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Speaking Engagements
Keynote Speaker, HawkeMedia, Hawkefest (October 2019)
Speaker, "Protecting a Brand Through a Crisis," NACD Master Class (September 2019)
Speaker, NACD Diversity Conference (September 2019)
Guest Lecturer, UCLA Anderson School of Management, "Strategies for Beautifying a Company to Go To Market Versus Developing a Long Term Operating Business." (June 2019)
Guest Lecturer, USC Marshall School of Business, "Protecting a Brand During a Crisis" (August 2018)
Keynote Speaker, Advanced Director Professionalism Course, NACD (December 2018)
Moderator, Female Entrepreneur Panel, Girl Cult Fest (hosted by Galore) (December 2018) watch here
Guest, She Dynasty podcast (by Valerie Moizel on Apple Podcasts) (April 2018)
Guest Lecturer, USC Marshall School of Business, "Protecting Your Brand Through a Crisis" (August 2018)
Keynote Speaker, "Protecting a Brand Though a Crisis," TMA NOW Summit (May 2018).
Keynote Speaker, "Protecting Your Brand Through a Compliance, Litigation or Culture Crisis," 7th Annual Institute on Law and Policy (November 2017)
Speaker, Benchmark Women in Business Law Forum (September 2017)
Speaker, Hispanic National Bar Association’s Annual Convention, “How Corporations Can Drive Diversity in the Legal Profession” (September 2017)
Speaker, SoCal General Counsel Roundtable, “Internal and Government Investigations” (May 2017)
NACD Global Board Leaders’ fireside chat (February 2017)
Panelist on “Corporate Resiliency” at the September 2016 NACD Global Board Leaders’ Summit
Panelist on the July 2016 “Limitless Potential: Unlocking the Best in Individuals and Organizations,” at the Women of ACG Los Angeles Annual Executive Meeting
Panelist for the July 2016 American Jewish Federation Legal Division panel “What Do General Counsel’s Want?”
Panelist on “Building an Ethical Corporate Culture” at the May 2016 National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) “The Effective General Counsel in the Boardroom” conference
Guest, She Dynasty podcast (by Valerie Moizel on Apple Podcasts) (April 2018) listen here
Guest, TheBizFix’s podcast (by Drew Koven on Apple Podcasts) (August 2017) listen here
Chelsea A. Grayson
Chelsea A. Grayson was the first ever female CEO of True Religion and also sat on the True Religion board of directors (where she chaired the Audit Committee). Previously, she was the CEO and a board member of American Apparel (formerly NYSE MKT: APP), a $650M vertically integrated apparel manufacturer (the largest in North America) (all Made in USA products) with a 50-country global footprint, served by 250 retail locations, a digital retail site and a wholesale business. She significantly improved the Company's operations and supply chain. She then successfully sold the company to Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL).
Current positions: Ms. Grayson currently serves as the interim CEO and a board member of Spark Networks (NYSE: LOV). She also sits on the board of directors of Xponential Fitness (NYSE: XPOF), where she is a member of the Audit Committee, Morphe Cosmetics, where she is a member of the Special Committee and Goodness Growth Holdings (FKA Vireo Health) (CSE: GNDSF), where she chairs the Nominating & Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. She also serves as an Executive in Residence at Wunderkind (formerly BounceX).
Past positions: Ms. Grayson is a former member of the board of directors of Sugarfina, Inc., where she was a member of the Steering Committee, the board of directors of Delta Dental, where she was a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, the board of directors of Lapmaster-Wolters (AKA Precision Surfacing Solutions), where she chaired the board and iHerb, where she served as the lead independent director and chaired the Nomination & Corporate Governance Committee.
Ms. Grayson first joined American Apparel as its General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President. In that role, she oversaw and had full P&L responsibility for the Legal Department, the Human Resources Department, the Environmental, Health & Safety Department and the Risk Management Department. She also managed investor and corporate public relations for the Company and acted as the Corporate Secretary for the Company's Board of Directors.
Prior to joining American Apparel, Ms. Grayson was a partner in the M&A/corporate governance practice groups of Jones Day and Loeb & Loeb.
Ms. Grayson is a Board Leadership Fellow and a Corporate Governance Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). She is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Department of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was previously the Vice Chair for the Southern California Region of the Committee of 200 (C200), the preeminent global organization for women business leaders (membership is by nomination and election only). She is a recipient of the In-House Impact Award from The Recorder (The American Lawyer) and of the 40 Under 40 Recognition Award from the M&A Advisor. She was also named one of "L.A.'s Top 40 Dealmakers" in the Los Angeles Business Journal "Who's Who in L.A. Law".
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