ambitious, I believe in kindness, humor, and a deep respect for customers.

Experience

  • The Outset (New York, New York, United States)
    • Co-Founder
      2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

      Conceptualized, commercialized, launched and scaled this award-winning, fan-favorite clean skincare brand that delivers hydrating results for even the most sensitive skin types (like me and my co-founder Scarlett Johansson).

    • CEO + Board Member
      2021 - 2025 · 4 yrs

  • SwearBy Founder | VP | GM at Meredith Corporation
    2020 - 2021 · 1 yr

    What do you SwearBy? I built and founded a "word of mouth marketplace" for honest product recommendations that matter, which was acquired by media powerhouse Meredith Corporation. I stayed on for a year to manage post-acquisition integration within their social commerce and affiliate businesses.

  • Founder + CEO at SwearBy
    2017 - 2020 · 3 yrs

    As founder and CEO, I created, scaled, funded, and sold this buzz-worthy, word-of-mouth product recommendations digital platform, which was acquired by media powerhouse Meredith Corporation in January 2020.

  • NYDJ Apparel, LLC (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
      2016 - 2017 · 1 yr

    • Vice President, Marketing & Ecommerce
      2011 - 2016 · 5 yrs

      I helped this trending, PE-backed denim company transform into the #1 denim brand at department stores by establishing the marketing and creative departments and leading a brand repositioning from Not Your Daughter's Jeans. As head of the direct to consumer business, I took the brand's website from wireframes to reality, launching - and exponentially growing - the ecommerce business and O&O retail doors.

  • Vice President, Global Marketing & Communications at Juicy Couture
    2009 - 2010 · 1 yr

    Led global marketing function during a period of international expansion. Ask me about: Global marketing, licensing partnerships, retail marketing. Global campaign development. Digital and social marketing. Consumer insights. Brand strategy and repositioning.