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Lauren is the director of digital content for Food Network and HGTV, the lifestyle brands at Warner Bros. Discovery. She brings 15 years of experience in content and brand strategy, editorial, social media, content marketing and user experience, leading content teams that serve mass consumer audiences.

 Previously, she edited content at legacy brands like Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart Living and Ladies' Home Journal. A graduate of Villanova University and the International Culinary Center, Lauren's expertise is in the lifestyle, food and hospitality space; she loves getting consumers excited all about things they didn't even know they wanted to know about.