Lisa Sharples
Lisa Sharples has started her own companies, transformed leading consumer brands from sleeper to stand-out, and turned around under-performing businesses. At Fexy, she oversees the teams at Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, and Relish with the goal of helping millions of consumers answer the daily question “what’s for dinner tonight?” Prior to Fexy, Lisa held the position of CEO & President of Allrecipes, the world’s largest digital food property. During her 7-year tenure, she quadrupled Allrecipes traffic and expanded the brand to 23 additional countries. In 2012, she sold Allrecipes to Meredith Corporation for $175 million. Lisa holds a B.A. in Biochemistry from Bowdoin College, and a M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and cooking with her husband, 5 kids and 3 dogs.