MARKETING MAVEN 

ELISE MALTBY is an accomplished marketing and events professional with more than a decade of experience in brand strategy, event production, and marketing. Before taking on her current role as Marketing and Events Manager for the SPACE 519 concept store in downtown Chicago and now in Wilmette, she held several leadership roles at Freeman’s | Hindman Auction House. This experience ignited her passion to get involved in the Chicago nonprofit community as an auctioneer. Today, Maltby also serves on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Costume Council and as a board member of DIFFA Chicago.

What excites you most about the future of your industry? I find marketing and brand strategy so exciting because of how rapidly it evolves and how different it can be from industry to industry. The future of the industry is limitless and that is really thrilling to me.

How do you give back to your community or industry? From early on in my career it was important to me to support the communities I was involved in. I quickly learned that charity auctioneers, especially female, are few and far between, so I honed my skills professionally and then began to support the nonprofits I was associated with. Raising money as a charity auctioneer is so rewarding.

What’s one piece of advice you wish you’d received earlier in your career? I wish that someone would have told me that you don’t need to have every little piece figured out. You can simply start and then figure out the moving parts as you go.

What legacy do you hope to leave behind? I hope to leave behind a legacy of leading with kindness—both personally and professionally. Often, kindness is mistaken for weakness in the workplace, and I hope that future generations can see that it is in fact a strength.

For more information, visit elisedmaltby.com.