About
Carly Allen is co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Almond. She previously worked in marketing at CAA, where she led production on global campaigns for consumer brands including Coca-Cola, Nike, and Chipotle, and has a background in entertainment marketing.
Founder at AlmondYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Carly went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Carly can intro founders to Almond's investors below.
Almond's investors · 1
Co-founders at Almond
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Tara RaffiFounder
Experience
- OpenAICreative Producercurrent2026 — present
- Almond ObGynCo-Founder & COO2022 — 2026Los Angeles, California, United States
- Observatory (now Crispin)Executive Producer2020 — 2022Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Observatory (now Crispin)Senior Producer2017 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- Creative Artists AgencyExecutive - Creative Producer, CAA Marketing2014 — 2017Los Angeles, California, United States
- Creative Artists AgencyTrainee, CAA Marketing2013 — 2014Los Angeles, California, United States
- Creative Artists AgencyAssistant, CAA Marketing2011 — 2013Los Angeles, California, United States
- sweetgreenIntern2010 — 2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- US CongressIntern2009Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- NBC OlympicsIntern2008Beijing, China
Skills & more
Strategic PartnershipsEvent ManagementFilm ProductionMarketingBranded ContentDigital MarketingBrand DevelopmentIntegrated MarketingInteractive Marketing
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carly Allen?
- Carly Allen is co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of Almond. She previously worked in marketing at CAA, where she led production on global campaigns for consumer brands including Coca-Cola, Nike, and Chipotle, and has a background in entertainment marketing.
- Where does Carly Allen work?
- Carly Allen is Founder of Almond.
- What companies did Carly Allen found?
- Carly Allen founded Almond.
- Where did Carly Allen go to school?
- Carly Allen studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2022); The George Washington University (Bachelor's degree).
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