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Alex Smith

Director of Growth and Partnerships

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Alex Smith is the Director of Growth and Client Partnerships at Teal Media, bringing over 15 years of experience in client services, communications, and business development. She excels at building meaningful connections and aligning client goals with Teal’s expertise to deliver impactful results. A natural dot connector, Alex fosters trust, solves challenges, and creates opportunities for clients to thrive.

Before joining Teal, Alex led strategic planning and managed impactful and complex client accounts at Media Cause, where she drove over $2.4 million in account growth. She also spearheaded a rebranding effort at Village Enterprise, increasing individual donations by nearly 50%, and directed global communications strategies at StockX and buildOn.

Passionate about international development, disaster relief, and neurodiversity, Alex is committed to supporting organizations that make a difference. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, practicing hot yoga, and traveling. As a new mom, she loves making her son laugh and spending time with her dogs and cat.

Alex's Recent Work

Protected: WWF Panda House
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Protected: WWF Panda House

A visual identity celebrating the beautiful details of nature for WWF's first standalone event at Climate Week New York

Grasslands’ Week Mini Campaign
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A burrowing owl yawns in front of a lush, green background and

Grasslands’ Week Mini Campaign

America's Grasslands Coalition unites ten leading conservation organizations behind one goal: making grasslands a national conservation priority.  They had under 60 days to launch a refreshed brand, a new website, and a live paid campaign — timed to the one week of the year the whole country might be looking.

MAPS 40th Anniversary Campaign
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MAPS 40th Anniversary Campaign

For 40 years, MAPS built the infrastructure the psychedelic renaissance runs on, and nobody outside the movement knew it. This campaign was built to change that.

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Melanie Starkey
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Melanie Starkey

Director of Content Strategy

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Novice trapeze artist,  former journalist, urban tree planter, HIIT enthusiast