Emma Harper

Executive Director, Strategy, Marketing, and Communications Solésence, Inc.

Emma Harper is a senior leader and trusted advisor with 15+ years of experience translating consumer, cultural, and market insight into growth strategy, innovation narratives, and thought leadership, including 12+ years directly in beauty and wellness at both the brand and manufacturer level. As Executive Director of Strategy, Marketing, and Communications at Solésence, she leads corporate strategy, PR, communications, integrated marketing, and brand education.

Over her career she has built marketing functions for 0-1 startups and reinvigorated heritage brands through innovation, brand messaging, and culture-paced storytelling, turning market intelligence into differentiated positioning and measurable growth. Emma began her career in publishing acquisitions, where she honed her skills in trendspotting and narrative development — expertise she now applies to decoding movements shaping consumer behavior.

She holds a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh.